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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![Amanda](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/0/5/9/1/utbp_700591.jpg?r=10141)
What are you centerpiece plans?! Are you going with a traditional floral arrangement, or exploring non-floral ideas?! Are the guest tables and head table going to be the same or different? Let's see...
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![Anthony](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/3/1/7/0/utbp_1943170.jpg?r=53798)
My profit of which I paid capital for. After paying 5 times fee I noticed it is all fraud and these scammers never give up until one has to stop by itself. I lose $201,391.04 US dollars to this...
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Hello all! Can you guys give some quick suggestions for really awkward and witty games for the bride and groom to make them play on their wedding reception in front of the guests? Also some...
![Alyssa](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/3/2/8/5/utbp_963285.jpg?r=53186)
We have a huge group of family/friends. Our guest list is currently at 155 guests and our venue only holds 150! We have ANOTHER 70 we would love to invite but the cost of a wedding for 220 guests is...
![Kattrina](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/4/3/4/5/utbp_1804345.jpg?r=27458)
Hello! I am thinking of doing a photo guest book with a polaroid camera. Did you find this got to be expensive after providing all the film? We will have close to 200 guests.
![Hank](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/5/0/7/2/utbp_1045072.jpg?r=12298)
How many people are renting extra furniture from external vendors? Sometimes the venue comes with chiavari chairs but others, the default chairs at a venue might be too plain (like the white plastic...
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![Sarah](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/5/2/9/7/utbp_1395297.jpg?r=66322)
Hi We're now at the point that we're starting to get some RSVPs in for the wedding and we're discussing table assignments. We have to coordinate people from 2 families, speaking 3 different...
![Amanda](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/0/5/9/1/utbp_700591.jpg?r=10141)
Hello all Brides to be! What have you and your significant other chosen for your first dance song as a married couple?! It's always nice to see what everyone has picked My husband and I danced to...
![Jessica](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/1/7/5/1/utbp_1241751.jpg?r=78654)
Hi all, What is your plan for your ride home after your wedding? Are you having a limo service or private car pick up you? Cab? Our limo service charges $250 to pick us up at 1:00am and to drop...
![Amanda](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/0/5/9/1/utbp_700591.jpg?r=10141)
Hello Everyone! Lets talk about food, glorious food! What serving style have you chosen for your wedding dinner? Plated? Buffet? Family style? Cocktail style? Name Your Serving Style!
![Natasha](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/6/3/7/7/utbp_416377.jpg?r=98041)
Having been too about a dozen weddings over the last year and a half I gotta say I'm OVER photo booths. Most of the time the picture quality sucks, the props are annoying, you can get stuck in several...
![Jamie](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/6/8/7/5/utbp_1866875.jpg?r=85166)
Hello, My wedding is in 4 weeks, and I need ideas on how to phrase a Wine bottle voucher/ ticket I was thinking of "Redeem for a bottle of wine" ? Does that sound right? I couldn't find any sample, I...
![Amanda](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/0/5/9/1/utbp_700591.jpg?r=10141)
What's your seating style? Will you and your fiance be sitting at a sweetheart table just for the two of you? Or will you sit with your whole wedding party at a head table? My husband and I decided to...
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Hi All, We've opted out of doing a receiving line at our wedding due to time constraints. As traditional Italians, this is very new/different for my partner and I. Given that our bridal party will...
![Carleigh](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/7/1/2/1/utbp_1717121.jpg?r=85604)
Hi all! For our guestbook we decided to do a wall print that will hang in our house as opposed to an album. I am wondering if anyone has experience with the best material to do this with where people...
We are having some table games at our reception like poker and black jack. My fiance and I thought it might be kind of fun to create little packages that our guests could buy, so for example...
![Amanda](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/0/5/9/1/utbp_700591.jpg?r=10141)
Are you stacking your wedding cake sky high or do you love the clean look of a single tier?! Or are you and you future spouse switching it up with different delicious desserts like donuts, cupcakes or...
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![Amanda](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/0/5/9/1/utbp_700591.jpg?r=10141)
Are you stacking your wedding cake sky high or do you love the clean look of a single tier?! Or are you and you future spouse switching it up with different delicious desserts like donuts, cupcakes or...
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![Melanie](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/6/5/4/3/utbp_1486543.jpg?r=84197)
My father really loves the song butterfly kisses by Bob Carlisle. Says he used to sing it to me when I was a child. Unfortunately, I don't remember so to me it's just another song. Still I was okay to...
![Amanda](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/0/5/9/1/utbp_700591.jpg?r=10141)
Hello all Brides to be! What have you and your significant other chosen for your first dance song as a married couple?! It's always nice to see what everyone has picked My husband and I danced to...
![Arianna](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/8/1/2/9/utbp_1708129.jpg?r=83216)
Hi everyone! My friend is getting married in November and we are currently trying to decide on wedding favours. We are looking at working with a company that does customized beer labels and then doing...
![Josie](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/4/5/1/9/utbp_1454519.jpg?r=60485)
Hi all! I am a bit stuck with this... We have already put a small deposit on a Videographer for our big day, but recently trends have been showing me lots of Content Creators on instagram which I am...
![Jackie](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/1/6/0/1/utbp_1581601.jpg?r=15725)
One thing I am really excited about for my wedding is the dance with my dad at the reception. We have always been close, and since I am his only daughter of 4 kids, I know how excited he is to walk me...
![Kate](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/2/3/6/3/utbp_1062363.jpg?r=95209)
Let's talk reception playlist. How did you come up with your song choices? Was there a certain genre you played more of? Any songs you wanted to stay away from? Although we did hire a band, my husband...
![Amanda](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/0/5/9/1/utbp_700591.jpg?r=10141)
Hello all Brides to be! What have you and your significant other chosen for your first dance song as a married couple?! It's always nice to see what everyone has picked My husband and I danced to...
![Hank](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/5/0/7/2/utbp_1045072.jpg?r=12298)
Is anyone using a projector and screen to showcase either a video or a photo slideshow at their wedding? I see it at weddings all the time and was wondering how many here will be doing it. Sometimes...
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My FH have been together for almost 10 years and we are dancing to You're Still The One as our first dance. We want to have others join in with us after the first verse. I think it would be really...
I am considering getting a photobooth to come in and to be available after final speeches/dessert is served for a couple hours. A lot of the guests attending are younger (late twenties/mid-thirties)...
![Marie](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/1/7/3/5/utbp_1811735.jpg?r=96156)
I would like for guests to be able to have plus ones at our cocktail style reception. However, to keep costs low and have the day remain intimate, I would prefer to have them come later into the night...
![Kayleigh](https://cdn0.weddingwire.ca/usr/5/1/5/7/utbp_1485157.jpg?r=38122)
Hey everyone! My fiancé and I are looking for some ideas on how to make our food budget friendly but enough for around 160 guests. Our goal is to have something memorable for food but it not take...
Hello, We are (finally !!) getting married March 2025. I have plenty of time to plan but I am not sure what to do with my seating layout for the reception. We are getting married on a big private...