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Tonya
Cake cost? What is to be expected?
Tonya, on June 29, 2022 at 9:20 PM

I was quoted $300 for a 2 tier buttercream, two basic flavors. I will be providing the flower decor on the cake. Does that seem average? Here is a picture, keep in mind it will be smaller!

Laura, Aug 21, 2022 20 1,011
Rosie
cake cake Cake!
Rosie, on February 3, 2022 at 10:41 PM

Ok lovely fiancés and fiancées! Speak to me of your cake inspiration. What flavour do you want, what design do you want, and overall, how important is the cake for you? Or maybe you're doing a cheese...

Laura, Aug 21, 2022 62 2,947 2
Sarah
Cake stand ?
Sarah, on July 12, 2022 at 1:12 PM

Here are a couple pictures of cakes our baker we booked for our wedding made.. she provides either gold or silver things for the cake to sit on … Should I also get a stand or do you think what the...

Laura, Aug 21, 2022 9 651
Fanta
Long cocktail hour
Fanta, on August 2, 2022 at 4:17 PM

Hi everyone! So my wedding venue offers a 1.5 hour cocktail hour, not the typical 1 hour. I was wondering if anyone could think of ideas to keep guests busy, and not get too drunk waiting for the...

Laura, Aug 21, 2022 13 1,611
Lisa
Last Dance Songs?
Lisa, on July 22, 2022 at 9:07 PM

The very last song that my fiance and I need to decide on for our DJ is our last dance song! What are you playing for the last song of the evening?

Lisa, Aug 17, 2022 32 3,569 1
Allie
Cake cutting?
Allie, on August 14, 2022 at 3:23 PM

This may sound like a dumb question but how do you do a cake cutting ceremony? 😅 Also, storage tips on saving the top tier for our one year anniversary?

Eula, Aug 17, 2022 8 737
Breelyne
Reception Length…worried about not having enough time
Breelyne, on August 13, 2022 at 8:38 PM

Is 3 hrs long enough for dinner, toasts, dances etc? My Fiancé and I found a cool idea for the reception! We’re thinking of a riverboat reception for max 50 guests. We’d have the boat for 2hrs, they...

Michelle, Aug 16, 2022 4 425
Amela
Help with chargers at a buffet
Amela, on August 16, 2022 at 5:46 PM

I am having a buffet wedding but I decided I really wanted chargers at my wedding to make the tables look less empty. My question or concerns now is, do the chargers stay on the table all night until...

Amela, Aug 16, 2022 3 392
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Menus
Twinsiesmum, on August 14, 2022 at 8:59 PM

Is there anyone not placing menus at the guest tables. Are they a waste of a paper? I’m doing a buffet style reception.

Nagoya, Aug 15, 2022 10 547
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Delayed reception
Amanda, on August 11, 2022 at 1:56 PM

I am looking for help deciding on how to make an entrance into our reception that will be a month after the destination wedding. Do we still come in introduced or make a casual entrance? Back story on...

Michael, Aug 15, 2022 6 662
Connie
Song mix
Connie, on August 13, 2022 at 1:23 PM

Has anyone made a song mix for the first dance / dance with parents? What tool did you use? How easy / hard was it to do yourself?

Laura, Aug 15, 2022 9 956
April
byob Wording
April, on April 26, 2021 at 10:18 AM

My husband and I will be providing sodas, spiked seltzers, beer, etc. in bottle and cans for our wedding. We will also have lemonade, water, iced tea for drinks. I want to add an enclosure card with...

Lindsay, Aug 14, 2022 17 12,829
Laura
Champagne tower songs
Laura, on August 10, 2022 at 9:42 AM

Give me some good ones! 🙂

Michael, Aug 13, 2022 7 6,274
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Would a dj be silly?
Lauren, on August 10, 2022 at 3:37 PM

Hi everyone!! I’m having a restaurant wedding reception in Las Vegas January 1st as a destination wedding. So far we only have 21 confirmed but may have up to 50. Realistically, we will probably only...

Imani, Aug 11, 2022 7 617
Melissa
Mother-son songs -- for mother of the bride and groom?
Melissa, on August 11, 2022 at 2:37 PM

I feel like I need to give some really brief backstory to explain this, so I apologize. So my fiancé and all his siblings have a really bad relationship with their mother. She did a lot of not great...

Melissa, Aug 11, 2022 9 2,810
Vanessa
Divorced fiancé parents, what to do with rehearsal dinner and reception?
Vanessa, on May 12, 2019 at 10:18 PM

My fiancé’s parents get along very well . They have been divorced for 20 plus years. The issue here is that his mom thinks it’s mean that she walks down the isle with her ex husband instead of her...

Robin, Aug 10, 2022 23 2,052
Lady.ghoulica
Anniversary Dance - what did you gift?
Lady.ghoulica, on July 31, 2018 at 9:02 AM

In attempt to involve more people in the wedding, I thought that it would be nice to go with tradition and have an Anniversary Dance. I already figured out who out of our families who have been...

Alex, Aug 10, 2022 11 3,531 1
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Reception entrance song(s)?
Carissa, on August 8, 2022 at 11:42 AM

I would've never thought the smallest details would be some of the hardest things to plan. But here we are! What are you doing for your reception entrance? One song for everyone? Or I've read some...

Pat, Aug 9, 2022 3 269
Laura
Long table - seating chart help
Laura, on August 8, 2022 at 11:58 PM

We are having an intimate wedding— 35 guests plus my fiancé and I. 37 total. We will be joining 5 8ft tables to make 1 long 40 foot table. As far as seating chart goes, do we…. 1) even need a seating...

Paige, Aug 9, 2022 7 3,800 2
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Meal request
Alexis, on August 7, 2022 at 5:39 PM

Hi everyone, I really just need to vent because I feel silly for even feeling this way.. my soon to be sister-in law plus one (who I don’t care for to begin with) only eats chicken nuggets and fries.....

Willow, Aug 9, 2022 27 1,931 1
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