Discussions from Wedding Reception

Our venue is forcing us to do a hosted bar, anyone else come across this? I understand having a bar minimum.

So, my family has A LOT of kids. Enough to the point that I'd have to pay for my venue to increase the attendance account from between 50-75 to 80-100 attendees. Most of them are under 13, so I don't...

Hello! I am getting married this September and am looking to have 2 signature cocktails at the wedding that are inspired by my 2 dogs. We will be having beer & wine and the only spirits will be...

Ok so im making a list of songs I'd like to play at my wedding but some are not like love type songs some are heart break songs is that acceptable? Does the music have to be all lovey dovey or just...

My fiance and I are very laid back/ casual. We knew from the get go that we wanted out reception to be a fun party like atmosphere. Originally, I had planned on doing a heavy app dinner (sliders,...

Hi everyone! I'm really excited to be planning my wedding but also stressed at the same time. Because of covid and a few other reasons we are keeping our wedding small, to about 30 people. I really...

Hello. Fiance and I are paying for everything at our wedding, venue, cake, dress, church, dj, EVERYTHING. Anyways our wedding got pushed back from last year to this year and we never did any registry...

Hey! We were thinking of doing walking tacos for a late night snack! We would make the meat in crockpots and transfer to a nice serving tray with a few different of individual chips and a variety of...

Hey ladies, I’m thinking about having an open bar but I’m worried about cost. I’m wondering if anyone feels comfortable sharing the cost of there open bar? We’re in pa I don’t think that makes a...

What are you serving that they can enjoy that is more than just a salad?

Hello! This is a bit of an odd situation, and a long post. Sorry! Like most couples affected by covid last year, my now husband and I decided to have a small private ceremony with our bridal party and...

So FH and I are having a black tie wedding. We agreed no children except wedding party (10 yr old flower girl, 12 year old ring bearer). FH is now saying his infant nephew is invited but the rest of...

Hello! We are trying to plan our wedding for April 2019 our budget is $8,000 to $10,000 for everything. Unfortunately, the area around us doesn't have a lot of venue options for...

Hey Ladies! I am about a month out from my wedding and have paid off my venue, which is a hotel. We gave them our final counts last week. We have an F&B minimum of $10,000 which we paid but...

We are having 70 guests at a backyard tented wedding. Catering is bbq... ribs, sausage peppers, grilled chicken, shrimp kabobs, burgers, hotdogs, pasta, salad, potato salad etc... We were planning on...

Hi guys so I recently got married October 24th and we only did a ceremony, and a part of me really wants to do a reception this year. We didn’t last year cause of covid. But I don’t know where to...

How quickly or slowly did your RSVPs roll in. We asked our guest to RSVP online. Tomorrow I'll be a month out from my wedding reception day and so far 28 people out of 119 have RSVPed. Is that normal?...

Hi! For the couples who purchased their own alcohol, how did you pick your brands? I'm looking for good brands that don't break the bank for Spirits, Beer, Wine, and Champagne. TIA

I'm doing a dessert table. There will be cupcakes, decorated sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies, red velvet cookies, choco covered pretzel rods, rock candy, apple fritters, glazed donuts, and...