Question:

Our evening reception is scheduled for 6:30. Is it OK to have a dessert-only celebration?

• Should I have a kids' menu?
• How should I handle vegetarians?
• Must we accommodate guests with diets?
• Must we serve dinner at an 8 p.m. reception?
• Is a cocktail hour essential?
• Is it tacky to have a keg at the reception?
• How do I organize a potluck reception?
• Should we offer desserts besides cake?
• How can I stop a guest from drinking too much?
• Is a meat course mandatory?

• Can we do a dessert-only night reception?
• Is it acceptable to have a cash bar?
• Can I nix booze?
• Can we mix ethnic cuisines at cocktail hour?
• Is an 11 a.m. reception too early for drinks?
• Is champagne mandatory?
• Should we feed the planner, photographer and videographer?
• How can I convince my parents to allow alcohol at the wedding?
• Who pays for the post-wedding brunch?
• Do I have to accommodate a vegan guest?
• Can we ask our families to serve food and tend bar during the reception?
• Do we have to serve a full meal at a 5 p.m. reception?
• Should we have a chocolate fountain during the cocktail hour?