Wedding reception
Join groupThe wedding reception is where the party really starts. It’s where you and your guests will celebrate your “I dos” with drinking, dancing, mixing and mingling. Find out how to choose the best venue for you, how to decorate it, and of course, how to choose the menu.
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Have you chosen a special song to dance to during your reception? This tradition doesn't seem to be going out of style any time soon, as 85% of Canadian couples are planning a special dance with their...
What do you care about more: the playlist flexibility of a DJ, or the atmosphere of a live band? Which would rather have at your reception? Next Question: First look or wait until you walk down the...
Any suggestions on a photo booth vendor that won't break the bank?
We recently started getting back our RSVP's for the wedding (all "yes's" so far!) and a few of our guests have indicated that they will be bringing their small children (under 3 years of age). For...
How are you approaching your seating chart? Will you have the table assignments displayed alphabetically or by table? An alphabetical list helps your guests find themselves quickly, but it's also nice...
When you start wedding planning, you learn about whole worlds of things and terms you never knew existed - cake decorating styles, names of flowers, serving methods... What's more, you need to have...
How are you handling costs for your bar? How do you budget to make sure your guests have a great time, but you don't break the bank? Are you supplying your own liquor? Going for a beer and wine only...
My dad is a huge Elvis fan and I'd love to do one of his songs for our dance. I'm thinking Memories would be a good option but would love some other suggestions as well.
So, our rsvp date has come and gone. Both of us have contacted a few guests that havent responded but FH doesnt want to contact everyone on his side (He says that they most likely arent coming as they...
Hello Ladies!! If you remember, I posted about singing to my groom as I walk down the aisle. It's a surprise. What do you think about having the Canon D intrumental as half intro then singing the...
Are you making arrangements for your guests with local taxi companies to take them back to their hotel after the reception or leaving that up to the guests to take care of?
Hi everyone! I'm having a really hard time picking a song for our dance with our parents. We are combining the dance so I dance with my father the same time my groom dances with his mom We are trying...
Hi everyone! My wedding is on June 7...yes about two and half weeks away!! I am so excited, but of course we are doing some last tuning on items. I am in need of help on what to do for speeches during...
How did you choose your first dance song and what is it? We are dancing to "Looking Through Your Eyes" by LeAnn Rimes. It is from my favourite childhood movie Quest for Camelot. We were watching the...
Looking to find out who gives speeches on your Wedding day. We are having a small wedding and we are not looking for any long winded ones. Trying to figure out who should speak. My parents are no...
Hi everyone. I'm a Filipina and one of our tradition, along with many many more, is the Money Dance. I think in some culture it's call Apron dance. It is where the quest can dance with the bride and...
My fiancee and I are shy people who do not like to be the centre of attention, which is why we have opted for a small wedding (about 50 people). Neither of us enjoy dancing (he gets physically...
This might be a bit strange, but my FH are not huge partiers (I drink and dance a little, but he is sober and doesn't love dancing). Are there alternative activities we could do after the dinner?...
I would really like to know what you guys would be putting together as entettsinment for your guests. We were looking at photo booths, dance groups. Could use some ideas on what you guys are putting...
Hi everyone, I'm stuck on songs to play during our slideshow, we both like hip hop, r&b, reggae, or rap.. so I was trying to find something in those categories but can't seem to find anything....
Getting married in August 2019. Looking for inexpensive wine and spirits to serve. Any recommendations of any places?
What is the average cost for a 3 tier semi naked cake?? And what about delivery charge (35 min distance)? One bakery quoted $235 for the cake and $100 for delivery and I’m just trying to...
Looking for simple baby's breath center pieces, we are not going with real candles either. Right now our colors are Main, brown, cream, with accents of grey and royal blue. Thinking about adding a...
What is everyone doing for wedding favours? I really wanted to do the mini plant /succulent idea but I saw succulents going for $6 each which is too much.. so now I’m thinking candles or...
Hello Ladies & Gentlemen, I am trying to decide between the options of Anti Pasto or Hors d'oeuvre's during cocktail hour! I love the idea of Hors d'oeuvre's because having an outdoor wedding, it...
When we originally met with our venue manager and discussed alcohol pricing, he told us that there was a corkage fee for wine we bring in if we choose to do so, and no corkage fee for wine bought...
I always wanted a simple, fun wedding, but it seems the simpler we try to go the more complicated the process becomes! The groom wants "something cool", half the places are booked or out of our price...
As myself and my FH have begun to plan the wedding we started talking about things we wanted and don’t want at the wedding. We actually have talked about not wanting speeches. Sometimes I just feel...
What tone will you be setting with the music at your reception? What style of music will dominate your playlist? Country? R&B? Top 40s? Oldies? Hip hop? Electronic? Latin? Rock? Funk? Tell us...
Hi everyone! I ordered a photo guest book from Shutterfly and was wondering what are the best pens to get for guests to sign it with? I live in Ontario, Canada, so looking for something easy to obtain...
Hi everyone! Looking for reviews on Costco Fresh Wedding Garland - has anyone ever ordered this? I'm interested in using it for our reception table centrepiece but would love to hear from someone who...
I’m stuck! I’m taking his last name- Verma. Im a hairstylist. He works on the rigs. We have three dogs and love hiking. Any ideas would be awesome tia!