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Cake flavors!!!
Skylar, on July 30, 2024 at 3:03 PM

Hi all! What flavor cake do you plan to have at your wedding? And how do you plan to decorate it?

James, Aug 21, 2024 19 116 1
Alissa
Sister Dance
Alissa, on August 25, 2024 at 8:19 PM

Hi guys! I am getting married next month and I really need some suggestions! My dad passed away 3 years ago. I decided to dance with my older sister but I need some help picking a song for us to dance...

Romane, Yesterday at 10:55 PM 8 112
Katelyn
Parents reception entrance songs
Katelyn, on October 11, 2021 at 2:54 PM

I need some ideas for the reception entrance, I'm not sure what song would be good for the parents to enter with. I've googled, but most songs are like father/daughter or mother/son songs. What did...

Lauren, Yesterday at 12:32 PM 10 4,482 1
Dawn
wedding reception food
Dawn, on August 27, 2024 at 3:32 PM

I have about 75 people coming to my wedding reception. One place that I was looking to get food from does catering. Their trays of food serve 10-12 people. How many trays should I order of food to...

Rosebud, Aug 27, 2024 2 52
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Songs for High School Sweethearts
Devyn, on March 20, 2019 at 11:01 AM

I've seen threads for this before, but haven't found them very helpful. What I'm looking for are songs that don't have references to breaking up, other lovers, things like "this time". There's a few...

Dany, Aug 27, 2024 19 50,656 3
Chandra
Guest book wording?
Chandra, on December 9, 2018 at 11:14 PM

Hey ya'll....I'm kind of having a brain fart/over thinking moment. I'm getting ready to make a sign for our guest book. I'd like people to write us a short message rather than just sign their name, so...

Manuel, Aug 26, 2024 13 3,962
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Worst Wedding Disaster?
Carly, on August 21, 2024 at 1:56 PM

My friend gave me permission to share the story of her wedding here: - Power went out 5 minutes into the reception, and never came back on. The generator caught on fire when they tried to use it so we...

Patrice, Aug 24, 2024 5 146
FutureMrs.D
Caricature Artist during Cocktail hour?
FutureMrs.D, on April 25, 2018 at 11:02 PM

My reception area will be flipped during the cocktail hour (the cocktail "hour" will only be half an hour and then we will be sending people inside to be seated for dinner). I am going to have drinks...

Kyra, Aug 21, 2024 25 3,724
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Father daughter dance
Shannon, on July 23, 2024 at 10:01 AM

So my daddy passed last year, the plan was to get married after I finished school.(I’m 32 and in nursing school). Me and my fiancé have both lost our dads and I have no idea what to do.

Carly, Aug 21, 2024 11 85
Amanda
Custom Cake Topper
Amanda, on October 7, 2022 at 8:03 PM

I would love to have a custom cake topper for my reception but I don't know where to start...my fiancé and I will have been together for 14 years by the time our wedding rolls around next Halloween,...

Deborah, Aug 21, 2024 9 439
Stephanie
Buying alcohol for bar service
Stephanie, on February 12, 2021 at 6:07 PM

We’re considering renting a mobile bar like those little converted campers for our cocktail hour and reception. I had no clue until we started to inquire about them that we had to supply the alcohol....

James, Aug 20, 2024 10 789
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nj Venue Prices
stephanie , on February 6, 2018 at 1:14 PM

Hey all! I wanted to pay it forward and share venue prices I have found in NJ and surrounding areas during my search. I always see people asking for venues so I wanted to share what I have so far....

Ashley, Aug 19, 2024 9 7,904 5
Amy
Father daughter dance… but father has Alzheimer’s
Amy, on August 11, 2024 at 12:40 AM

Hello! So my dad and I always had a very rocky relationship. We were working things out and getting to a better place but he now has Alzheimer’s. He mostly knows who I am or at least that I’m his...

Heather, Aug 18, 2024 2 55
Lyssa
Games?
Lyssa, on May 3, 2023 at 10:28 AM

Is anyone playing any games at reception? I want to make it more fun!

RosieSparks, Aug 15, 2024 11 2,775
Tracy
Daddy/daughter dance
Tracy, on August 13, 2024 at 10:43 PM

My father and I are huge Elvis fans!! He raised me on Elvis! I even have a TCB tattoo. I got engaged earlier this year on his front porch. So it’s only natural that I want an Elvis song to dance with...

Tracy, Aug 13, 2024 28
Alyssa
Father and daughter songs for people with a complicated past
Alyssa, on August 10, 2024 at 6:56 AM

My father and I are in a much better place now. In fact, he’s now walking me down the aisle when just last year I wasn’t going to have either of my parents attend due to longstanding issues. Anyways,...

Alyssa, Aug 13, 2024 2 62
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Reception redo?
Tiana, on August 10, 2024 at 7:39 PM

Hello everyone I just got married on July 27, and the day was beautiful, the ceremony was perfect, but our reception was not. It felt un organized because we were ahead of schedule my photographer was...

Jacks, Aug 12, 2024 3 114
Corey
Need place cards
Corey, on August 5, 2024 at 4:05 PM

Hey you’ll hey!!! Where can I find printed place cards?

LM, Aug 7, 2024 3 32
Sarah
Lawn games - yay or nay?
Sarah, on July 29, 2024 at 2:02 PM

Our cocktail hour will be in the courtyard of a brewery and we want it to be fairly low-key and fun. I like the idea of having some games for people who want to do something other than stand around...

Elly, Aug 6, 2024 5 224
Amanda
Step Father/step Daughter Dance
Amanda, on August 2, 2024 at 10:17 AM

After 18 years of being together me and my boyfriend are finally getting married. He has raised my 3 kids that entire time. I am doing a dance with the 3 of his boys and he would like to dance with my...

Skylar, Aug 6, 2024 1 133
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