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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Hi, looking to see if anyone has any ideas/tips to make things go smoothly. Our ceremony is at 2pm, with the reception dinner not starting until 530 or so. Everything is at the same location (a golf...

Does anyone have any ideas for entrance songs to the reception?!?!
Hi all! Can anyone recommend venues in and around Ontario (within an hour of Toronto preferably) that allow external vendors? My fiance and I would really love to bring in our own catering, flowers,...

Hi brides-to-be! There are so many stories and movies about people just deciding to crash a wedding... Who is scared?? *** pinterest

Hello everyone! This is a nice and refreshing way to serve ice for those Summer Weddings. *** pinterest

Hello everyone! Never forget to do a sound check! Who is planning on doing one? Are you having a band or a DJ? *** pinterest Follow >>

Hello everyone! Another tip is to make sure the music isn't too loud. Your reception isn't the place for nightclub-level volume. It'll only frustrate your older family members. *** pinterest Follow...

Hi everyone, I need some help on the layout of this venue. I love the golf course but this L shape is giving me such a hard time. My husband and I will be in the middle of the L, dance floor in front...


Hello everyone! Hard time choosing how many drinks? Here I share a nice wedding drink calculator. *** pinterest

Hi Brides so we are trying to write out our invite list and we need to keep our guest list to 60 people. My question for you lovelies is do you give every single person a plus one? because we are...

Anyone else planning a cupcake tree? We are having one and I'm planning on making all the cupcakes myself! we are planning for around 200 guests! Am I crazy? We are also making our stand out of log...

How to deal with both families when it comes to planning ? I have made it very clear to both sides about the wedding but my brother wants an open bar and my mother in law wants drinking tickets. How...

I'm in a bit of a dilemma. I booked a beautiful, unique wedding space only to hear in the news that the wedding venue was shut down! It seems as though a third party was actually handling all the...

A girl I went to high school with, were sort of acquaintances now, just had her wedding and some of my friends were there. And her decor, table settings, little extras, everything, is EXACTLY what I...

For our favours were gonna do a mix of things. First item will be a candle, and we plan to make ourselves. Any suggestions? Places to buy and cost effective strategies? Other choices are flower...

Hey everyone thought I would share this as it just came up after a visit with my mom and her godmother over the holidays. We have been debating on something cost effective on top of a cutting cake and...


Hello Has anyone had their reception at the Banff Park Lodge? Do you have pictures you could share? Venue is booked and (even tough I am late) I would like to see what someone else’s experience was...

Hey, So we are buying all of our own alcohol but have two different options of how to serve it: Leave one bottle of each red and white on the table and then people just open that and drink it or Leave...

Hi everyone! Which tableescapes would you choose? A. B. C. D. *** pinterest Follow >>Wedding Receptions

Hi everyone! Time to choose the wedding reception. A. B. C. D. *** pinterest Follow >>Aisles, Altars and Chuppahs

Hi everyone! Place Settings. Choose!! A. B. C. D. *** pinterest Follow >>

Last one to choose are the wedding signs. Which one would you choose? A. B. C. D. *** pinterest Follow >> Tablescapes

Hey girls! I was recently at a birthday where the girls got talking about cash bar vs open bar at weddings. My FH are I never planned to have an open bar and always thought we'd do a cash bar because...
Am I being lazy for not wanting to make a seating chart? I figured I would reserve table for our parents and everyone else can just sit where they want. I went to a wedding with my in-laws last summer...

Hello everyone! Which cake would you go for? Cake A Cake B *** pinterest
Okay, I need some advice. My fiancé is from out of province. His family is great but they act like we have moved across the planet.... We are planning the wedding where we live now, and the guest list...

I am getting married next spring and have been doing a lot of thinking about music for the day. I am stuck on what song to use for the dance with my dad. Help?!

Hello everyone! Some guests automatically make the list just for being family, but other guests—like your boss—are simply harder to reject than include. Who do you have to invite? *** pinterest Follow...

Hello brides-to-be! Order a small and tasty cake instead of a huge cake. Choose a not so expensive cake topper. How much are you paying for you wedding cake? *** pinterest Follow >>Save the Good...

Hello everyone! Choose your wedding cake! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. *** pinterest Follow >>

Hello everyone! Who would say yes to this cake? It looks SO GOOD!