Wedding Reception
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Has anyone found a platform that gives you a fake phone number guests can text photos to and you can log into that platform and see the photos?
Ok, I just learned that the dessert table is an alternative for not having a cake. Is this true?!! I thought it was you have your cake and other desserts! So what are you going to do? Are you doing...
Hi everyone! Excuse my ignorance (i haven't been to many weddings and i'm not from the US!), but how does the couple generally enter the reception/dinner area after the cocktail hour? Do the bridal...
Example We have 8 foot rectangular tables for our reception. It's a relaxed barn setting with the wood and the lights, etc. Anyway, my vision is a whole bunch of greenery (not a garland) arranged on...
Our wedding is in 61 days (!!) and I am working on final details—unfortunately it doesn’t look like we have it in the budget to do late night snacks like I had hoped but I’m feeling anxious about it...
Good morning my fellow brides-to-be! I am currently spinning into a panic and it's all because of plates... who would've thought this would be the most stressful part of wedding planning (for me at...
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!
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...
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...
Yes or no? Wedding cake.. We are a blended family and I want to include our children. 😊
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...
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...
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...
Aside from the first dance, is anyone doing a special dance routine with their soon to be spouse?
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...