Discussions from Wedding Reception

Good evening, may I see pics of how your menu looks and/or looked…where do I get them done and when? Thank you.

Whats your unpopular first dance song? Looking for songs that aren’t outplayed. TIA! 💕

Ok so will be serving dinner. And when we do our cake cutting there will be a dessert table. Do I need to serve appetizer type foods sometime through the night also? My sister keeps telling me I need...

I know I like going to weddings and enjoying a drink to celebrate the couple. But is it worth it? It makes sense to go either way but is that an expense we can cut? Open bars get expensive. Or is it...

I am trying to think of some ideas to replace a father daughter dance. My father has a serious drug problem and unfortunately I cannot invite him to my wedding. Throughout my life I have been blessed...

Hi everyone!! We are thinking of renting a photo booth. If you rented one how long did you rent it for? Did you have them arrive at cocktail hour or just during the reception? We are having a...

What’s everyone’s do and fonts for reception music?

Tell me if this makes sense to y'all at all. So this restaurant I'm looking at for a reception dinner quoted me $5,000 food/beverage minimum before tax and tip. For 3 hrs....25 people. That's...

Hi Everyone! I am currently planning my wedding for 2023 and am browsing options on place setting packages. Has anyone brought their own dishes to their wedding? Thinking about doing the compostable...

In my opinion, what makes a wedding is good food, an open bar, and a great DJ, we have no spared expense when it comes to these 3 things however I was going over the dessert menu and I am wondering if...

Good evening! When doing Cocktail Hour and choosing the amount of appetizers…can you guys tell me how much you would order…say for 100 guests? Im on a tight budget and clueless lol

So a lot of our guests are friends of Bill W (including my FH) I still want a fun signature drink for our wedding, and started playing around on pinterest and google. I just had to share this link in...

How much per plate are you spending on your guests? Our wedding is edging closer to 24k with 29% of cost being tied up in food. We're only serving dinner no appetizers and this does not include any...

My fiance and I both come from families and communities that cook a lot. There are a number of professional chefs on my side, even. I have invite list with 400 names on it which os a ton. But I don't...

Hey again! I am in super "overthinking the wedding" mode today. Yeah, it's in 2023 so wow, I need to chill, but you all know the feeling ! So ....... small wedding with ummm, more mature guests (read...

I’m not sure if I should do a dj Bc I seriously just want to make a playlist for the day and play that. But if I did that I would still need an emcee to make announcements

Https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gcwl50hqzim I am looking for a song to dance with my father at the reception. I found “Like My Father” by Jax that I thought about playing. However, I am not sure if it...

Which do you prefer as a bride and as a guest? What do your guests like best? Based on those, what style did you decide on?

For a buffet style meal, how would you do place settings? The catering company provides paper goods but I was thinking I'd like to rent some type of china because it looks nicer and isn't THAT...

Ok....I love to be different and I have a fun/crazy personality with that being said I had an idea during cocktail hour. My FH was talking about cutting his dreads and I was begging him not to, I love...