Discussions from Wedding reception

Hi! We have been getting some requests about adding a karaoke at the last few hours of the reception. Has anybody considered/done that? How did it go? thanks!

If you're having little ones attend the wedding, what are you feeding them? A venue's go to seems to be chicken fingers but maybe yours have other options like pasta, grilled cheese or some other type...

Hello! We get to choose and buy our own alcohol for our wedding and I am wondering if anyone has a white or red they love and is inexpensive (as we will be buying many bottle). The wedding is on...

Hi there, I have been trying to figure out how much I want to Decorate the venue but not sure how clean up usually works. Does everything have been be taken down and out the night of or the next day? ...

Guestbooks are one of those beautiful mementos we get to keep and re-visit for years after our wedding day. Couples have been moving away from the traditional guestbook in favour of things like shadow...

I love karaoke, but I realize not everyone does. I wonder if it is a good idea to have a karaoke component at the reception.

Looking for some advice - we are doing a private ceremony with immediate family and closest friends (12 people) and then having our reception later that day with about 70 people. What are some ideas...

Hello, we are planning an afternoon reception with an open bar and hors d’oeuvres. Our wedding is at the end of October, so we’ll be in full fall mode. We are doing a first look and photography before...

HI Brides and Grooms to be! I’ll be have rectangular tables of 8 (3 on the side and 1 at each end) at my wedding. I bought these beautiful dusty blue cheesecloth table runners and it wasn’t until they...

What is/was everyone’s last dance of the night? We’ve been collecting videos from guests and one of my friends took this great one of ours! I think this cover will be a popular one this year for sure!...

Hello! Just wondering people's thoughts on this. My caterer is charging 15% gratuity before tax. We are doing a buffet dinner and he is supplying all the tableware except napkins. I have to rent those...

I'm having a Thursday wedding and we totally understand there may be fewer people able to attend or stay until the end of the night. I'd love to know what the range may be of guests RSVPing yes vs no....

My fiancee and I are going to make a charitable donation on behalf of our guests for our wedding favours. We have our charities picked out and how much we want to donate, but we aren't sure how to do...

Hey everyone! So I'm working on timelines with my FH now and I'm a bit stumped on when to do the speeches... We are doing a buffet, for 200 people, so I am allocating about an hour for everyone to get...

Hey everyone, In what order are you all doing your grand entrance? My FH and I have a vision, we want to come in on the song Barbie girl in a small car... With our bridal party in pairs following us...

Hi Wedding Peeps, I have a gorgeous venue but the cut off is now 10pm, due to this we needed to book a second venue for “after party.” And this has now caused our catering budget to fall below 7K...

I found that once I started planning that there are so many styles to weddings. Glamorous, rustic, chic, romantic, bohemian, Gothic....so many choices it can really get overwhelming. We have always...

Hi everyone, I'm interested in your thoughts on a toonie bar? I've been to weddings that had toonie bars and I didn't mind paying for a few drinks but I just cant decide if it's inapropriate? How did...

Has anyone had success finding string lights (patio or Edison style) that are also be dimmable? Most LED's say they are not dimmable. We have attended a wedding previously and sometime the LED string...

We are doing a buffett style dinner.... what are some fun ways to call up tables? I have heard about Newly wed trivia, song titles on table and when you hear your song you go up, regular trivia... has...

Did anyone do their father daughter dance at the same time as the mother and son dance ??? If so what song did you use ??

I saw a sign on a wedding website that said, "Don't feel like dancing? Grab a buddy and play a game!" Has anyone ever been to a wedding where they did that? Are you planning to do that? It's something...

Time to talk about bath bombs! My fiance and I own a business in a small community and we are trying to buy everything local for our wedding. In terms of wedding favors, we don't have that many...

Hi! I was wondering if somebody could tell me in how many payments you usually pay for the venue. How much is it to reserve? I know it depends on the venue I just wanted to have an idea. Thanks 😊

What do you think if there's no first dances or plan for a DJ; but rather, I'll have live classical music?

Hi everyone, For our wedding, we're going to be placing bottles of red and white wine on the tables. Has anyone done this for their wedding and if so, how did you manage to keep the white wine...

Hello!! We are working on finalizing our timeline. Our ceremony will be at 3:30-4 with supper around 6 (not doing a first look so need more time for photos). Been trying to decide when to have the...

What are you guys giving out for wedding favours? I cant decide. Mini candles? Macaroons in a clear box with a bow? I was even thinking of giving baby succulents.

Hi all, I wanted to get some advice from this community. To try and accommodate the number of guests at our wedding, my fiancé and I are considering the etiquette of serving our guests different set...

Are you guys planning to feed your vendors? If I were a vendor, I would want to get fed. But I mean... they’re already getting paid. What is customary, & what do you guys plan on doing?