Choosing a Venue
Reception at Home
Club or Pub
Hall Reception
Hotel Reception
Reception in a Marquee

Food Tips
Having A Buffet
Professional Catering
Self Catering
Having a Sit-down Meal
Types of Service
The Wedding Cake

Drink Tips
Reception Bar
Red Wine
White Wine
Supplying Your Drinks

Choosing a Florist
Tips
What Flowers ?

Cutting the Cake
Where do People Sit?
Reception Music
Order of Speeches
The Wedding Car

If you want an intimate wedding reception you can choose a small hotel, with maybe a nice view or garden.
If you want an elaborate big wedding you can choose a big hotel with all the glamour you require.
Make sure you know what the exact price is and what you are getting for that price.
Is your function room near another one and if so is there going to be a function in that room. You do not want other functions to interfere with yours. It could get irritating if you all have to share the same bar or there music is so loud that it drowns your speeches and your own music.
Are they providing you with the wedding suite is it part of the package or do you have to pay extra. What about guests that are staying over in the hotel, do they have a special rate.
Is the hotel large enough to cater for all your needs and for the number of guests you are having.
The hotel will be doing the catering, so find out about all the different menus on offer, can you mix from the menus to construct your own. Can they do a children's menu.
How much do they charge pre head.
What is the children's cost per head price.
What about the drinks, can you bring your own wine and champagne, does the hotel charge corkage. If you have to use their wine and champagne what is the price per bottle.
Does the function room have bar facilities.
Does the hotel have facilities for dancing and somewhere a band or DJ can set up.
Do they provide table arrangements if you want them to.
Do they provide a cake stand and knife if you want them to.
Do they provide a room where your suitcase can be left and where you can change clothes if you want.
Can you have outside caters if you need.