Discussions from Wedding reception

I'm looking for some song ideas for the parent dances, my dad passed away in 2006, so I will be dancing with my brothers (they can switch out every 45 seconds, so I get to dance with all of them) And...

I’m wondering if anyone has had any experience in the buying linens over renting? I haven’t looked into the cost of buying them because I would really prefer to rent. I am in the Winnipeg area and I...

Our venue charges a service fee so I know we are good there.. but as far as tips for photographer and DJ and any other vendors - we are buying them dinner, so should we also be tipping on top of that?...

Hey brides anyone have ideas about wedding favours? What are you guys doing for your wedding? I think my fiancee and I have settled on caramel/candy apples. We are just trying to figure out how to...

Did anyone or does anyone plan on having a drink or few drinks during the ride to pictures/pictures? If do, what is a good drink for us ladies without getting us wasted.

My venue has one of those light up word boxes (I forget the actual name haha) where you can write whatever you want. Usually the bride and groom put their wedding hash tag but we don't have...

Hi there! Looking for a song for a combined dance of myself (bride) and brother and groom and his mother. My parent's won't be attending the wedding (it's a destination wedding). I've asked my younger...

Where did everyone buy their table linens? (And didn’t pay a million dollars shipping from the us lol)

Hi! I would love to have an outdoor venue and reception (probably with a tent or something like that) with the beautiful colors of autumn! Am I totally delusional? And what month should I pick ?...

We are trying to figure out how much pop & spirits we are going to need to buy for the wedding in August .. we have a fairly large wedding as there may be 300 guests attending throughout the...

Hello! I am wondering if anyone has ever had McDonald’s for a midnight lunch and if so how was it? We have about 200 people so would need lots of burgers, fries and nuggets and wonder what the food...

What are good table names for a gothic romance masquerade themed wedding? I would also love to incorporate my cat. She is a black cat named Midnight.

Hello! My fiancé and I just can't seem to wrap our heads around this issue. We have both online and paper RSVPs. At the moment, we have an option for Plus Ones for everyone. However, if we assume the...

We booked our venue! Initial contract signed and the reception fee has been paid in full. Literally 17% of our budget is already paid. We love our venue. The Mill Restaurant and Pub in Cobourg is...

Just wondering would you include a centre piece to the vendor's (photographers, deejay) table?

Hi all, My fiancé & I are eloping in the Vegas desert & will be hosting a casual wedding reception 1.5 months later. As far as invites go, how can we avoid paper invitations and keep...

Hello all! So my FH and I are just starting to work on our vows and speeches for the wedding. We have 78 days so we still have plenty of time but with our super busy lives and planning we want to make...

We are having about 50 people at our wedding. We want to keep costs low, and think a dinner would be too expensive. What ideas do you guys have to offer food on a budget?

Let me start by saying: We have some friends who are hard up financially, and we have made it very clear that we do not expect any gifts from anyone. It's not important to us; what IS important is...

I hate chair covers but spend $150 on covers it’s better than upgrading to $1,000 on chairs. What will you be doing? Covers or upgrading chairs?

Anyone else out there skipping bouquet/garter toss? We have opted to skip them both entirely. (Very few single women will be in attendance. Of the single girls, one is 14, one of them is bitter about...

What kind of candy do you love?For me it’s those strawberry marshmallows lightly dusted in their sugary sweetness 🤤 What are the go to choices for most candy bars?I have never been to a wedding that...

Hi everyone! This is my first post on WW. So I am thinking we will be doing drink tickets for our guests, likely 2-3 per person plus wine on the table (60 bottles for 90 guests- a majority of the...