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Lisa
Sweetheart Table or Head Table?
Lisa, on March 20, 2024 at 12:21 PM

Which seating arrangement are you choosing for your wedding: a sweetheart table (just you and your new spouse) or a head table (you, your new spouse, and wedding party members)? Or maybe even a...

Alisha, Apr 30, 2024 179 3,118 2
Gloria
Reception Timeline Help!!
Gloria, on April 6, 2021 at 2:39 AM

I’m planning my Rep timeline and I want to know if you guys have any suggestions. I don’t have my dad but I’m planning to dance with my son♥️ I want to do it first with my son since I’m planning to...

Emily, Yesterday at 5:08 PM 8 594
Amanda
Help - Water on table?
Amanda, on April 25, 2024 at 11:41 AM

Our venue does NOT have a kitchen, and the only source of water is those a hose hookup on the side of the building. We will have a watering station that we will ask our bartenders to keep an eye out...

Rae, Yesterday at 9:28 AM 6 112
Alexandria
Anyone else not give a crap about a guest book?
Alexandria, on June 10, 2018 at 8:49 AM

I just don't care about having a book, map, picture..... Nothing. I don't care to have anything guests can sign. I saw a cool looking map that I liked because my FH and I are from different countries...

Lee, Apr 30, 2024 35 4,317
Cbms08
Help cant decide on colors
Cbms08, on April 27, 2024 at 11:59 PM

I am not sure what to do...I have fucsia bridesmaid dresses and navy tux. But unsure of what colord to do the wedding decore...

Andrea, Apr 30, 2024 4 52
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Hideous dance floor and fees
Devin, on April 30, 2024 at 6:01 PM

So my reception venue is definitely older and it shows. We have someone who is willing to bring in a snap together dance floor because the one at the venue is old and dingy. I only have a picture from...

Jacks, Apr 30, 2024 2 25
Michelle
Seating for teens/young adults?
Michelle, on April 19, 2024 at 8:25 PM

Of weddings you have attended, and planning your own, what has worked best for seating for the 13-20something crowd? Are they seated with parents or at their own table with each other to mix and...

Andrea, Apr 30, 2024 4 44
Michelle
How long did your vendors sit to eat?
Michelle, on April 22, 2024 at 9:38 PM

Were they allowed a full break period or did they only get a handful of minutes to eat dinner and hydrate before going straight back to work due to photos, toasts, music, etc?

Andrea, Apr 30, 2024 3 73
Star
Photo Booth. Yay or Nay
Star, on April 2, 2019 at 12:29 AM

Do we need them? are there ones we can get for around 300 and under? To rent maybe? Perhaps some alternatives to photo booths... or are they even necessary.??

Ryan, Apr 30, 2024 53 1,034
Erika
Reception Timeline
Erika, on April 24, 2024 at 12:38 PM

We are having a non traditional ceremony in the morning with a reception later that evening. I am having a hard time coming up with the timeline of events. Toasts, special dances, cake cutting,...

Michelle, Apr 24, 2024 4 295
B
In memory of fiancé’s mom that passed away
Barb, on April 19, 2024 at 6:27 PM

Our wedding is in the afternoon & we were thinking of having a dedicated song in memory of his mom and him and I would have a slow dance to it. Was thinking of having a projector and putting her...

Andrea, Apr 24, 2024 4 53
Rachel
Réception ideas
Rachel, on April 9, 2024 at 9:48 PM

Hi everyone, please could someone help with ballroom music? Please I don’t have ideas

Amber, Apr 23, 2024 7 101
Nelly
Reasons to have a dry reception? What to do if somebody brings alcohol?
Nelly, on May 21, 2018 at 7:56 PM

I feel like it's looked down upon so harshly here, but I am refusing to have alcohol at my reception. I am just wondering if it sounds like an understandable reason. My mother died from an alcohol...

Michelle, Apr 21, 2024 45 1,765
Shunita
I'm marrying a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternities
Shunita, on April 14, 2024 at 8:10 PM

Is there anyone marrying someone that belongs to this Fraternity? I'm trying vto figure out what they do during the reception and hoe to incorporate into my timeline

Eb, Apr 21, 2024 6 115
Sarah
To get a dj or just use Spotify?
Sarah, on September 22, 2021 at 12:36 PM

Hi everyone! So our wedding is three weeks away and for the longest time we have been thinking of just going without a DJ for our outdoor intimate wedding, but we’re now thinking of possibly getting a...

Daffur, Apr 19, 2024 21 3,830 4
J
Cannabis
Joanna, on November 14, 2021 at 4:08 PM

At least half of the guests who will attend my wedding love cannabis, including my father (who never wants to not be high). I am in favor of this because all these folks are a lot of fun when they're...

Lizabeth, Apr 17, 2024 15 808 1
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Is wedding cake enough for dessert?
Alexandra, on April 2, 2024 at 4:37 PM

So as of right now the wedding cake is included in our total price per person (which is expensive since I'm in northern NJ)- and it does include a ton of food during the cocktail hour and open bar,...

Alexandra, Apr 16, 2024 9 337
K
Digital Guestbooks? apps?
Kate, on August 28, 2018 at 6:08 PM

I’m interested in having a digital guest book vs a traditional one at our reception. I like that it captures our guests and will be so fun to revisit. Not planning on having a photo booth or anything...

Linda, Apr 15, 2024 2 1,471
Michelle
Formal reception events
Michelle, on April 13, 2024 at 7:07 PM

What does your tentative timeline look like? Is it structured or go with the flow? Is there enough time for everything you want to do or do you have to cut something out? What events are you having...

Dani, Apr 15, 2024 1 40
Elizabeth
Casino gaming tables at the reception?
Elizabeth, on September 19, 2019 at 5:38 PM

What do y'all think of having casino gaming tables at the reception? Not many of our guests are big dancers; they'll sit and appreciate music, but not dance. Plus, all of my finance's family members...

Nothinox, Apr 15, 2024 10 1,727
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