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Christina
Including late night snack on printed wedding menu
Christina, on July 10, 2021 at 10:03 PM

Hi guys, We're offering late night flatbreads at our wedding -- a few different types, which will come out around 10PM. I wanted to include it on our printed wedding menus so everyone knows they're...

Michelle, Jul 11, 2021 4 837
Amanda
Help with “kissing game” dares
Amanda, on July 10, 2021 at 2:30 PM

We’re planning on having our guests perform dares instead of glass clinking to get us to kiss. I’m trying to crowdsource some ideas. Here’s what I have so far: Best accent or...

Amanda, Jul 10, 2021 2 1,560 2
Rachel
Drinks for wedding
Rachel, on July 9, 2021 at 7:40 PM

Hello everyone! For my wedding, I’m planning on having a multitude of different different drinks available. We are going to have beer, seltzer’s, truly lemonades, pop, water, lemonade, coffee, and hot...

Jessa, Jul 10, 2021 9 730
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Extra tables at the reception- destination wedding
Catherine, on July 9, 2021 at 11:19 AM

We are hosting our wedding I heard back from 98% of guest list. The 2% that we haven’t heard from we are confident are not coming (curtesy invites for my parents friends) Do I add an extra table just...

Kari, Jul 10, 2021 7 287
Morgan
Meal indicators
Morgan, on June 13, 2021 at 11:43 PM

Hi all, I recently got these meal indicator stickers off of Etsy to place on escort cards. They are rose gold in color. Is this tacky?

Kari, Jul 10, 2021 11 556
mrswinteriscoming
1 kosher guest difficult to find external supplier for - help!
mrswinteriscoming, on July 7, 2021 at 8:45 PM

Our reception venue is catering our wedding and thankfully is able to accommodate a number of dietary requirements (vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, lactose free etc) without us needing to change the...

Kari, Jul 9, 2021 9 759
Gracey
Alcohol at wedding
Gracey, on July 7, 2021 at 11:59 AM

Since my wedding venue is my parent's backyard, I want everyone to be able to leave and drive to a hotel that's 15 minutes away (the closest one) and NOT be piss drunk, so the only hard liquor would...

Kari, Jul 9, 2021 11 774
Jenniffer
Venue backed out, 3 weeks before wedding.
Jenniffer, on July 9, 2021 at 12:22 AM

Hi everyone, so I’m at lost for words. I feel like only brides can understand the true stress of a wedding. I never knew how stressful this could be. I understand how a bridezilla was made now. Our...

Jenniffer, Jul 9, 2021 8 1,195
Janae
Fun/upbeat Father Daughter Dance Songs
Janae, on July 6, 2021 at 7:35 PM

Hi Wedding Wire Community! I need your help. My dad and I would like to do a fun song for our dance together, rather than something traditional. I could really use some ideas! Ideally, it would be a...

Janae, Jul 8, 2021 2 2,717
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Reception Music
Charlotte, on July 7, 2021 at 1:35 PM

We are having a live musician (sings, plays guitar) who also has a dj set-up to play any recorded music that is not part of his typical performance. That said, I need to make a list of all the songs I...

themost, Jul 8, 2021 7 628 1
Erin
dj for a Daytime Wedding?
Erin, on July 6, 2021 at 7:50 PM

Hello! My fiance and I are very recently engaged, and so we have not really started any REAL planning, just sort of loosely talking about what we want- we have not set a date or anything. Neither one...

Viviana, Jul 7, 2021 8 869 1
Kristyn
Mashed potato bar!!!
Kristyn, on July 28, 2018 at 1:38 AM

So I decided to do a mashed potato bar. I want to incorporate it in the dinner. Has anyone done this?? what did the other parts of your dinner look like? talk to me! right now the venue is offering 2...

Jocelyn, Jul 7, 2021 13 4,171
Christian
Which Cake Flavors Are You Having?
Christian, on June 29, 2021 at 3:23 PM

Im curious on what you had or are having for cake flavors in dont know much about flavors besides the original flavors.. I want something differnt though.. Pic is of what I want our cake to look like ...

Ellen, Jul 7, 2021 28 961 1
Sarah
Easy vegan meals?
Sarah, on May 28, 2021 at 11:14 AM

My fiance and I are considering a small wedding down at the beach, followed by a big low country boil with our closest friends and family. All in all, we have three vegans that will most likely be...

mrswinteriscoming, Jul 6, 2021 14 900
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Anyone else feel guilty about not getting to talk to your guests?
Valerie, on July 1, 2021 at 4:13 PM

Everything was fine with the timeline of the day until we got to our venue and as soon as our start time of 7 PM hits, I saw the line of guests form waiting to greet us and I had a moment of panic. We...

Lynnie, Jul 6, 2021 2 959
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Wedding Pictures!6/26
Felicity, on June 29, 2021 at 7:43 PM

Our wedding was the perfect day! We had a trebuchet watermelon launch, choreographed first dance, and hayrides. Everyone said they had a blast!

Yasmine, Jul 6, 2021 20 438
Jennifer
Sample wedding day timelines
Jennifer, on July 2, 2021 at 9:48 AM

Hi everyone! We are planning on a 4:30 ceremony that should be completed by 4:50. Then, we have apps and dinner…not really a formal cocktail hour. How long would you suggest for appetizers and buffet...

Mrs.evans, Jul 2, 2021 5 625
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First dance
Blair, on May 25, 2021 at 9:45 PM

For the first dance did you play the whole song or just the first verse and chorus?

Beth, Jul 2, 2021 8 681
Britt
First dance song !!??❤️❤️
Britt, on June 2, 2021 at 3:57 PM

What are y’all’s first dance songs? Mine is Forever After All by Luke Combs🙂🙂❤️

Beth, Jul 2, 2021 27 440 1
Kalani
No Alcohol at our wedding?
Kalani, on June 29, 2021 at 10:57 AM

Hi Everyone, I’ve been really thinking of not having Alcohol at my wedding just due to the fact that it’s super expensive for a bartender & just the safety of my guests! Has anyone else planned...

Sarah, Jul 2, 2021 19 1,100
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