Post-ceremony transition
Finish the display before guests move into cocktail hour without forcing food to sit out through an unnecessarily early setup.
Wedding reception · Minnesota
A grazing table ready when cocktail hour begins.
Plan the display around ceremony release, photography, room turnover, the bar, escort cards, dinner timing, and the way guests enter the reception.
Custom proposal · Delivery and on-site styling
Why it works
A grazing table for wedding cocktail hours.
Cocktail hour is a natural grazing-table moment because guests are already circulating. The key is to treat it as part of the wedding timeline: the provider needs a confirmed setup window, the table must be ready as guests arrive, and its quantity and menu role must make sense in relation to dinner and other appetizers.
Pretty Arrangements prepares, delivers, and completely styles the table on-site. Pricing is customized around your event, menu, location, and guest count.
Ways to use the format
Match the table to the event flow.
The occasion name does not determine the entire service. Choose where the food belongs in the schedule and what guests should expect from it.
Room turnover
Coordinate the final table position with venue staff and other vendors when ceremony and reception spaces change uses.
Pre-dinner hospitality
Tell the provider when dinner begins and what other appetizers are served so the table supports the menu rather than competing with it.
Planning sequence
Five details to settle before requesting the proposal.
- Work backward from ceremony release and the first guest arrival.
- Confirm when the room and final table become available.
- Keep food clear of the bar, escort cards, guestbook, and narrow entrances.
- Share the dinner schedule and every other cocktail-hour food item.
- Coordinate a short photography window immediately after styling.
Pricing by request
The event defines the scope.
Pricing is prepared after reviewing the guest count, intended food role, menu, complete address, travel, access, usable surface, timing, dietary needs, delivery, and on-site styling. The occasion label alone cannot produce a reliable price.
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Made in Minneapolis and styled across Minnesota.
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Wedding Cocktail Hours FAQs
Questions to answer before booking.
When should setup begin?
The schedule is built backward from the cocktail-hour time guests arrive using the venue's confirmed access window and the styling plan.
Can the table replace dinner?
Do not assume that. If it is intended as the substantial offering, that role, menu, quantity, seating, service time, and guest expectations must be reviewed explicitly.
Who confirms the venue rules?
The couple or planner should obtain approval for the specific provider and confirm access, table, refrigeration, documentation, timing, and cleanup requirements.
Can dietary requests be included?
Share them early. Pretty Arrangements will confirm what can be accommodated and explain any cross-contact limitations.
How is the quote prepared?
The proposal reflects the guest count, food role, menu, location, access, timing, dietary needs, delivery, and styling scope.
Related occasions
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