cocktail hour

bonch20 Posted: Oct 31, 2007 03:24 PM

cocktail hour

we were going to use votives, but if it's not a big deal we'd rather save the money!

BNBride60 Posted: Oct 31, 2007 03:26 PM

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You should ask your florists - most that I met with were willing to throw in votives for free.

bonch20 Posted: Oct 31, 2007 03:30 PM

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i'll ask, but we're not getting centerpieces so i doubt they'll through them in!!

Butterfly123 Posted: Oct 31, 2007 03:31 PM

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Our RH has little candles in bowls they use. Make sure your RH isnt going to set it up.

Annoulak Posted: Oct 31, 2007 03:31 PM

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I haven't even thought about that, but I don't remember anything on tables at other weddings I've attended in the past. As a guest the last thing I'd expect are more things on the table when I want to eat...coctail hour tables tend to be small and have lots of seats, so the table can get pretty cluttered quickly. If you relaly want something, I'd say go for votives.

KickinDandelions Posted: Oct 31, 2007 03:33 PM

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I agree with the above, check to see what your reception hall is doing. I think mine includes a lamp or something small on the tables. There's usually not much room for anything else, so I don't think votives are necessary.

november152008 Posted: Oct 31, 2007 03:33 PM

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for the cocktail hour people are entering the RH chatting inline for food so i do not think it is really needed to decorate if you do not want to...
save the money here and decorate the main room instead

ILoveHim Posted: Oct 31, 2007 03:40 PM

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Most of the weddings i've been to didn't have the cocktail hour table decorated, go bare!

TrueLoveIn2008 Posted: Oct 31, 2007 03:41 PM

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Posted by Songstress1212

Our RH has little candles in bowls they use. Make sure your RH isnt going to set it up.

This is what I was going to say. Make sure your reception hall doesn't have something for the cocktail hour. Mine does as well. If they don't, a fre votives are nice, but not necessary. Bare tables are fine.

AS Posted: Oct 31, 2007 03:46 PM

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My hall decorates the CH and VH, etc with fresh flowers, candles etc. Check with your hall if they do this for you, bec it will be one less thing you have to worry about

bonch20 Posted: Oct 31, 2007 04:04 PM

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thanks girls, there aren't too many harbor club brides on here!

mariaobride Posted: Oct 31, 2007 04:06 PM

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yep most reception halls or even florist include this at n/c i would look into it

KK Holiday Posted: Oct 31, 2007 04:33 PM

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rose petals in the center would be pretty and cheap as well

DCLM726 Posted: Oct 31, 2007 05:09 PM

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I am a HC Bride too- dont they have the candles on the tables in the coctail hr room? I always see them when I go there.

dajc23 Posted: Oct 31, 2007 05:10 PM

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The tables in the CH room at the NRC has these little candle/lantern type things on them. So we're going to use them and maybe sprinkle some rose petals around them. Otherwise they look good just the way they are as well

kslmbuggie Posted: Oct 31, 2007 06:58 PM

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i dont think u need it...i cant even remember if the last wedding i went 2 had anything on the table.

i went to a wedding @ a temple & there were no tables at all.