Two Receptions?

I am currently planning a small and intimate wedding with 50-65 guests. Since my fiancé and I are both college students and are paying for the wedding ourselves, we simply cannot afford a large dinner reception at a banquet hall.

Is it acceptable to host two receptions? The first would be open.... [Read more]

Monitoring the public reception site

I am having a very informal wedding in July at a chapel. The reception will be at a public park under some tents immeditaely following. The chapel is about 10 minutes away from the park. I want to be there in the morning before the ceremony to help decorate the reception site since I have done all.... [Read more]

How much alcohol to order for wedding reception?

My fiancé and I will be paying for our wedding. We are having it in a reception hall and are paying for a bartender. We have to buy the alcohol separately. I was wondering if you would know how much alcohol to buy for 140 guests? Most of the guests are occasional drinkers. We were thinking about.... [Read more]

Forgot Reception Information in Invitation

We sent our wedding invitations out Monday with the words "reception immediately following" on the bottom. We were going to type directions to the reception hall and slip it in to the invitation, which would tell everyone where the reception was. We forgot to include the directions. I did not.... [Read more]

Bride wants to set up the reception venue

I am planning my entire wedding almost completely by myself because I am such a perfectionist. Everything is going great but I'm wondering how the day of the wedding will go since I know most of the details for decorating. My ceremony and reception are at the same outdoor location (ceremony in a.... [Read more]