Monday, March 16, 2009

5 Fabulous Reception Ideas

Style is so important when it comes to a wedding.  After all the hard work and money that you've spent, of course you want to have a memorable wedding that everyone raves about!  Here are some ways to make sure you have a fabulous event!

1.  Get the guests involved:
An easy way to do this is to rent a photobooth!  Guests love taking fun pictures. Also, you can have them put place the pictures in your guestbook.  Today, they have a variety for you to choose from: color, black & white, vintage...and of course my favorite, the photoboof! This is when you have props for your guests to take silly pictures! (okay, I know it's not for everyone!) 

2.  Plan a creative snack:

You don't have to have a valentine's day wedding to have a candy bar!  Having a candy bar at a wedding is part of the latest trend.  You can have personalized candies, or theme candies, such as candies from the 80's etc.  If you are from an ethnic background, you can also have a nice presentation of small desserts with the candies to give it that personal touch!

3.  Pick a Theme:

Themed weddings are a blast!  You can pick a theme, from some of your favorite activities, era, or ethnic background.  Since we live in such a diverse city, couples from different backgrounds like to have a "fusion" wedding to incorporate the bride and groom's background.  

4.  Give it some Color:

Metallic colors are in!  Today's trend is to shy away from the traditional color scheme.  Today's color schemes consists of at least 3 different colors, with one of them being a metallic hue! Soft shimmery colors are soo romantic!

5.  Have a signature drink!

In addition, to your normal wine and beer, having a signature drink will have guests impressed!   You can either create your own drinks and have servers walk around with the glasses on a tray, or you can create a "bubble lounge" Have Champagne or sparkling wine set up with different juices and fruits for guests to create their own drinks! Yummy! Now that' s  a TOAST!