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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With a million planning details running through your mind, it can be easy to forget what was important to you as a wedding guest! As a guest, what makes a wedding fun for you? Is it all about the...
Do you have a special play list for cocktail hour if you are having one, or just going with the Do?
Hello Brides So our wedding is going to be a cocktail style wedding (minus the cocktails) we love the venue and the package deal we were able to do as it was beautiful and affordable. The wedding for...
All eyes will be on you and your dance moves , so what's your plan? Are you taking lessons or choreographing the first dance? Or are you keeping it short and sweet? Photo by Steve Gerrard Photography...
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So my wedding photographer just posted a couple pics from a wedding that he shot. I've blued out the faces because they are not my pics. The horse got startled and reared up on its hind legs. The...
Hey guys, I am at that fun stage of finding a catering company. We are getting married at Century Barns in Cavan (Kawartha lakes) near Peterborough and are looking for buffet style catering company's....
We're getting married next summer at Black Creek - ceremony is the town hall green and receipton is the pavilion. Has anyone had their wedding or reception there? What was it like? What was provided...
Will you be giving your DJ or band a 'Do Not Play' list? What are the songs that you absolutely do NOT want to hear on your wedding day? *For songs you do want to hear, check out 50 Songs All of Your...
If anyone has read some of my comments, you would know that I was planning on getting rid of the garter toss. Well guess who got all bent out of shape when we were discussing it. Lol I really didn't...
Thinking of doing breakfast for dinner at my reception. It's a cheaper meal and a crowd pleaser. But I'm not sure if it would considered cheap or tacky. It would however feed into our very low key...
I just don't want to give up on the ceremony
I've seen many cool sign ideas asking guests not to use phones or cameras during the ceremony (common sense, isn't it?)... what about an "unplugged" reception too??
I have a question for everyone. I have raised the question in regards to the ceremony for outside ceremony seating but I will have plus size guests including dad, FH, and family and friends. The...
Who has a signature Bride and Groom cocktail?
Hey, We have a kissing wheel that people are going to pay a $1 to spin (donations go to local humane society). I need help deciding what categories should go on the wheel. I don't want the show...
What if any are you planning to do for the receiving line? We are having a table set up with shooters in chocolate shot glasses, and and alchohol free punch.
Hi Ladies!! im still a year out from our wedding day but I have already picked the dress and paid for it last week... am I crazy? I love it so much and wanted my MIL to be able to be there for me...
I've recently decided to add a couple of little dishes of candy to make sure gluten free guests can have something sweet. I'd like something like this but I'd like to purchase it in person. Has anyone...
Hi! We do not want to have a dance at our wedding, we are looking for more of a kitchen party feel. We both hate dancing. However we are worried the everyone will just leave after they eat. Has anyone...
My cousin who is a fantastic florist and decorator, is doing my flowers and head table centerpeices. I feel so privileged to have her doing this for me, unfortunately do to health reasons she made the...
Here are the ideas that (Buddy just says yes babe what ever you want) lol I have chosen for our reception. I found pictures of what we want on internet sites so these are not my pictures (Yet). I've...
Ours is - yikes! Well....kind of. We have an outdoor ceremony no matter what but it usually doesn't rain here in September so I think we will be okay but we are hoping to have the dance OUTSIDE in the...
Figuring out our wedding cake is the final vendor that we need to book with...and as if that isn't hard enough, we now need to figure out what cake flavour to do. We are doing a 3 tier cake and we...
Our DJ said that a "must play" list is optional but not necessary. I am going through all the songs WE WANT to hear and there seems to be a lot....so much so that it would probably fill 1/2 to 2/3's...
Hi ladies! Just wondering if anyone can confirm etiquette for engaged women when it comes to participating in the bouquet toss at weddings that will occur prior to our own? TIA!
I would love some suggestions, that we can add into our reception to add a little fun throughout the reception. We have a thing for the Bride and Groom kisses, and we have to do the chicken dance...
We are having a daytime summer wedding and are thinking about self catering. The reception will be around lunch time and I am debating between a BBQ menu with pulled pork and ribs or a sandwich bar...
I'm starting to look into doing up my playlist for our DJ. and theres an option for cake cutting song. Do people do that? or do they just do some soft music?
