Discussions from Wedding Reception

Hi all, I'm looking for something a bit out-of-the-ordinary musically for our wedding, as my fiance and I are both music-lovers. We found a musical entertainer locally, early 30s, who apparently has a...

Question about seating charts and place cards. Do you do both? One or the other? Do guests care which you do? We are having themed chef attended stations (no preselected meals), therefore the seat...

Everything’s been going pretty smoothly during our the last month of our countdown until the wedding. We’ve got our final headcount in and our seating chart is (was) finished and I’ve been slowly...

How are you announcing these? Listing the menu in your ceremony programs or somewhere else? I know that they are commonly added to individual menu cards at the tables, but those are not read or seen...

How long did your caterer stick around and how long was your entire reception including cocktail hour?

I’m looking for catering ideas for a fall themed wedding and reception.

We eloped on May 15 2021 No support from family on either side for various reasons. Covid being one of them and Mostly all of them state they are busy with their own lives but they would be willing to...

So we’re doing a DIY wedding, we have catering and all that but for dessert I wanted to do a dessert bar! Get a bunch of baked good from Costco or wherever and have them all set up. Anyways, my...

Are charger plates necessary? I feel like they may be an extra cost I can avoid incurring. Thoughts?

Back into planning our wedding after more days of frustration! lol. T-24 I'm making some signs for our food and drink and I'm second guessing myself, trying not to be a snob but also explain a little...

I used to be atheist and was recently saved. My fiancé and his family are very devout Baptists. Growing up, I had always been to weddings with plated dinners, alcohol (sometimes open-bar, sometimes...

I just finished buying the last of the alcohol I tried my best to calculate how many drinks for each person and try to make sure we have enough hopefully we do hopefully I didn’t buy too much extra...

Is a 15 x 16 dance floor big enough for a 90 person wedding?? I’m kind of assuming that about half of our guests will be dancing at any given time throughout the night. All of the recommendation lists...

What’s a recommendation for dinner before or after the first dance? I’m also having trouble with my timeline lol ceremony starts at 5:30 assuming that is going to take 30 maybe 40 min then right after...

We are having a small reception/dinner following our ceremony on a Friday evening in June for approximately 50 guests/35 households and I’m looking for unique party favor ideas. It is a small affair...

Weird question but would you be offended as a guest by the lyrics in this song for a first dance? I really love this song but I don't want people thinking we're saying they don't believe in us. Some...

How do you plan to number your tables? Right side of the room even numbers, left side odd? Number them clockwise around the room? What do you think is easiest for guests. Our sweetheart table will be...

I originally had thought of things like a fruit tray, cheese and crackers, etc. for our cocktail hour, but I'm feeling uneasy about open, self-serve food with the pandemic going on. Our catered dinner...