Mentioning food or menu in the wedding invitation

One of my best girlfriend's is getting married next March. She is on an extremely low budget and wants to have either a cake & drinks or hors d oeuvres type of reception.

Her concern is how to notify guest of this on her homemade invitations. She doesn't want there to be any question as to.... [Read more]

How much to tip the wedding caterer

Hello,

I am using a catering company that is providing an event coordinator free of charge. She is handling the catering, flowers, and lighting of our destination wedding. Our wedding is quite small: roughly 20 people.

In the breakdown of costs, the transportation of staff and the hourly rate.... [Read more]

Wedding Caterer Won't Return Deposit Check

I gave the caterer a check for deposit to hold Sept. 9 for our reception. We aren't able to get married on that date so I called the caterer and advised him we have to move wedding to 10months later and we would like our deposit check back.

He then told me we couldn't have it back even though he.... [Read more]

Food for reception

We have an evening wedding scheduled for 7pm with reception following immediately after. The wedding and reception are in the same place, so there will be a short lapse in time for guest. My question is since the reception is so late what type of food is proper to serve? Can it be sandwiches and.... [Read more]

What is a good time to host a wedding reception dinner in Georgia?

I live in southern Georgia and am planning an outdoor, summer evening wedding and reception at the same location. At this time, I thought about a 7:00 or 7:30 ceremony with dinner to follow (about 8:00; it doesn't get dark until around 9:00 and there is lighting). We live in the south and were.... [Read more]