When planning wedding receptions, some brides forget about making it a little fun for their guests.
If you have been to many weddings in your lifetime,
you know that
wedding receptions can be either a blast, or one of the most boring
parties of your life. It is all in how the bridal party plans it. If you
are planning a reception, make sure you add some special touches to
make it a fun event for your company.
Give Them Time to Play
Find a way to encourage your guests to play, but avoid the over-used
party games. If you are going to have a dance, then consider having a
quick ballroom dancing lesson. You can also give them disposable cameras
to use to take pictures during the reception. Then, they can turn in
the camera to you and you will have a collection of candid shots of your
guests, and they will have fun trying to capture funny moments for you.
Consider the Kids
If you will have kids of your guests, or even your own flower girls,
attend the reception, give them a place to be kids. Coloring pages,
small toys, and kid-sized tables encourage your smallest guests to enjoy
themselves, and also free the parents from feeling like their kids are
making the reception difficult.
Encourage Interaction
One of the difficulties of wedding receptions is the fact that many of
the people who come to support you do not necessarily know each other.
You can help them break the ice by encouraging interaction. One way to
do this is to encourage them to talk about you or your spouse. You can
create stickers that they can wear indicating what others can ask. For
instance, “Ask me about the bride as a child!” could be given to a
childhood friend.
Pick Fun Music
Sure, weddings are serious, somber occasions, but you need to have some
fun. Pick fun music that will appeal to most, if not all, of your
guests. Avoid too many slow, somber songs, or too many trendy songs that
the older people who attend may not know.
Make a Skit
If you have an outgoing member or two in your bridal party, consider
asking them to make a funny skit about the two of you. This can open up
the party and make people feel at ease, and also help them learn more
about the two of you. It can also help make the atmosphere of the party
less formal.
Choose Thank You Gifts Well
It is customary to give thank you gifts to your guests at the reception.
Consider these gifts well. If they are something that your guests can
enjoy during the reception, then you might make the reception a bit more
fun. Candies, for instance, that they could munch while waiting for
food can make wedding receptions a bit more bearable. Try to put
yourself in you guests’ shoes when making decisions about what to buy as
thank you gifts. If you would enjoy the gift at someone else’s
reception, then it may be a good choice. If not, then you might want to
choose something else to make it a bit more fun.
