Discussions from Wedding Reception

Our wedding is going to be short but so is the reception. Wedding is 5-5:30 and reception is from like 6/6:30-10. I want to give people as much time to dance as possible. Would it be a total fopaux to...

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.

Is anyone using edible flowers? If yes, where did you get them? Do you have pictures?

I was thinking of playing some oldies music during dinner, such as Frank Sinatra, etc. Has anyone played oldies music at their reception? If so, should I mix it with some new stuff as well or keep the...

How did you decide what food presentation you wanted for your guests?

Hi there, I’m getting married in a week, and I can’t believe I haven’t thought of this before. So I’m trying to figure out when we toast with champagne in the flutes vs toast with speeches. Is it...

Hey all! we don’t really want speeches (unless any of our people absolutely want to!). Have you been to weddings where there were no speeches? Were they missed? We are also thinking of us toasting our...

Did anyone or is anyone doing the shoe game. If you did, did your guest enjoy it or would you leave it out?

Hi all! So my wedding reception is in the Crown Room of the Fairmont hotel in San Francisco. It’s the very top floor of the large tower that’s apart of the Fairmont and it has an absolutely incredible...

What did you all choose for your last song of your reception? We are wracking our brains about it, lol!

Okay, so I really want to have our first dance be a cover of Can’t Help Falling in Love With You, but is that too cheesy? We’ve had moments with that song over the years, but I know it’s played in...

I've been searching the last two weeks for a song my father-in-law and I could dance to-- I'm admitting defeat. Everything I've found is either the mushy 'daddy's little girl' or dangerously borders...

I am curious what the range of cost I should allot to add a photo booth for a reception of approx. 110 guests. Thanks

Hey ladies what song are your bridal party and family being introduced in with?

Hi there, I’m 29 days out from my wedding and seating chart planning has started. Wanted to know how many adults can sit comfortably at a 60’ round table? I googled this and some websites says 6-8...

Hi all. So, we both have military in the family. And because our date is close to veterans day, I was thinking of adding a card to the invitation list asking if there are any veterans in the...

When we hire a bartender do they bring the portable bar or do we have to rent one?