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I love those photos. I love using fruits, like green apples or oranges or lemons, in vases as well.
My MIL wants to have an open house in DH's hometown, but I'm not too keen on it. I really feel like that's more about her and her friends than us. Kind of a sticky situation. If we do it, though, I'll be taking some cues from your book! I was just posting about how must I love this stuff and could have had 10 wonderful weddings. So the hometown reception could be a chance to do some of that! Honestly, though, the budget would probably all go toward food and drink.
Most of ours is too! The nice thing about two receptions, in my case, is that the 2nd one can be a chance for fun and to do more personal touches. My first reception was about the pomp and circumstance, this second one can reflect the other aspect of both my husband and my personalities that is more relaxed and fun.
we're pretty much doing the same thing! We're getting married in Arkansas, and almost all of my family is from California. So when we go on our honeymoon(in cali) we're going to stay at a local hotel in my home town and have a brunch with my family that won't be able to make it!
Ditto on the family situation for us...wedding's in LA, where we both live, but neither of us are from there. So we may be having THREE receptions (!!!): one in LA (very fun & very us), maybe one in SF (groom's home), & one in Hawaii (my home) for all the family that we can't invite due to budget. Not sure how we're going to pull this off since we're paying for everything ourselves & we have NO idea where the money for the other two receptions will come from.
But we're thinking homey (hopefully potluck) style receptions. I'm thinking sports inspired stuff for SF (we're both 49ers & SF Giants fans) & Palaka (hawaiian style gingham + leis) inspired stuff for Hawaii.
sort of.. actually 3.. we're both in ny but threw a cocktail reception in his hometown (standing only, finger food, drinks) for his side of the family. we called it an engagement party. his mum and sis took care of everything thankfully! v. casual so no favors. just the invites!
we're doing a sit down dinner for my extedned family in my hometown, just at a local restaurant. we're not tagging it a reception - just a family get-together.. so again, just an invite, no favors, centerpieces, etc needed. but i think we'll bring some photos to share if possible since it's after the wedding.
Well we just didn't want to do a big wedding, so our ceremony is a destination wedding with only 25 guests. We're planning a bigger reception in Seattle in teh springtime to celebrate the wedding. We are waiting a while because of the weather and it may be hard for our families in Eastern Washington and Idaho to drive over after November since the mountain weather can be unpredicatable. Plus, that will give us some time to just relax and enjoy after the wedding :)
We had two receptions because we got married in NJ, where I grew up and then had a second reception in Ohio, where my husband is from. The second reception took place three weeks after our wedding. That timing was helpful because we went on our honeymoon, then had to move and then had a week to tie up any loose ends for the planning. We had a much more casual reception,but it was still nice! We had it at a shelterhouse and had carnation as the centerpieces ($1 a carnation!) and votives and catered in some food and then had a cookie buffet for dessert along with cupcake tiers. We also had a DJ and we wore our dress and tux again..which people loved! I love that I got to wear my dress twice, it totally justified the pricetag of my gown! Lastly, we had a big screen and a slideshow of pictures from the wedding. We also had a guestbook and some of our programs from the wedding. People really seemed to have a great time!
Here are a few pics:
@Mrs. Sweet Pea, I love the deserts spread! I also love that you re-wore your wedding gown! It looks so lovely on you.
Unfortunately since I"m having a lunch get-together, I'm not going to rewear my dress! My dress was too formal, as is my 2nd dress. I now have a 3rd dress! I bought a Calvin Klein summer dress. Square neckline, pleated knee-length skirt, perfect for the afternoon.
Thanks, Chela429..it was a great day and I loved wearing the gown again. Although, let's be real...nothing will take the place of wearing it on the wedding day! Can't wait to see pictures of your dresses :)
Glad to hear you're staying upbeat! A lot of people would probably take offense! =) We're not having two receptions, but I love your inspiration pics.
we had two reception and kept things really simpe at the second one. my FMIL who hostessed preffered to call it a dinner party and it worked much better that way. She had balck and white linens with simple but colorful flower arrangements on the tables(made by a friend), hired a caterer, bought her own alochol and played jazz/big band etc music in the background to set the scene. It was really lovely and kept the planning to a minimum. The caterer provided all the linens, tables chairs. they set up and took down.
I made a slideshow of our wedding teasers and some of the better quality wedding guest photos for people to enjoy.
Hope your planning goes well, you don't have much time! But it shoudl be lovely. Here are a couple of pics of my second reception.
@lattelove, I really like the black tablecloths! I'm suprised cause one would think it would take away from from the outdoor beauty, but it adds an elegant touch to the dinner party!
We having two also - one after the actual wedding ceremony in Connecticut and then two weeks later a Mass and a Reception in Ireland. There may be some overlap in the guests who attend but for the most part the CT guests probably won't travel over to Ireland although hopefully there will be quite a few who come over from Ireland. I don't want my groom to feel like he's got no one there from his side!
Yes..having a small reception for about 30 family members (mostly elderly or those who work weekends/have children) family in NYC who can't make it up to our bigger reception 2 hours from where we live.
we may. trying to get the one down pat....then we'll start thinking of the other.
We are in the same boat with two receptions... We are having the big reception after the wedding that our family is coming to in upstate NY, but we live in Central VA, so when we get back home we are going to have a pot luck lunchon for our close co-workers and the ppl. at our church. For my second "recpetion" I am not going to wear my wedding dress, I'll just go and get a nice sundress to wear!
I'm a two-reception girl as well. My fiance is British, and though we've invited quite a number of people from the UK and Europe to our American wedding, we know that many will not be able to make it so we are having, what his mother is calling, a "blessing ceremony" in London.
Whereas our American reception will have a wide variety of food stations, casual seating, wine, beer and a dessert bar, our British reception is a bit more formal with a proper cake, assigned seating and champagne. We didn't want all the traditional things to be in one reception and have the other reception feel like sloppy seconds.
I like the idea of wearing my wedding dress again, but wonder how that would come across...
My FI's parents are kind of doing this, but it will be about 6 months before the wedding and called an engagement party. Still, it will be a party for his friends and family to congratulate us and celebrate with us. Honestly, I hope most of "his side" don't see it as a good reason to not come to the wedding - because they already came and gave us a gift and celebrated with us. His side is already half the size of mine and I would just really hate for the engagement party to make it easier for them to not come. Though I am really happy that the ones that couldn't come regardless will have an opportunity to celebrate with us!
Anyway, his mom is planning it all and it will be informal. The engagement parties she's had in the past for his sisters had kind of silly themes so we'll see what ends up happening!
We are also having an after party after our wedding because we are having a brunch reception and wanted an opportunity for our guests to party a little! It will be much less planned out than our "real" reception, but since all the guests at the after party will have been to the reception, its not like they are in need of a favor or anything. Just some finger foods, a limited bar and fun music in a very cool location!
We're having at least two receptions, maybe three. The ceremony has to be in MA, since we are a same-sex couple. We are having a very small ceremony, then taking all the guests to lunch at the private dining room of a restaurant. Then when we get home, we're having a big evening reception with dancing for our friends back home. And there are a few people who won't fit at either one (the great-aunt in her 80s, the nephew with spina bifida, etc., who really wouldn't enjoy a dance party), so we may do something informal for them later.
We are actually having our second reception today! To be fair, all we did for the wedding was the ceremony with lunch afterward. That was with our immediate families, about 15 people. For today, we rented a lodge in a local park ($250) and having a casual picnic with about 100 people. We were going to do all the food ourselves, but my mom has been sick, so we're having a large part catered now. I think it's coming to about $2000, but we didn't skimp on decorations, alcohol or food.
I think it's possible to do it for $1000. Good luck!!
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My husband and I threw a large party in New York, where we both live. However his family is mainly from Wisconsin and most of them did not fly out for our wedding. His mom was going to throw an "open house" so that those people that couldn't make it to our wedding could come and congratulate us. It was supposed to be held Labor Day weekend. Two days ago, I received a call that the planning was just too much and the house was a mess and she was hoping that we could plan the event ourselves not at the house.
I love planning and although I'm working with a limited budget I'm excited to be planning again. I have 3 weeks, $1000 and a guestlist of approximately 50-60 people. Luckily my sister and cousins will be helping too. We are sending out the invites on Saturday, we booked the location on Wednesday and we have an inspiration picture (see below):
Are any of you having two receptions, or have been thrown into a tizzy by the falling through of help/volunteers? What are you inspiration pictures for your smaller shindigs.