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]

Restaurant reception etiquette

We will be having an informal wedding in Tahoe and will be going to a restaurant afterwards for dinner and drinks. Me and my fiance are unsure if we should pay for the food or does everybody pay for their own being that because of the far away location and informal theme we would not be expecting.... [Read more]

Restaurant dinner after city hall wedding

I am having my third marriage (his first) at city hall with about 20 friends and family attending. I am wearing a formal evening dress and he will have suit and tie. Invitation was done by word of mouth. When people were told of the wedding I also mentioned that we planned to grab dinner at a.... [Read more]

Bride wants to set up the reception venue

I am planning my entire wedding almost completely by myself because I am such a perfectionist. Everything is going great but I'm wondering how the day of the wedding will go since I know most of the details for decorating. My ceremony and reception are at the same outdoor location (ceremony in a.... [Read more]

Getting married now because of deployment, reception and renew vows later.

My daughter's wedding was planned for January but her future husband received his deployment papers and is scheduled to leave in December. They want to married before he leaves. So, a small (25 people) wedding has been planned in a week. We had the wedding/reception hall already rented for January.... [Read more]