Arrange
Your Seating Carefully
It
may seem like an obvious piece of advice, but your seating arrangement needs to be thoughtful
so that guests who get along well are close to one another. People can always
socialise more when the drinks start flowing and the DJ starts playing. When
the dinner is taking place, people generally want to be around the people who
they already feel comfortable around.
Offer
an Interactive Food Station
There
is no doubt that wonderful food is one of the foundations of a great wedding,
and if you have at least one interactive serving station, you give your guests
the opportunity to have fun customising their dishes, and it is also a social
experience as well. Perhaps you could have a make-your-own-sundae bar or a
chocolate fountain.
Plan
Surprise Entertainment
Sometimes,
the best wedding entertainment is based on the element of surprise. So, try to
catch your guests out with something that they don’t see coming. Perhaps you
could bring in some special dancers or a totally unexpected form of
entertainment such as some circus performers.
Play
Music People Can Dance To
The
whole point of wedding music is that it is supposed
to be lively and will get people up and dancing. So, make sure that you brief
your wedding band and DJ to play the songs that you actually want to hear. Of
course, if you have an especially niche taste in music, you should make sure to
mix in a few sing-along classics as well.
Offer
Ways of Making Their Own Entertainment
There
are plenty of ways that you can encourage guests to make their own
entertainment. You could check out weddingphoto booth rentals so guests can take pictures during the
evening. Check out funny wigs, hats and other props for extra fun. On a similar
theme, you could also put disposable cameras on the table and have them all
developed afterwards.
Hire
a Coordinator to Pull it All Together
When
you have so many disparate ideas that you are trying to incorporate into your
wedding, it can be extremely difficult to pull them all together in a way that
makes sense. Enlisting the support of a wedding coordinator will help you out
in this regard if your budget can stretch to it.
Put
a bit of extra planning into your wedding reception and you can host an
occasion that is fun for you, your partner and everyone else who has the
pleasure to attend.
