Key Elements of a Charming Cocktail-Style Reception | The Barn at Sparrow Creek Ranch
Intimate weddings with charming cocktail-style receptions are our favorite for a sweet Sunday or Weekday wedding!
Smaller weddings with up to 50 guests are perfect for a cocktail-style reception, and we love them at Sparrow Creek Ranch!
Why do we love “grazing tables,” aka cocktail-style receptions for smaller weddings? Because they encourage the ultimate experience for guests as they mingle and have meaningful contraventions. Movement is the key element to a cocktail-style reception, and it encourages guests to have more energy and not get sedentary at their table, which is more tempting at a smaller wedding (trust us). So this gives guests a feeling of movement and engagement to encourage a fun reception from 10-50 guests!
Partnering with Confetti Affairs for grazing tables, decor, sweets table, and day of coordination is the best decision to have a stress-free day with food, sweets, and organization all taken care of for you!
Here are the Key Elements of a Cocktail Style Reception at SCR
Think freedom to move, energetic tingling, and genuine conversations — these three things will be the heart-beat of your guest experience! Gone is the fear of a rigid string arrangement and sit-down dinner when guests may or may not be seated next to the people they want to catch up with most!
Use SCR’s vintage oil barrels as “cocktail tables” These cool 1950s vintage barrels are a talking piece on their own and a great decor focus that doesn’t cost any money but adds in all the industrial glam vibes you want!
Use the SCR Farm Tables as beautiful displays for grazing tables. Having grazing tables full of hearty cheese, bread, and meats can be the perfect and affordable option for a reception with 50 or under guests.
Bring a few fun chairs from home (or mom’s house) and use SCR’s vintage trunks to create fun “lounge” areas for free to give guests a private seated area to visit!
Sunday and Weekday Wedding - DFW and North Texas
Sparrow Creek Ranch hosts dozens of couples each year on Sundays and weekdays as couples choose a smaller, more intimate setting for their wedding day! We love hosting micro and intimate weddings that encourage intentionality. But, our couples still want their reception to be unique but not have to have full-service catering and the whole nine yards! That’s where beautiful grazing tables, charcuterie, spreads, and sweets tables, come in! These displays are aesthetically pleasing, fun for guests, and filling so your family and friends can enjoy your smaller reception without losing the feeling of a fun and memorable wedding!
CONFETTI AFFAIRS - GRAHAM, TX
It’s so much fun to see our couples trust Confetti Affairs to handle nearly the entire wedding (if desired) — this makes the smaller wedding packages at SCR for Sundays and Weekdays so much more efficient, giving mom and dad and friends time to spend with YOU — AKA THE COUPLE — and not on setting out appetizers and cake!
Confetti Affairs has amazing Grazing Table, Dessert Table, Coordination, Decor, Setup, and more they can offer! They are located right in Graham, TX, so they are local and a fantastic resource if you are looking to hand over several wedding day to-dos and vendor roles to one special vendor!
