Skip to main content

Wedding Reception

Join group

Let's get the party started! Get help picking the right music, seating your guests, choosing the menu, centerpieces, cakes, toasts, wedding favors, and everything else reception-related.

36,826
Members

Discussions

Sort by:
Last comment
  • Messages
  • Visits
  • Last comment
  • Date
  • Unanswered
N
Father daughter dance for toddler???? helpl
Nina, on March 25, 2022 at 1:12 AM

My fiancé will be doing a dance with our 2year old daughter and we can’t find a good song that is are geared for a baby girl and not a women. PLEASE HELP!

Pam, Mar 25, 2022 7 1,075 1
Shirley
Guest food allergies and reception
Shirley, on February 25, 2021 at 10:59 PM

Need advice! I'm planning my celebration, and I am currently planning to serve fish and also a salad with nuts. I have a cousin with a life-threatening allergy to both. My sister flagged it as an...

Madelaine, Mar 25, 2022 30 1,998 3
Jill
Cocktail Hour
Jill, on February 28, 2022 at 12:58 AM

So tell me about cocktail hour and why you are or aren’t having one. I get having one when pics are after the ceremony, but if you are doing first look pics and other pics before the ceremony, why...

Kelly, Mar 25, 2022 20 1,316 5
Spb
Blended family cake
Spb, on March 9, 2022 at 12:54 PM

Yes or no? Wedding cake.. We are a blended family and I want to include our children. 😊

Spb, Mar 25, 2022 8 370 1
C
Reception Dinner
Cynthia, on March 24, 2022 at 2:11 PM

Hi first time posting. So my fiance and I are planning an elopement/micro wedding at a courthouse for 20 people. After that we are planning to do a sit down dinner at a restaurant. The restaurant said...

Lorna, Mar 24, 2022 3 635 2
M
Guests who may feel left out
Mayra, on March 22, 2022 at 10:15 PM

My venue is having an overflow area into the patio at a park. The main room, I just learned has to keep the door closed so that the amplified music does not “reach outside”. About 40 guests will be...

Jessa, Mar 24, 2022 14 747
Cassie
Reception Itinerary Help!
Cassie, on March 23, 2022 at 4:20 PM

Our wedding is small (41 guests including bridal party and +1s) and semi-casual. We'll be doing a grand entrance with the bridal party and then go straight to the bridal party table to raise a glass...

Grace, Mar 24, 2022 4 630
Imani
Dance Routine?
Imani, on March 15, 2022 at 12:44 PM

Aside from the first dance, is anyone doing a special dance routine with their soon to be spouse?

Imani, Mar 24, 2022 29 1,717
S
Cover of Reach Out I’ll Be There
Samantha, on March 23, 2022 at 4:59 PM

Hello all! Does anyone know of a slow version of the song Reach Out I’ll Be There by Four Tops? I would love an acoustic or piano version for a slow dance but can’t seem to find one. Thank you in...

Samantha, Mar 24, 2022 2 117 1
R
Reception Menu
Rosie, on March 24, 2022 at 11:04 AM

Hi! We want to have a laid back reception, with budget in mind. Food safety won't be an issue, asking for opinions on the menu. Pulled BBQ chicken Pulled BBQ porkPotato saladCole slaw (for sandwiches...

Rosie, Mar 24, 2022 7 627 3
Erica
Reception a few months later
Erica, on March 23, 2022 at 9:01 AM

I don't want to get married in front of a ton of people so my SO and I are going to get married at the courthouse with just our immediate family present, then have a reception a few months later with...

Ayanna, Mar 24, 2022 3 635
Elysia
Has Anyone Else Diy-ed their music?
Elysia, on March 22, 2022 at 12:03 PM

I need some advice. From the beginning my fiancé and I decided we were going to do the music ourselves. It felt like a waste to pay for a DJ when all we need is ceremony music and background music for...

Grace, Mar 23, 2022 12 1,480
Cassie
Patio Reception
Cassie, on March 22, 2022 at 11:44 PM

Hi Everyone! I’m struggling and would love some opinions/advice. We are having a very Intimate wedding with 40 of our closest family and friends. We are getting married August 15, 2023! Our venue has...

Samantha, Mar 23, 2022 1 582 1
Paige
Softball toss following/ in lieu of father/ daughter dance?
Paige, on March 22, 2022 at 12:40 PM

Hi everyone! I saw this online a few years ago and thought it was such a cool idea! Here's a video for clarity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IfVbsctHPo (skip to about 1:25 for the transition) I...

Sarah, Mar 22, 2022 2 684
Suzanne
Catering options
Suzanne, on March 21, 2022 at 2:20 AM

So I just learned about various catering options. There is the self-serve buffet, the buffet with servers, or sit down with servers. What are you going to do for your reception?

Samantha, Mar 22, 2022 11 760 2
Kaylee
Cocktail Hour.
Kaylee, on March 18, 2022 at 11:20 PM

I can’t decide what to do for cocktail hour. Wedding will be done about 5:30-5:45, I planned on serving dinner at 6:30-6:45. I was going to do a charcuterie board, but they cost more then my 300...

Kelly, Mar 21, 2022 14 844
Rachel
How much dessert?
Rachel, on March 19, 2022 at 7:44 PM

I am having Whoopie pies and chocolate chip cookies for our dessert. We have about 85 guests. How many of each should I have made?

Rosebud, Mar 20, 2022 3 280 2
K
Fun Cake-cutting Alternative
Kelly, on March 17, 2022 at 6:32 PM

I like the idea behind cake-cutting as far as working/doing something together as a couple but I think cake-cutting is quite boring and my partner and I don't even like cake! Any fun alternatives?...

Bird, Mar 19, 2022 7 4,132 3
Beth
No Djs
Beth, on March 18, 2022 at 9:06 PM

So I am saving the money and not having a DJ. I am trying to figure out how to make up a song list for us to play from a phone and a blue tooth speaker. I read that I sound have atleast 45 songs (15...

Beth, Mar 19, 2022 4 546
S
Do catering companies do tastings?
Sydney, on February 1, 2022 at 7:21 PM

So, I have been googling around for catering in my area and I’ve found a few options. (A bit above budget, but we want everyone to enjoy their food and not be starving to death at our reception) but...

Michelle, Mar 18, 2022 10 935 2
WeddingWire celebrates love ...and so does everyone on our site! Explore how we embrace diversity

Groups

WeddingWire article topics