Discussions from Wedding Reception

Will you be serving them at the reception as part of a full bar or skipping liquor?

Is it technically ok to skip out on the Mother/Son & Father/Daughter dance? My fiancé and I aren’t dancers to begin with (we suck at it) but we’re also not close with our parents, specifically...

So I’ve been to only one wedding in my life so I have no idea about flows of a wedding. The ceremony will start at 430 and wedding will end at 10pm. All I know is I want to have my first dance right...

Our venue capacity is 170. Initially we thought we were inviting 130 people which seemed perfect. However, we’re now at 163 and I’m feeling very stressed about it. I worry that it will be tough to...

Hello my venue has an ugly wall trim in the middle of the wall all around the venue that's red, how can I cover this without covering the entire wall. Would painters tape work? Our colors are black,...

So we're planning on having around 120 people at our wedding. What's a good number to tell our caterer for a head count? I've heard to tell them less than you actually have invited, but not sure how...

My wedding is outside at the end of july in Alabama. Were not going to have the cake sit out the whole time, but im still worried about the frosting melting. We tried buttercream and wedding cream...

I am getting married next summer at a park, and I have all my Decour but what I’m stumped on is if I’m the bride how can I have time to decorate as well as not worry about the items while I’m getting...

Ive heard this being an issue but i just don't understand how it could be an issue? like why can't you get 15-20 minutes to yourself to eat something? it bugs me that a couple spends money on all that...

Just a note: My fiancée and I are still in the early stages of planning, so the date is tentative/approximate for now. Over my lifetime, I've gone through different ideas about what I'd want my...

I was thinking about having the seating chart displayed at my reception on a poster board but my fiancé is afraid people will say it looks tacky. Anyone have any pictures or ideas on how to display...

Hi everyone!! I'm so confused with the minimum requirement because we are hoping to have 65-75 people and the venue we are thinking of having for our reception has a rental of $7,500 and food...

Debating on hiring a couple caricatures or getting a 360 photo booth. I am already getting a standard photo booth but want something in addition. What are your experiences with these? What did guests...

So we are doing an open bar. We planned on serving Tito’s, Bacardi, Captain, Crown, Jack Daniels, and Jose Cuervo. While pricing everything out we noticed we could save money if we went with a...

Hello! My fiance and I are planning a backyard wedding and are choosing a bar package that allows us to provide all the alcohol. We are having 50 guests and plan to have a selection of wine, beer and...

I’m looking for suggestions for a song for my fiancé to dance to with my mom. He doesn’t have a good relationship with his mom so she wants to have a dance with him.

Hey everyone, we’ve decided that we don’t necessarily WANT kids at the wedding but that we also don’t want a situation to arise where one parent has to stay home because of childcare issues/concerns...

Who is doing a restaurant reception? I’m so torn between doing either that or a reception at my house but my house is 45 mins away from the venue and family is coming from 2-3 hours away and the...

I am having issues with bar rentals for my outdoor venue. Is using a table for the bar really informal or is it not a big deal decorated?

I want to have a last name sign to hang behind our sweetheart table, but I need help phrasing it! Our last name is Andres, but “The Andreses” just doesn’t look good IMO. Any ideas?