Wedding Reception
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Hey I could use some feedback on the typical order of events that happen on your wedding. I'm having a small DIY wedding so we have no DJ but premade music lists for after the...
My fiancé and I are at impasse over dinner choices for our reception. They offer a duet plate (in which we’d pick salmon and filet mignon) and two veg options for a plated dinner. For buffet they...
Can the welcome sign also have the seating chart on it? I do not want the foyer to be crammed with a bunch of easels. Welcome sign on one side of the check-in table and the seating chart on the other....
For brides who've done an outdoor wedding, what was your layout like? I want to do seating under a tent for shade, but I imagined having my dancefloor in the open air not under a tent. Curious to know...
Which reception place looks best? I included 4 pictures of 2 different venues: A & B. Which looks best?
Hello All! So I’m having a plated dinner that my guests will order via their RSVP. However, I’m just not a fan of place cards, which typically would notate what meal each guest is having. I’d like my...
Hey WW, So I want to stay in my wedding dress for the entire reception except the father daughter dance....my dad and I were both professional dancers and he’s choreographing a minute dance for our...
How much does everyone plan on spending for a wedding cake?
Hello, We are having a guitarist for the ceremony and cocktail hour prior to the DJ taking over after cocktail hour. We are doing a first look so we can attend cocktail hour. I would love to have our...
I can't decide-- is one more comfy? Does one look better to you?
I know the DJ plays/picks a majority of the music but some songs they might normally play, I might not be thrilled with! Any recommendations?!
Hello all! I would love some last minute advice and inspiration! My fiance’s aunt (who is a baker) was supposed to make cheesecakes for our wedding dessert (one for each table in a self-serve style...
I was planning on having goodie bags for the guests that bring children, with crayons, coloring pages and bubbles. Does anyone else think that it's a good idea?
I'm definitely going to have amaro, Grand Marnier, triple sec, campari, and fruit (probably sour cherry, blackberry, and blood orange) liqueurs. I'm also considering creme de menthe, creme de cacao,...
Hello everyone! I’m planning my intimate Yosemite National Park wedding, and I’m struggling with what’s the best option for post-ceremony picnic food for 15 people. I’m assuming we’ll do cold food...
Instead of a bouquet toss, we are tossing a stuffed cat. The catcher is the next person to get a cat. I'm trying to pick between two Queen songs: Delilah and Cool Cat. Delilah is actually about a cat....
Hi! We let the wedding party vote if they'd rather sit at tables with their significant others or if they'd rather be at the head table. It was 100% unanimous for the head table. I was surprised by...
So my wedding is in 38 days and I have to decide on reception style between East Coast/ NY style reception or traditional !?. East coast reception is were you have dancing right away after intros and...
My fiancés mother is a complete narcissist. She’s unkind, selfish and impossible to please. She raised him, but as an adult he has realized she didn’t do things out of love, but for attention or out...
Hey all, My partner and I have our reception planned in mid-July and our florist just a sent us a new estimate with a 20% increase in price from 8 months ago, attributing it to rising floral prices....
