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January 1, 2008
Wedding Reception Section Now Closed
I'm now operating part time
I am accepting orders for larger puzzles on a limited basis, see Custom Puzzles
This section remains here for Historical Purposes ONLY.
Love by the Fire
Wedding Reception Puzzle - 15 1/4" x 21" with 128 pieces
Thank you Sherri!
Forever In Love
Wedding Reception Puzzle - 20" x 15" with 80 pieces
Thank you Nytara!
Puzzles may have special shapes to provide particular meaning
Shown here: Scorpio, Pisces, "Forever" and my popular Love Heart (two intertwined pieces forming a Heart)
A Wedding Reception puzzle is designed to replace or compliment a "wedding guestbook": Guests sign the backs of the puzzle pieces!
How do Wedding Reception puzzles work?
There are several ways.
1) By far the best way is to have two helpers, perhaps "flower girls", administer the signing of the pieces. As each guest arrives at the Wedding Reception area, the first helper takes a piece from the initially assembled puzzle laying on a table by the entrance to the Reception area and presents it to the guest. The guest or guest couple signs the piece or writes best wishes as desired. The piece is then given to a second helper who perhaps is seated at a second table next to the first table, who then assembles the pieces as they arrive, on the surface of the second table.
2) Another method is to have the pieces distributed at place settings within the reception area. The pieces are signed and collected during the course of the meal and then assembled. The problem with this method is that without "flower girl" helpers keenly watching over the pieces, pieces may become lost; drinks may be spilled on them.
3) The worst way is to mail out the pieces with the Wedding Reception invitations. Inevitably, some intended guests will have other plans and will not show up at your Wedding Reception, or maybe they will show up but they will forget the puzzle pieces!
Sharpie Fine Point permanent ink pens are fine for signing the backs of the pieces.
For Wedding Reception puzzles, I recommend fairly large sized pieces, so that there will be enough room for writing messages on the back of each piece. Wedding Reception puzzles with 30 to 40 pieces usually have pieces around 4 square inches in size, puzzles with over 150 pieces usually have pieces around 2.5 square inches in size. As some guest couples may sign the same piece, the total number of pieces required may be less than the expected number of quests. Take the number of guests you expect and multiply by 80% to come up with the number of pieces.
| # Pieces | Typical Reception Puzzle Sizes (in inches) | |
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Rectangle
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Square
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30
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12 x 10
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11 x 11
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40
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12 x 10
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11 x 11
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50
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15 x 10
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12 x 12
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60
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15 x 12
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13 x 13
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70
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18 x 12
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15 x 15
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80
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18 x 12
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15 x 15
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90
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18 x 12
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15 x 15
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100
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18 x 14
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16 x 16
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110
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20 x 15
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17 x 17
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120
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20 x 15
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18 x 18
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130
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20 x 16
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18 x 18
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140
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22 x 16
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19 x 19
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150
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23 x 16
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20 x 20
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160
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24 x 17
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20 x 20
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170
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25 x 17
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21 x 21
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180
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25 x 18
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22 x 22
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190
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25 x 19
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22 x 22
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200
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25 x 20
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23 x 23
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If you have decided you want me to make a Wedding Reception puzzle for you, go to Custom Puzzles to select the specifics about your puzzle and to see how much your puzzle will cost, and to place your order. Creative puzzle shapes like Hearts, Circles and others may be chosen when ordering.
Puzzle #475 - a wedding reception puzzle
This puzzle was 9.8" x 15" and contained 45 pieces
"Chunky" Swirl Curl cutting style used for Wedding Reception puzzles
This image shows a small portion of a large 200 piece puzzle which was signed on the front of the pieces
Usually the pieces are signed on the back
Click here or on the wedding bells to see example Reception Puzzles
For Marriage Proposal Puzzles see Marriage Proposals
John S. Stokes III - Puzzle Crafter & Webmaster
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