Discussions from Wedding Reception

Has anyone put out a few board or card games at the reception to keep guests entertained? If so, what was your experience? Did people play them?

Hi all! My husband and I eloped during covid as we had to postpone our wedding a few times and we are FINALLY getting to have our wedding in April 2022! We are so excited to finally celebrate with our...

My Fiancé is Catholic so he believes in getting married in the Catholic Church, but I want to have a pretty reception area and none of the churches really seem like an option for that. So it seems...

I would love to see your guest book ideas. I'm stuck and really can't come up with anything the just jumps out and says this is what we should do. I had a co-worker create a Shutterfly book of them...

Anyone doing these? If so what are you putting in them?

Has anyone set up a Polaroid camera station for a guest book or just for fun souvenirs? If so, how did it work out? Did people do it? Thanks! 🙂

In all of the planning I haven't really thought about indoor entertainment for guests after dinner! Besides the shoe game, what are some fun ideas that aren't costly but will keep guests entertained...

We're trying to figure out if it's alright and cost-effective to do a cocktail reception rather than a full meal one, let's say at 2pm? Most of our guests will be driving from Arizona to Vegas which...

Okay --- really torn about having a photo booth at the reception (65 people, more or less) . Toss me your pros and cons ....... and GO!

So the situation is that some of our family is also in the bridal party. And I’m having a heck of a time with the seating arrangement. Here’s a few examples. My brother is one of my fiancé’s groomsmen...

So I’m trying to find what the guidelines are roughly for cake or cupcakes? We are thinking a small 6” cake for hunny and I then cupcakes for everything else and trying to figure out how many dozen I...

My fiancé and I are getting married so very soon and unfortunately, I’ve slacked on the best part of the reception… the playlist. My fiancé and his mother had a very traumatic falling out over the...

Does anyone have any suggestions for type of sparklers or where to purchase? I looked online but they seem very expensive and I don't want to get the wrong type. Thanks

So our ceremony is an hour away from our reception location. Our ceremony will be at 4:30 and we get the reception venue starting at 5. The reception venue said they would set up decorations for us...

*Please do not suggest not doing one because I want to do one* So I'm doing a Father-Daughter dance with my Dad and Step Dad. I have the song picked for my step dad. My biological dad and I haven't...

A month to go until our wedding my venue decided to tack on a 20% service charge to the liquor bill. This service charge is well over $1000. When I inquired with the venue about what the...

Hello, We are getting married on 08.20.2022, and I am French, in France you party all night and there is no limit to the time the party end. The venues here (NY) seem to all have a specific end of...

For those doing a signature drink at your reception, let's hear what you picked! Is it your go-to drink that your guests all know is your favorite? Or one that represents your theme/venue? Or one that...

I’m in the planning of booking our reception venue because where my fiancé and I are having our ceremony doesn’t include a reception space. The places that we’ve looked at near the ceremony location...