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Learning from other's mistakes

mgummsmgumms
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in Arizona-Phoenix
I just went to a wedding on Friday. It was the first wedding I've been to since I started planning my own so I know I was more critical than the average guest. They had a couple things that were off and I thought I'd share so we could all learn from it. :)

They did not have programs so I didn't know who anyone was. There were no ushers so the guests were all spread out and there was a lot of open space in the front of the church. The dj was not prepared with a list of names for the grand entrance at the reception. They didn't announce the cake cutting so everyone missed it. They also waited too long to serve the cake and many guests had already left.

There were a lot of great things about the wedding. It was beautiful. I loved the colors (plum and berry), the bridesmaids dresses and centerpieces, etc. Just thought I'd advise about the dj info, programs, and cake cutting. Sorry if I sound like a snob!
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Re: Learning from other's mistakes

  • twoitalianstwoitalians
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    edited December 2011
    another good thing to add too would be to make sure your caterer doen't leave food out for too long whether it's served or buffet-style. this sounds like it should be a given, but i have a friend who went to a wedding a few weeks ago and got food poisoning from her meal.

    granted she was one of the last people to eat and she also had a vegetarian entree set aside for her, but still... any good caterer should know the length of time that it's ok to serve food before it goes bad.
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  • NillaWafer10NillaWafer10 member
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    edited December 2011
    Eww... Food poisoning from wedding food is terrible.  One thing I wish we would have done was serve food while we took pictures.  We had plenty of food, and my family didn't really get a chance to eat much haha!  I think it would have been a better use of our venue time. 

    Also for your cocktail hour, make sure to have plenty of alcohol for your guests.  Our open bar and live music made the time more bearable for guests.
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  • HecateAZHecateAZ
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    edited December 2011
    I've become more critical, too, since I've started wedding planning. I would say that it's easy to criticize, but we don't know why brides do (or don't) do things a certain way. It's helpful though to know how a guests see things from their perspective.
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