Wedding Reception
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I’m looking for first songs for a very interesting relationship! We met freshman year of high school in a class and we’re great friends! We didn’t know we both had crushes on each other and after the...
Would it be weird to do a mix of rock and hip hop songs for our entrances? For parents we were thinking carry on wayward son by Kansas, bridal party would be don’t stop the party by pit bull and bride...
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Hello, we are having our wedding in a month and want to get these awesome streamer poppers for our end of night send-off. Should I buy enough for every guest, or should I assume a certain amount of...
Hi everybody! I am looking around for affordable - and I mean very affordable - venues. Have any of you used or are planning to use an AirBnB as a reception venue? What was your experience like or how...
My reception is laid out as shown on my drawing. I’m trying to figure out if I should strategically place people that will get up and dance at the blue tables or the purple areas. If there are people...
I am having a bit of a dilemma choosing the venue for our wedding reception. We have a small guest count (about 30), and it is a destination wedding in Vegas. Option 1 is a semi private dining...
Our cocktail hour starts at 3pm. It should take us about 30minutes to get group pictures done, then 30min for me and FH to take pictures by ourselves. Grand entrance is about 4pm While we are taking...
It's our final tradition! How do you feel about the cake smash? Is it a cute and fun memorable wedding moment? Or would you be super pissed if your new spouse smashed cake in your face? 🍰 What's your...
How many tiers will your cake have? If you’re serving something else sweet, how many pieces are you ordering per person? Photo from Bijou’s Sweet Treats in VA Next Question: How many days will you...
My fiancé and I are looking to get married on the beach, we want to keep it small (15-30 people) and simple. I’ve come across a few venues we like. Some of them have a minimum amount of people.. not...
I am getting married November 5th, 2022 in VA. Our ceremony will be outside and the reception is indoor/outdoor, however we will have corn hole, smores bar/fire pit, and other activities outside. The...
Hi, my fiancé is Portuguese and is looking for a Portuguese song to dance with his mother to. Does anyone have any suggestions? I’ve heard of the song Mae but I think his brother danced with his mom...
Hi everyone! My fiancé and I were discussing what we should have for our cocktail hour in regards to food. My family friend is catering our wedding with BBQ since he has a local BBQ service where we...
Hello so my wedding is October 9th 2021. I’m having a bit of trouble trying to decide how I want to do seating for our groomsmen and bridesmaid and our families. Should we just reserve tables closest...
Really not sure at all if we should do a “send off” or just dance/hang out as normal until the end. Did anyone not do a send off and regret not having that last big moment? Or vice cersa, did anyone...
I was thinking about doing a grand entrance into the cocktail hour with sparklers. Has anyone done a grand entrance like this? Cocktail hour is outside of the reception area.