Invited to shower, wedding, cake reception...but not formal reception

I noticed a lot of questions about this, but nothing that specifically address this angle. I have a friend who was invited to the bridal shower, the wedding and the cake reception following, but not to the formal reception later that evening. Is this a breach of etiquette since she was invited to.... [Read more]

Reception seating/cake centerpieces

We are expecting about 150 guests and are serving a buffet of heavy hors d'ouevres. My caterer told me since we are not having a sit-down meal, it isn't necessary to seat all of my guests. She also told me that not having seating for all of the guests would created more of a mingling atmosphere,.... [Read more]

What order for the wedding speeches?

Hello,

We are going to have the following people give speeches between courses (we're serving a salad, then a pasta, then the dinner and then wedding cake for dessert)

grooms father

brides father and mother

maid of honor

best man

bride and groom

Can you please tell me the right order.... [Read more]

Inviting for cake cutting not dinner

The reception location holds 100 comfortably. Our guest list is well over that amount.

Is it rude to invite one set of people to the ceremony and reception for the buffet dinner and then invite another group of people for only the cake cutting and drinks.

The second set of people would be.... [Read more]

How to know what size wedding cake to order?

Every wedding planning schedule or timeline I've seen says to order the wedding cake several months before the wedding, most often it's listed prior to mailing the invitations.

This makes no sense to me, or to my fiance. How do you know how many people will attend, therefore what size cake is.... [Read more]