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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Let's talk about what your guests will be eating. Did you first make sure your wedding meal would be a memorable one? Or were you all about the cake tastings? What part of your reception food did you...
Thoughts about having an alcohol free wedding? Is it tacky? Will people even want to come?
Over the Thanksgiving weekend my sister and I did a first test run of sugar work for the cupcakes for my wedding. We're trying to different versions of coral to go with the beachy tropical theme. What...
Hello, my partner and I are starting to shop around for our wedding wine and are trying to find the places with the best deals on offer. we’ve been following BC liquor store, everything wine, as well...
What is the best way, to announce we got a open bar
We are having an outdoor tented wedding next September and I am looking for any advice on what to do for tent lighting? We are renting a clear top tent and the rental company can provide cafe string...
We are working on our day of time line, and our ceremony will be 30 minutes long (outdoor venue with tented reception tent) . For our cocktail hour, we will be serving lots of food and the bar will be...
Did you decide not to have a dance at your wedding? We are on the fence about it and quite honestly leaning toward not having one at all just because our family and us are not the dancing type. We...
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...
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...
My cousin will be DJ-ing our ceremony and reception via a premade Spotify or iTunes playlist. The only “gear” that he’ll likely need is my iPad and an audio jack, but I’d like to make the set up look...
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...
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...
We have a showdown on our hands! Are you going to be numbering your reception tables, or will you choose names for each one? Post what you're doing here so we can see which style is most popular!...
