Hello lovelies!
So as some of you may know - March 29th was my Wedding Social!!!
Although there were some hiccups along the way I would say it was a huge success and highly recommend that all Manitobans follow through with having one even though it is more work than planning the darn wedding itself!
For those of you who need any help - I am here for all the questions. For those who just want to see what it was like and what all happened feel free to keep reading.
So right away you can see on our tickets that the social started at 9... people started arriving at 8:15... so that was fun...
Here is what the community centre looked like at 10:30PM (only a hour and a half into the social):
We had a Texas Mickey of Smirnoff Vodka:
The drinks that we had available were:
Beer (Bud Light, Kokanee, and Coors Banquet)
Tequila
Vodka
Fireball
Spiced Rum
Red/White wine
Gin
Whiskey
And here are a list of the prizes:
Regular prizes ($250-$300 value each)
1. Wine (large decorative wine glass from costco, wine, bottle opener, etc.)
2. Lottery Tree (...lottery tickets... on a tree....)
3. Fitness (fitbit, gym memberships, protein powder, shakers, etc.)
4. Scandalous (....y'know... from stores like Love Nest... wink-wink stores...)
5. Fun Night In (popcorn machine, movies, Netflix GC, candy, etc.)
6. Scentsy/Spa (wax warmers, GC for Thermea Spa, etc.)
7. Coffee/Tea (Keurig, Mugs, Tea Pot, etc.)
8. Games (whole bunch of board games!)
9. "Tori" (blender and tequila for margaritas!)
10. Gardening (4X8 garden box, seeds, gloves, etc.)
11. Car Stuff (GC for oil change, car detailing items, air fresheners, etc.)
12. Dog's Life (dog bed, treats, Pawsh Dog GC for daycare + pawdicures, etc.)
Grand Prizes ($500-$750 value)
1. Beauty (Spa-facial, cut+colour for hair, lotions, body wash, etc.)
2. Kitchen Kit (pots & pans, bake set, waffle maker, slow/fast cooker, knives, glass carafs, etc.)
3. Ecopoxy Table (my dad made one with blue crushed glass, it's a side table size)
4. Baba's Freezer (a freezer, perogies, holupchi, cheese rolls, beet leaf buns, sausage)
5. "Kael" (tools and beer)
6. Man-Pamper (MANicure, hair cut at barber shop, paintball, movies, beard oils/wax, ties, socks, etc.)
Golden Prize ($1,500-$2,000 value)
Backyard Bonfire (fire pit, picnic table made by my FH, Karaoke DJ, $500 off buying a canoe, $100 GC to Rae & Jerry's, etc.)
(Wine glass is upside down because the bottom breaks easily but the top is heavily surrounded by cardboard inside the box - found that out the hard way when we first bought one and had to return it because we didn't check the bottom, only the top.)
We also had 50/50 going as well as a draw for the people who bought support tickets which was a prize of $200 cash!
At 11PM we put out the food which were social food platters (Rye bread, cheese cubes, pickles, deli meat, chips, pretzels, and the condiments) and called the winners at midnight. Only one prize was unclaimed so we went around the tables looking for the winner and eventually found out it was our next door neighbour who didn't realize he won something!
10/10 would not have one again, but 10/10 was so worth it not only for a good party, but a good profit as well 
Night well done!
(Yes, I am wearing my engagement ring around my neck - so many people it was warm enough to make my fingers swell!)
