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]

Decorating reception hall

My daughter will be getting married in November. The reception will begin at 5 or 5:30. We will have round tables for guests and long tables for wedding party, also long table for buffet and cake. We want to do the deorating ourselves as to maybe save a few bucks. Any ideas or good websites.... [Read more]

Carteret County N.C. reception sites

I am having trouble finding suitable locations that will hold 100 guests with indoor and outdoor accessibility in my area. I have looked into a few places- the aquarium (pricey, but has in and out plus will require fewer decorations), civic center (large in and out, pricey but bare). My FH proposed.... [Read more]

Destination Wedding / Reception question

We plan on marrying in the Virgin Islands and then having a nice reception here at home, since we don't expect everyone to make it on our trip. I wanted something more inexpensive, but not cheap, if that makes any sense. Do you have any good ideas? We thought of renting a reception hall, but.... [Read more]

Louisiana wedding reception ideas and locations

Help! Due to the hurricane, we are really strapped in terms of finding a good reception hall within our budget. We are inviting about 150+ (all family) and need to stay under $5,000. The reception needs to be near Luling, LA and we would like alcohol. Any ideas? Oh, and we are having it this May if.... [Read more]