Discussions from Wedding reception

We are about 2 months out from our wedding. Since we started planning, we envisioned having a small, intimate wedding with our family and close friends- guest list is around 55-60- we are having a...

Golden oldies and crooning country ballads seem to dominate the dance floor!! What kind of song did you pick for your first dance? A sultry slow jam? A Motown favorite that lets you show off your...

Just need some thoughts on the head table at our wedding. Was thinking of just having myself and my "soon to be" husband at the head table. Smaller wedding of only 90 people. What is everyone else...

Where are you placing your vendors during the reception? I believe we only have our photographer and our coordinator. I think our DJ will be sitting at his DJ booth but if not he will need a seat. We...

Hey Ladies! I'm curious if all you 2022 brides have chosen you first dance song yet! I'm listening to playlists of the most beautiful music, and now I'm curious what other have chosen. Also share your...

My fiancée & I are planning to have an afternoon wedding reception in 2023. I am wondering what people’s experiences have been with afternoon receptions? Has anyone planned an afternoon reception...

Show me your welcome wedding sign displays! Specifically looking for ideas with the signs not on an easel! If I can avoid renting an easel i'd prefer that but if it's better to rent one than no biggie...

Hello, Has anyone rented from this place? I see their ads on facebook and there are some reviews but nowadays its hard to trust people on marketplace with things they are renting. I don't want to get...

Hello Ladies! One of the first things I envisioned about our reception after we got engaged was beautiful white sheer drapery coming from the centre of the ceiling at our venue. Now we are getting...

Hi There, I am getting married in a couple of weeks and we are trying to figure out tipping for the day of. We are unsure what to do with the venue staff. It doesn't say anything in our contract about...

I have been pricing out wedding cakes and wondering what the average cost is to everyone? Some people charge by the cake and then depending on design, some people charge per slice of cake, some people...

I planned on doing the first dance after our grand entrance so everyone is seated and in the room. But my fiancé thinks it’s awkward lol What are you guys doing first dance before or after dinner ?

We are doing rectangle tables with 8 guests. 4 on each side. What is the best way to arrange the couples- sitting directly across or to sit beside each other? We are having 2 moderate sized floral...

I have 35 guests attending my wedding which is perfect for tables being 5 tables of 6 and the head table with 5. So the question I have is what do I do with my photographer? Do I put him on the...

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I am in the issue of not being able to find a backdrop in our area that is the same length (30ft) as our head table. The best I can find is 24ft. Would it look stupid to have 3ft less of a back drop...

Hi everyone, if you are doing wedding favours are you doing per person or per household? I'm very torn on which one to go with, obviously per household is more budget friendly but I hate the idea of...

Hi everyone! So for our wedding we are option to go with a late night bar rather than a cocktail hour (we’ll be having drinks prior to dinner but no passed appetizers) and I’m wondering if anyone has...

Hi there! Has anyone used Wedshoots to capture your day of photos from your guests? How did you display the QR code and album # to get guests to download the app and use it? Did you display it once or...

I'm curious to know what everyone is doing for guests dinner seating! We are not having a seating chart so i'm looking for other ideas on seating placement beside name cards on plates! TIA

Just wondering what's the protocol for vendor tables? I have to have a small table for my two photographer, and I'm just wondering if I'm supposed to set it up like I would any other table - or if it...

There are pros and cons to any meal service which one did you decide on your wedding? What was it that appealed to you about it? We decided the best thing for us was actually family style. I didn't...

My fiancée & I are getting married in July 2023 and are uncertain how many hors d'oeuvres we will need for an afternoon cocktail reception. We are looking at inviting 65 people (not all may come)...

Hello and happy Wednesday you beautiful people. When planning a wedding, there are so many things to consider, both big and small. One small detail you may want to think about is, how you plan to tell...

To allow or not allow? curious on every ones thoughts about having children at the ceremony / reception. We are thinking about allowing children at the church but not at the reception hall or setting...

Does it usually happen before or after you sign a contract or put down a deposit? I understand venues asking to do it after a contract is signed but then again, I want to taste what I'm putting a...

Hey everyone so I’m having trouble with the seating chart we have 3 vendors (3 people) coming and I don’t know if I should get a whole table (that seats 10) for 3 people. Thoughts about putting them...

I went out to brave the black Friday crowds today to but some of the coloured lindt chocolate balls. I got a couple of the 150 boxes for only $45/box. I loved that I could pick out any colours...

Where did you put your wedding parties significant others? Were debating between a sweetheart table or a head table with the wedding party. None of the wedding parties significant others are in the...