Discussions from Wedding reception

Hi All, we will be covering the cost of beer and wine for our guests at our reception, but if they want to order something other than that, they will pay for it themselves. I'd like to let them know...

During the family dances I am opting to dance with our son since my father is not in my life. He will be 4, almost 5 at the time of our wedding - what songs did you choose to dance with your little...

We're renting a community hall in Alberta for our wedding next year and they require party alcohol liability coverage of $2million. Our wedding will be quite small with approx 75 guests and no...

I'm stuck as I don't know what to do in this situation. All guests will be getting dessert with their meal plus I will have a dessert table filled with donuts and shortbread cookies as extra as well....

Ok need your help ladies. Instead of cake we are having a candy and cupcake table. This will also be our snack for people to have later in the evening. I’m going to have a sign with a cute saying on...

From the Cotton Eye Joe to the Cha-Cha Slide, do you like line dance songs at wedding receptions? Or are they on your "do not play list"? Are you in or out on line dances at your wedding reception?...

Ok guys I had our room layout figured out for our old venue. But now that we have moved locations I’m having a hard time deciding on a layout. Our new venue is being amazing and letting us have their...

Hi all - my fiancé and I are thinking of doing our wedding ceremony at city hall with a small group of our immediate family. However, we want to throw a post wedding reception party a few weeks later....

My fiancé and I are looking at booking a photo booth for our wedding and are just wondering on people's thoughts/preference for a traditional "booth" or "open-air". Also wondering what others think...

For one venue we really like the package we are looking at includes 4 hours for the open bar. We want to use the full 4 hours after dinner (8-12). Instead of adding another hour of open bar what do...

Those things are impossible to find in my area!! I'm in Belleville, Ontario. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to rent them? We are totally willing to travel to the GTA if need be.

Outdoor tent wedding - no kitchen onsite....approx 175 people. Needs to be made before hand and delivered by caterer. Isolated/remote area so catering is limited. Types of food for buffet that I can...

Fiancé and I are heading to Orchard View tonight for a Open house. I'm curious if anyone else is going or have already been, I'm mostly just looking for opinions and stories! I'm pretty excited to go,...

Hi! My fiance and I are getting married next August and we have booked our venue! YAY! It’s a DIY food and alcohol venue. So we are bringing and supplying our own alcohol. Only problem we’re having is...

Good morning everyone! We’ve decided to have cupcakes for our wedding instead of a cake. I just found an amazing baker and we are excited to work with her. She offered us to rent a stand, but I’m...

Not everyone is a great public speaker - or is the best judge at which stories are "wedding appropriate"! That combined with the pressure of giving a funny, touching, and creative wedding toast can...

Are your ready for your wedding reception? There are so many choices you need to make throughout the planning process, so let's get those big reception decisions out of the way! You ready? It's time...

To all the children of divorce out there please tell me how you handled entrances. Just realized I've only been to weddings where parents were not divorced so entrance was the traditional thing. Now...

Just want to ensure I have done "enough" for our wedding reception to ensure the guests will have fun and that things will run smoothly. We are having a late morning ceremony at 11 am. At 1130...

FH and I are doing a cupcake tower. Planning for about 150-180 guests attending - haven’t finalized the guest list yet, but we’re pretty sure it’ll be around that range. Anyone have any idea how many...

Hi everyone! So I'm having buffet style and about 15 tables of people, so we'll need to find a creative way to decide what table goes first, and what table goes next after that. We thought we could...

My fiancé and I are hoping to get married in Canmore or Banff, as our travels often bring us back to the mountains. Can anyone suggest a reception venue that could host 150 people, as well as the...

Here's my situation ceremony on a Thursday reception on the sat. Because of this we (myself/husband and our 2 & 12 yr old) will be there before guests. We seriously we're just going to sit in the...

FH and I are not traditional and we’re finalizing timelines and activities. We are considering not doing the garter, parents toasts, father-daughter and mother-son dances. Is anyone else not doing...

Hi all! My wedding is coming up so soon and I’ve been thinking about tipping at the reception. We’re doing two bottles of wine on each table plus a toonie bar. Should we be tipping on the table wine...

For brides that are doing this... what song did you chose? Looking for some inspiration!

We aren’t doing an open bar, I know that’s not a popular choice for some people. But drinks at our venue start at $10 (domestic beer) and go up from there. So, I’m thinking one of two things....

(I hope you're singing the song already!) It is officially the 21st of September, and it's the song's 40th anniversary! September is the song that is guaranteed to get me on the dance floor no matter...