Discussions from Wedding Reception

Our wedding is in the fall in the northeast. Which one of the two drinks seems more appealing to you? Drink 1 - Greyhound (grapefruit juice and vodka) on the rocks with a splash of mable syrup and a...

Hey everyone.. need some advice. My husbands father wants to play his guitar and sing a song he’s been practicing for months. He has cancer and we originally didn’t think he would make it to the...

Hi everyone ! Getting married in October and struggling with my family seating... by family the parents ! My parents are divorced and do not like each other, at all! His parents same situation.. my...

My food preference is very basic so I'm torn between selecting the food choices for our cocktail hour. As a guest, which items would you rather see on the menu? (I can choose 5 items) -Tuna tartar...

I love the idea of doing a sparkler exit for my wedding, but my venue is a restaurant and is open until 2 a.m. because they serve alcohol, so technically we have all night to keep partying. I was...

Has anyone done a grand entrance with sparklers? How did it go, and how many people did you have participate in the grand entrance? Our wedding reception is inside in the same location as the...

My fiancé and I are wanting to have a more chill and relaxed cocktail reception. It’s going to be in an elegant bar/restaurant with bistro style tables and some lounge seating. Probably no dance floor...

Hi Guys!! So getting married in Oct. FH will dance with his mom of course. Now the father daughter dance will be a little different. I have a stepfather who has been around for more than 25 years. I...

How do you do favors? We have been thinking of doing a small bag/box with a few things inside. We aren’t a big fan of the seeds/food/personalized favors.

How many wedding favors did you have? Did you purchase enough for every guest/household or just a general number of what you thought would be taken? What did you use as favors?

If the time between the start of the reception and the start of the grand entrance is 35 minutes, Should I provide snacks/appetizers for my guests? I was thinking about cutting costs by not suppling...

I don’t know what makes more sense. Having water be served by our servers with pitchers. Or having it be self serve with one or two 32oz glass bottles of waters to a table.

My fiancé and I have a low budget for the bar, but still want to provide everyone with something to drink (maybe 1 drink per person). We’re thinking of just doing wine and beer, or maybe only offering...

What do you guys think of the cover of from this moment on by Caleb and Kelsey for a first dance?

Do i add them to my list for dinner?

What did you guys do to make people want to stay at the reception? I have a lot of family known for eating and running soon after that I, scared this will trigger the whole crowd to do it too. What...

My fiancé and I can’t figure out a song to use for our first dance. We have 2 different tastes in music. I want something slow and sappy he wants something upbeat with a R&B or hip hop feel. I...

My wedding is finally approaching faster than I can imagine!! A nearly two-year engagement, and it will finally be happening next month. So anyway, finally getting to all the last-minute details. Are...

Our sparkler send off is at 9:30, does anyone have an idea of what time we should have people sent outside to start lining up? Our guest count is 80 so I'm guessing we will have anywhere from 65-70...