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Reception Advice

We’ve got tons of obscenely fun wedding reception ideas, which might mean stuff like wedding reception games, wedding reception songs, fun other things to do when there’s no dancing at your wedding, wedding toasts, and so much more…

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Give your guests YOUR camera for instant gratification wedding photos at the end of the night

SarahP left an awesome comment on our post, “13 things I wish I’d known on my wedding day.” She recommended that couples leave a camera in a conspicuous area and let their friends go wild with photos.

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13 things I wish I’d known on my wedding day

Well, the wedding was beautiful and fun and awesome by all accounts, but now I have the “shoulda-coulda-wouldas” and it’s getting me down. But please, LEARN from my mistakes! I offer you this advice as a bride who didn’t think of all of these things before the wedding…

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Hire a food truck to invade your wedding reception with deliciousness

Food trucks are big business in cities like Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, and Austin, and currently only my own city of Chicago is still being ornery about food trucks. So what better way to satisfy late-into-the-night-party cravings than a visit from your local mobile food dispensery?

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Everything you need to know about live music at your wedding

Having musicians perform live at your wedding ceremony or reception can be a truly magical experience with a special kind of atmosphere that’s rarely found elsewhere. But it can bring with it a whole host of problems you’d probably never thought of — from divas to wind direction, from mics to marquees, from amps to acoustics. Here are some thoughts to help you decide on whether you want to have live music at your wedding.