12 Biggest Reception REGRETS | 2024 Edition

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[laurenhitchings]

To make sure they saw everyone at their wedding, one couple I know actually handed out the dinner plates at the start of the buffet line. The groom is always the guy at parties who's cooking and making sure everyone is fed, so it was especially fitting and a really special (and efficient) way for them to see and thank all of their guests and keep the line moving towards food!

[shermyjourney]

People don’t watch movie older than 3 years…. Me just finished her video about seating charts from 4 years ago 😂 oops. I love her videos!! It’s helping me plan my own wedding now!!

[Caitlinsway]

Having the photographer go around to each table and get photos is genius! Especially for a small wedding :) candids and professionals!

[bibbaaah]

The photographer we hired for our future wedding is such an MVP. He said he will not charge us extra to stay for the whole night so he can do sunset pictures and last dance pictures. 😁

[Tessq]

Best thing at my reception was having a caller for a couple of English Country Dances (thing Pride and Prejudice) since that is something my husband and I love doing. It was something super unique to us that we got to share with all our friends!

[MollyEIizabeth]

Can I say- The receiving line was KEYYYY!!!! We got married on Saturday!!! We saw every single guest (140) as they exited the church and got to talk to them all, but they had to keep it pushing because of everyone else behind them! Then at dinner we got to relax and got to see everyone on the dance floor!!!

[gabrieladehoyos]

Crying @ “stop and look at your husband and say holy smokes we’re married” 😭😭
Getting married in nov of this year (2024) thank you for all your videos/ help jaime!

[kristinaarslain]

Can you discuss a cocktail style reception? Tips to make them work and flow well? Suggested schedule to still fit in dances, speeches etc.

[JM-yupz]

As excited as I am for my wedding, I’ll be sad when it’s over for the sole reason that I won’t have a reason to watch Jamie’s wedding YouTube channel anymore

[mariawardell]

For the table pictures, I've also heard going around to each table during a song run around, quickly say hi and get a picture and keep moving.

[jocelynsmyth]

I like the idea of a receiving line, but it's to take the photo with the bridge groom - that way you get to say hello and thank the guest for coming, and you get a nice photo too - I've seen it done a few times, and it's sweet. We also want to do an afternoon wedding (our guests are older, or have little kids), amd that way if anyone gets tired, we get to still spend some time together :) (also, love the idea of a quiet moment, I know I'll need it, and my introverted beau will too ❤)

[voicesforseniors]

Could you create a video for fellow coordinators on how to determine if a bride is a good fit to be a client?

[Its_Ev]

“Awww aunt Susie!” *blows kisses* made me GIGGLE 😂

[JadeWill-te]

Love these tips!! I have been to a wedding where the bride and groom took pictures with every table. It was wonderful and easy on the guests

[mill]

Jamie my beloved !!! I’m
Getting married to my best friend in like 7 months I can’t wait

[ZefyrisKofris]

After talking with my haidresser for my wedding, we décide that i would go the day before for a hair wash so she can prep my hair for my big day. The curls stay untill the day after my wedding and I Danced a LOT!
For reference, my haïr are super straight and usually dont hold curls

[dorisschneider-coutandin]

Of course can you coordinate your own wedding. As long as it is not a near-stately (meaning huge) affair, as long as you keep it simple and you don't have a mile-long list of requests that needs to be met, you can do it. All our family weddings (and many of friends as well) have been self-coordinated, and they'd all been lovely.

[carlalong]

Hi all, current wife and past bride. Jamie's videos and The Master Plan were essential to keeping me on budget, on track, and with my goals for the day in mind. 18 months I married my husband in our backyard. (no, its not some amazing property, it's a 1/4 acre in a blue collar neighborhood). we had 56 people, 2 dogs, BBQ catering, a DJ, rented tables chairs etc. dress, flowers, rings, etc all for under $4, 000.
Here is what my biggest takeaways from Jamie helped me to create:
I only invited the most important people in my life, the one who my heart would break without inviting them (yep, i left out extended family that i'm not close with in order to invite friends who are like family)
The food had to be good, but not the worlds best food (mission BBQ catered our wedding, good food, great price)
It was super important to make sure my guests were comfortable and having fun (I built an amenities station with shawls, fans, heart sunglasses, blankets, flipflops, sunscreen, hand sanitizer, moist towelettes, mints, candies, etc so that any obstacle was handled. i also had lawn games and arts and crafts ((i know my demographic)) so that everyone could enjoy themselves. this also gave us a lot of ways to interact with our guests.
my husband and i walked into our home after the ceremony and closed the door behind us. no one was with us, and had time to soak in the experience and be married for those first moments.
most importantly, i worked so hard to plan such a great day on such a small budget. I STILL HAD A DAY-OF COORDINATOR! I had someone who could ensure that my hardwork went off without a hitch, more over I didnt feel stressed worrying about it all coming together. someone else kept the timeline, me, and my sanity in check! DO IT!

[brynna]

We had to push our wedding back but it is coming up in less than three weeks now. Thank you for the pep talk at the end there. I have a couple things to do still but have delegated a fair amount of it at this point because it is just A LOT. I am going to make sure to get the rest of the payments taken care of beforehand that will definitely help.

[Tigger]

I chuckled at the "These are all our favorite people" line. My wedding was 25% family members I'd never met or met once at another wedding or funeral. I've had people come up to me in stores telling me they were at my wedding. I had no idea who they were.