Wedding Reception
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I have a question having wedding on friend’s property land. If we have the wedding ceremony and reception at the same place do I need to order twice the amount of chairs or do I make my guests take...
For any future Grooms.....are you planning to "Entertaining " your bride at the reception with a group dance or something special? Or is that just more of a go with the flow thing?? Brides can answer...
Hi- I am planning a small wedding with around 40 guests. The venue I’m having the ceremony in has a large column in the center of the room. Any suggestions on how I can arrange the room for the...
Okay ... so PLEASE don't send hate posts my way, but I just had to share. For all the brides on a budget, can I please ask that you do your guests a huge favor and don't try to save money in the food...
Our venue charges for alcohol by the guest, not by consumption. Ideally I wanted to have beer, wine, and signature drinks but the options are only beer/wine or full open bar. Most of my fiancé’s...
We will be arriving in horse & carriage to our reception and I’m having a hard time finding a song that is romantic and fitting! Help!!
Hey Family another conundrum, I’ve switched from having my wedding in downtown Orlando because expenses were too high. Then I switch to having it in Hawaii on the beach( I’m from Hawaii, so my family...
Trying to come up with a signature drink that can include our dogs name finn/finnegan. IF anyone can come up with some ideas we would be so thankful!!!!
Hello! I was wondering what everyone is doing to ensure they have photos of all the guests. Do people still take photos with each guest table? Group photo on dance floor? Thanks in advance for your...
We are having a small ceremony and an open reception but I was wondering if we should still send out actual invitations for the reception to the people that we want there?
Can we talk about songs we absolutely do NOT want played at our weddings? I’m not a huge fan of line dances, but like the Cupid Shuffle, so I added hokey pokey, chicken dance, cotton eyed joe and cha...
Looking for some advice, My fiancé’s pastor is coming from out of state to Colorado to officiate our wedding. We are paying his lodging, etc. We sent him and his wife an invitation, and wrote on the...
A chicken tenders and fries meal from the caterer for example with unlimited soda. What is the price comparison of what you are being charged for kids vs adults? Steak and alcohol for adults is...
I saw this done once and I would love to do this at my wedding. I saw the bride Dance with her father in law and the groom dance with the his mother in law. What songs would you recommend that aren’t...
Hi everyone! My fiancé and I aren’t super into cake and we are trying to come up with some different ideas on what we can do instead of cake. I love the idea of having glazed donuts and possibly a...
The venue we're picking has a 3200 sq ft tent that can fit 220 people. I will have between 80-100 guests. This venue is all-inclusive and is the best fit for our budget. What can we try to do to make...
I'm working on the(my) ultimate wedding reception music list. Looking for some ideas. Although I think I've reviewed every list out there, I'm sure there are some left off-- maybe not so mainstream or...
My fiancé and I have a 2 year old son. We are getting married august 6th and I think I want to do a dance with my baby boy. Not 100% on it but I’m thinking about it and I need some song...
Does anyone have some ideas on gifts for our wedding guest?
Y'all are so good with suggestions! Is there a service out there where you hire a musician to record a song for you? I don't know any musicians and don't really want to cold call local schools...