Posts Tagged ‘Guests’
How do I word on the wedding reception invitation that guests 16 and older only?
28
Aug
In other words no small kids. I recently got married on a beach and am having a recption in my hometown for my family in the late spring. Several of my family members and friends have kids, and I do not want small kids at the reception. I am looking for the correct wording to advise this on the invitation.
Thanks in advance
Do I have to provide the guests with a wedding favor at my reception?
26
Aug
I’m having an informal reception a month after my destination wedding, and was wondering the protocol on providing favors for the guests. We are having 300 people at the reception.
Is it possible to plan a wedding for 150 guests for $5000 in New Orleans? If so, ideas and locations please!?
12
Aug
I am planning a wedding for September 2010. I have been researching for about two weeks now and haven’t found anything in our price range for the amount of people on our guest list. I am open to any ideas!
How do I plan a bridal shower for 70 guests?!?
12
Aug
My best friend is getting married. She’s lived in the area her entire life so she has tons of friends and relatives in the area. Thus, the guest list she gave me for her bridal shower is 70 people. I’m kind of freaking out. My wedding only had 50 guests. Her’s is going to have 300. My bridal shower that she threw for me five years ago had about 10 guests.
We already established than 70 people will not fit in my 1 bedroom apartment, so the shower will be at the mother of the bride’s house. But, as the maid of honor, I’m still in charge of planning (and paying for) the shower. The other bridesmaids either don’t live in town or I don’t know them, so I don’t really have any help. I also don’t know most of the guests so I can’t really ask them to do much.
Estimates I’ve found online average a “cheap” bridal shower at costing $10 per guest. Needless to say, I can’t drop $700 on a bridal shower, even if she is my best friend. I was planning to spend $100, but I also assumed the shower would be 20-30 people…. Even looking at bridal shower invitations at Target is overwhelming me. Yes, it’s only $8 for a 10-pack, but $8 x 7 = $56. And then postage will be another $30. $86 just for invitations?!?! I also need paper plates, napkins, cups, forks, flowers and food…. Forget favors… Also games are out of the question, even though she said she wanted to do games. With 70 people it’ll take 3 hours just to open the gifts!! And then I still need to get her a gift!
And then she also asked me to throw her a lingerie shower. But I made her PROMISE that it won’t be more than 10-15 people and we will definitely have it at my apartment. For that one I can bake a cake, brew a pot of coffee and put a vase of flowers on the table. No big deal…. But even that will cost me something. I’ll have to buy paper plates, forks and cups because I don’t own dishes and silverware for 10!
I’m just very overwhelmed. I tried to talk her into breaking in down into 2 smaller showers but she said no because she’s already having another shower thrown by her church so we’ve got 3 showers already and she doesn’t want to be at a shower every weekend this summer.
So…. help! Any advice is appreciated. I know she’s not trying to be a bridezilla, she just really isn’t thinking at all about how much of a strain this is on me. I want to throw her a nice party but I just can’t afford it. I also work full time so I don’t have time to hand-make 70 invitations. I’m also supposed to be hand-addressing the envelopes for her 300 wedding invitations…. ACK!!!
need some good ideas for wedding favors for the guests…?
01
Jun
something inexpensive…do it yourself type thing
Appropriate wedding attire for guests?
31
May
Hello:
I would appreciate if someone could tell me about appropriate attire for wedding guests(both men & women) at a friends wedding. It is a afternoon wedding in early october in a church in a beach town.
The invitation didn’t mention anything about the attire. The groom is wearing a tux.
Thanks
What would make a nice bridal shower favor for guests?
29
May
This is the first time I have had to come up with favors for a bridal shower and I am getting a headache. I dont want to pick something no one will like but I also want it to be tasteful and simple. Have any suggestions? Thankyou Lisa
Is it normal for guests at a wedding to take pictures of their body parts with disposable cameras?
26
May
We had a very upscale, high-end wedding. I had 14 disposable cameras for each table. One table had 5 couples at it. The women took pictures of their breasts and tattoos and when I had them all developed I wasn’t upset, just shocked. Now I’m wondering if this is normal. If so let me know. They are the wives of people that I don’t know very well.
They are the wives of my husband’s friends..so we know who did it. He saw all of their breasts! I’m freaked out.
Wedding party gifts for male guests?
24
May
I’m getting married October 13, and my fiance and I are having a pre-wedding party (in place of a reception) on October 6. I’ve decided to make wedding favor bags for everyone, but am unsure of what to put in the male guests’ bags? Or should I even bother? The female guests will have candles, bubbles, beauty supplies, etc. Should I not bother to give out wedding favor bags to the men? I feel like I should include them, but my fiance feels that the men really won’t care if they receive a giftbag or not. Either way, what are some good, reasonably priced gifts to put in a male guests wedding bag? Thanks!
Personalized Favors, Groomsmen gifts, and out of town guests?
24
May
Looking for a unique yet fun wedding favor for the guests with our names and dates. I have looked at can coozies and candles, but am looking for something a bit different if I can find it!!! Please help.
Also I am looking for a very unique gift for the groomsmen and best man…I want them to have very nice gifts to thank them.
Last-I need to know what I should put in a bag/basket in the hotel rooms of our out of town guests.
FYI-not too expensive for the favors please.
Thanks
As guests, what do we wear to this particular wedding? Details……..?
22
May
My husband’s bosses son is getting married and listed below is what I know about the wedding and reception. Not certain what we should wear.
Invitation says that wedding is at 6:30 pm at the groom’s home. I know this is a midwest rural farm.
Wedding is in August and outdoors so it will be very hot/ humid here even in the evening.
Wedding has a “tropical theme” and they have brought in truck loads of sand and invitation is a beach with palm trees.
Invitation says, “Reception following. Business casual dress requested.”
I am thinking the dress request was because it is a large warehouse trucking company and many of the guests will be employees from there. I know that the non-office employees are very casual people and “business casual dress” to them would normally mean being really dressed up to them. They would wear sneakers/ flip-flops, shorts and a T-shirt with graphics or something.
My husband is one of the top employees yet the MOST anyone wears in his work environment is business casual.
Sooooooo I am thinking for him, nice khakis and a button front shirt with a casual loafer type shoe. Is that okay?
For me, I am torn between some dressy capri pants with a dressier top and some nice flat sandals, or a light weight long skirt with matching top that belts to look like a dress. It has cap sleeves and could also be worn with a semi casual mid-heel sandal.
Do you think that would be okay for both of us, or if not, any suggestions? I feel like with my husband’s position, we need to be certian to be dressed correctly. I just don’t want to get there and have all the women be wearing dresses and me be in capris. I do have an injury and capris would be more comfortable for me. They would be a dressier fabric and cut, not cotton or fitted. HELP?? Thanks
Wanted to add- it’s not a maxi dress. It comes just below the knee and while a matching top and skirt, the skirt is similar to a sundress bottom, in that it flows away from the body just past the hips, if that makes sense.
What were these wedding guests thinking?
12
May
Here’s the story that causes my question:
My fiance & I attended a wedding yesterday. The invitation clearly stated ceremony at 3 and reception at 5 at separate locations about 20 mins drive apart. The ceremony was over just about 4pm. My fiance & I killed some time in the area, got a cup of coffee, then arrived at the reception location about 10mins to 5pm.
About 30 – 40 guests jumped in their cars and drove straight to the reception hall after the ceremony then stood around complaining that the place wasn’t open. It is 1 event per day and the doors opened just a couple minutes before 5pm – - right on time per the invitation.
This makes me wonder “what were these people thinking”? And it also makes me wonder if I need to rethink my wedding timing for next year as a portion of the guests who I heard complaining throughout the evening are my fiance’s relatives & will be invited to my own wedding.
I had thought of giving myself about 1hr inbetween ceremony & reception because I and the wedding party will need that time for photos and such and I do want a little time after the ceremony to relax with my new hubby & our wedding party before running right into the reception hall for the dinner.
What are your thoughts on this? Should guests who are clearly told the timing have the right to complain?
My fiance & I aren’t from the area just like everyone else and we read the invite properly and killed some time without issue.
Should there be less time between ceremony & reception to accomodate guests if it puts added stress on the bride, groom & wedding party?
Maybe my details weren’t totally clear. At this wedding, the cocktail hour started at 5 and the doors to the venue weren’t opened until a few minutes before 5. The bride & groom were still off taking photos until they came into the reception hall for the dinner that started at 6pm.
There was an “extra” hour (4pm – 5pm) of time to kill before the cocktail hour.
For my own wedding, I was considering doing the same:
Ceremony 2:30 – 3
Guests with time to kill and transit time from church to reception (about 20mins max): 3 – 4
Guests cocktail hour starts at 4 and the Bride/Groom/Wedding party photos go from 3 – 5
The wedding party rejoins the reception at 5pm for introductions then dinner, dancing and such.
I had never thought of this as a “problem” worthy of complaints from guests or that the bride & groom have to figure out something for the guests to do.
How were your results with giving guests disposable cameras at your wedding?
09
May
I was thinking of giving out a few disposable cameras at my upcoming wedding to hand out to guests to try and get a few more photos I would have otherwise missed. We have a photographer so we are not dependent on getting anything from them. But I don’t want to waist the money if half the cameras are going to get stolen and the other half have photos of the floor.
what are some good ideas for wedding favors for guests and the wedding party?
08
May
is there a recommended price range I should stick to?