Insuite Reception Host

TwinsRib

For those of you who had an insuite reception, who did you have as a host... We probably will be going that route, but I was wondering if it would be in bad taste to have an "official host" (well 2-3) who would be responsible for greeting / seating during the ceremony and logistics/decorations during our in suite reception... I will only be having one BM (my MOH), so I was thinking it could be a way to include some of our cousins and / or extended family... Thoughts?

stinkerbell6879

I am either not reading your question right or not understanding? I am not have a host... Do you mean who will help us set up? If so....The catering Co. is doing that and I am just sending someone up to open the door... and... Due to the size of the Vista Suite, there will be no tables and it will be cocktail style...


ETA: Are you getting married in the Suite?

keana123

I think I understand what you mean. Are you talking about having someone greet people, move things along like (eating, then dancing, introducing couple, etc.)?  If so, I think it's more of a casual thing with no real host. If you are arriving to the suite after your guests you may want to have someone get everyone's attention and announce you guys as you enter the room but other than that it's more casual.

dvohnout

I'm not sure I am reading your question correctly either, but this is what we are doing. We have the suite for 2 nights, so the night before we are going to be moving all the furniture, setting out the candles (only real decor), the guest book , & stocking the bar.

The day of the wedding, I have asked 3 close friends to head up to the suite directly after the wedding (we are getting married in the hotel's chapel) to open the door for the caterer, light all the candles, and do a final look-over to make sure the place is picked up.

As for moving the night along, we have asked our good friend who is outgoing and is really good at getting everyone's attention to introduce us.

Other than this, it is really laid back and no real "host."

HTH!

TwinsRib

Thanks for your input... Sorry my question wasn't too clear, but you all got the jist of what i was asking... I basically want to ask FI cousin to host our reception by: helping to decorate (don't know what the decorations will be yet), letting the caterers in, announcing our arrival and first dance and helping to cut / serve cake... It will be pretty casual, but this thought occurred to me after reading that some of the chapels provide a host during mini-receptions...

aerinpegadrak

That sounds an awful lot like a day-of coordinator, which is a paid position and a lot of work.  I wouldn't ask anyone to do that for you unless they volunteer.

Here's how we're breaking down what you've proposed:

helping to decorate: I'll be asking for volunteers for this after lunch.  We're only doing some tea lights and rose petals, so it won't take very long at all (10 minutes tops if I can get at least two people)

letting the caterers in: Whoever's in the room.  I think FI and the groomsmen will be hanging out there post photo tour, and there will certainly be other people hanging around.  We're getting married in the suite as well so we're setting up pre-ceremony; if you're getting married elsewhere, they usually come in during the ceremony to set up, so you're asking this person to miss their cousin's wedding.  Not cool.

announcing our arrival and first dance: Probably my BIL, who's a professional DJ.  He'll probably also troubleshoot if we have any issues with the laptop running the music.

helping to cut / serve cake: FI and I are doing this ourselves.  We're not fond of receiving lines and there are no tables to visit, so this way we ensure that we greet all of our guests, and kept us from having to hire someone to serve the cake.  Cutting a wedding cake is actually quite tricky and can be very messy, so again, this is kind of a crap job to assign to someone.

Honestly, it might be in your best interests to just hire a coordinator, rather than pile all of that stuff onto one person who probably just wants to enjoy the party like everyone else.

dvohnout

our reception is at 715 and the food is being delivered at 8pm. the ceremony takes 15 mins tops, so no one will miss my wedding.

also as for cake cutting, i am assuming my FMIL or family member will see it needs to get done and help out! lots of ladies in my family have  been saying, they would like to help out. I'm not planning it out & dont want to feel stressed about it!

mloeks

Ours was "casual style" and my best friend and my daughter set up everything. We had done some set up before, while we were getting ready for the wedding. I had some lag time while waiting for my mom to have her make up done, etc., and we were all in the suite any how.
Really, she ended up just setting up the cake and tidying things that we may have had around the room, paying the delivery people (who set up the food) and tipping them, as well as keeping in touch with the Darren Lee, our Elvis impersonator.
They weren't formal "hosts" though....since it was our reception. I've never heard of someone hosting the reception, just meet and greets, etc. I think host implies they have paid for it in some way.