1. Food Experience
Drop the standard 3-5 course sit down wedding meal and opt for a unique food experience!
This can include:
-Food stations (guests get to try and experience a different food event at each station, ie.pulled pork station, cheese station, pasta station, smores bar, candy bar)
-Cocktail Reception Only (less money, more food options, guests socialize more)
-Live Cooking/Serving (live cooking is an experience in itself! ie. Saganaki (flaming cheese), chocolate making (truffles anyone?), sushi rolling (as fresh as it can get!)
2. Reception Setup
Change up the standard banquet hall table rounds and head table and choose a more interesting setup. Try using long rectangular tables, square tables, a sweetheart table (for the bride & groom only), high top cocktail tables.
3. Hire a band!
That’s right! Go back to an old standard and avoid the cookie cutter DJ. Hiring a band can really add spice, personality and warmth to your entertainment line-up.
4. Personalize, personalize, personalize!
Customize your wedding by adding initials or monograms to napkins, wine glasses, your favors, dance floor decals, LED light screens, decals on the bar, and more! There is no limit to the amount of parts of a wedding can be personalized. Having said that, don’t go overboard, you are already the center of attention after all!
5. Pop of color
Express your personal style by adding a pop of color to an unexpected place. Colorful wedding shoes for the bride, funky sneakers and dress socks for the groom and groomsen, dress sashes on the bridesmaids, unique hair pieces, or even a vibrant lip can give your day a little more personality!
Embrace 2014 trends by opting for a pink wedding dress or gold accents!
6. Give it a name!
Name you reception tables based on your wedding theme. For example:
-Travel theme: name each table a place you have travelled to
-Red or any color theme: use different shades of color – rose, ruby, crimson, etc
-Old Hollywood: classic movie titles – Casablanca, Gone with the Wind..
-Luxury wedding: precious stones or materials – Diamond, Platinum, Gold
7. The wedding program
Avoid the standard one sided printed wedding program and have some fun! Try an exciting format like Newspaper Style (EXTRA EXTRA read all about it!), brochure, photo collage, or printed on a fan (does double duty for outdoor weddings).
8. Make us kiss!
While the traditional ‘clinking of the glasses’ is a good way to make the bride and groom kiss, there are even more unique ways! Give a lyric sheet of your favourite love song to each table, when they want the bride and groom to kiss, every member of that table must stand and sing the song (funny & sweet!).
9. Make it meaningful
Say thanks to out of town guests by writing a special note on the day of (“Glad you could make it, it wouldn’t be the same without you here”) or by making a welcome basket with thoughtful toiletries for their stay.
10. It’s your day, do it your way!
Finally, remember that the day is about the love between the bride & groom, so embrace your personalities and do what makes you happy!
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