Simple Reception Tables

Looking for a simple reception table idea? There’s no rule stating that you must have an elaborate centerpiece on each of your wedding reception tables, though we will admit that most brides and grooms do. Simple is often the best way to go, especially if you’re styling and putting together your reception tables yourself. We’re [...]

Open Bars At Wedding Receptions

Open bars at wedding receptions can get expensive, especially if the bride and groom want wedding guests to have access to liquor all night long. One trick is to limit the amount of liquor available instead of having unlimited access to everything. Tell your bartender or reception venue that you only want to buy a [...]

Do Not Play Lists

Hiring a wedding disc jockey is just about the best decision a bride and groom can make. You say you’re thinking about having an iPod wedding? TeamWED will post about the pros and cons of DIY wedding music in the future, but for now we’ll just say that having a dedicated wedding disc jockey at [...]

Wedding Reception Planning Tips

The wedding reception will take up the largest portion of your wedding budget if you’re like the average bride. It’s not difficult to see why when you consider that most of the things you’ll buy for the wedding will be used at the wedding reception rather than at the wedding ceremony. Think: reception table centerpieces, [...]

Wedding Reception Decor

When you’re decorating a wedding ceremony or decorating a wedding reception, make sure you leave some space clear for musicians, the wedding DJ, and the wedding vendors to set up. At the ceremony, you’ll also need space for your attendants to stand. Space at the reception should be used intelligently. The caterers will need somewhere [...]

Christmas Weddings: Themes That Sparkle

We here at TeamWED would like to wish all who celebrate it a very happy Christmas, and we thought what better time to talk about Christmas weddings than on Christmas day? Christmas weddings are unusual, but not unheard of. Often, brides and groom will plan a Christmas wedding that falls not on the holiday itself, [...]

Creating a Reception Seating Chart

Of all the wedding planning responsibilities shouldered by brides- and grooms-to-be, none is so universally feared as the creation of the reception seating chart. It’s a pain in the neck. I can be incredibly frustrating, especially nowadays when blended families are becoming the norm and so-and-so simply cannot be at the same table with so-and-so. [...]

Alternative Reception Venues

Unless you have your heart set on marrying in a church or other religious institution, consider choosing an alternative space that can accommodate both your wedding ceremony and wedding reception. Many beautiful and elegant spaces are not typically used for weddings, but can be rented out for events. Make a list of the of museums, [...]

Low Centerpieces Keep Conversation Flowing

When you’re planning out your wedding reception tables, consider topping them with low centerpieces instead of tall vases of flowers. Low centerpieces let guests at reception tables both circular and square see and talk to one another without having to lean around a bouquet or candle display. Low centerpieces are also tres chic and very [...]

Decorating a Wedding Reception With Balloons

Decorating a wedding reception with balloons is tricky these days. Those balloon arches TeamWED saw at almost every wedding reception in the 80s are O-U-T. Ditto for tall columns of balloons and reception table centerpieces that are basically cellophane-wrapped weights holding down helium balloons. That doesn’t mean, however that decorating a wedding reception with balloons [...]

Sweetheart Tables: Yes or No?

When you’re planning your wedding reception seating chart, you have a decision to make that goes beyond whether Aunt Mallory will sit next to Cousin Tedd. Yes, you (and presumably the individual you’re planning to marry) must decide whether you will sit at a head table along with your wedding attendants or at a sweetheart [...]

Unique Wedding Receptions Are DIY-Friendly

In a lot of ways, wedding receptions are just parties. Take away the wedding ceremony and the big white wedding dress, and what you’re left with is food, music, dancing, cake, and hopefully a good time. So how can the bride and groom ensure their wedding reception isn’t just another formal party? It’s the little [...]

Eco-Friendly Wedding Reception Menus

Planning an eco-friendly wedding reception menu is easier than you think. The hard part really is finding a wedding caterer who can work with your meal preferences to build a wedding reception menu that’s sustainable and doesn’t create a lot of waste. Luckily, there are plenty of eco-friendly wedding reception menu options! First, consider serving [...]

Bored With Wedding Blossoms? Try Succulents Instead!

Flowers aren’t the be-all-end-all of wedding decor, though we’ll admit that when it comes to the bridal bouquet and the reception centerpieces most people do think ‘wedding flowers.’ And there are even alternatives that go beyond the usual feather bouquets and candle centerpieces! We’re loving succulents, though little dessert dwellers that are easy to take [...]

For Placecards, Fruit

Need an inexpensive way to display place cards on your wedding reception tables? TeamWED (and a trip to the grocery) has got you covered! Fruit, especially if you’re having a fruit themed wedding or your wedding colors happen to harmonize with the colors of common produce, can be turned into easy DIY place cards with [...]

Wedding Receptions and the Non-Drinker

Wedding receptions don’t have to be booze fueled…at least not for everyone at the wedding! Some people like to tie one on and some don’t.

Be considerate of those wedding guests who don’t want to or cannot partake of alcoholic beverages by having plenty of delicious and fun non-alcoholic beverages at your wedding reception. Shouldn’t your [...]

Outdoor Weddings Are Simplicity Itself

Planning a simple, outdoor wedding shouldn’t be stressful. The venue? Any open-air setting will do, like a public park or beach (which may require a permit), a friend or relative’s yard or garden, your own house, an arboretum, or the grounds of a museum. Guests? Invite as many as your venue can handle or as [...]

Planning A Wedding Reception

After the formal wedding ceremony, it is now time to go to the wedding reception for an informal and light-hearted get together for the newlyweds. This brand new union will bring together relatives, friends, and other guests. Although a less formal environment is usually the common choice for a wedding reception, preparations for this aspect of the wedding shouldn’t be as relaxed.