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6 Tips for the Perfect Wedding Reception when Planning a Wedding

Published on Mar 10th, 2009 by dorischua, under Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning & Wedding Shopping, Wedding Reception. (No Comments).

Planning a wedding is never a breezy task, so is creating the perfect wedding reception. You have read about the 6 Top Wedding Shopping Tips for an unforgettable wedding reception, here are six more tips to make sure your wedding shopping and planning goes on well without a problem.

1) So you have done your wedding shopping. Now it’s time to create a schedule of events for the wedding reception and give a copy to everyone in the main bridal party. This should include the names of those who are responsible for specific things such as ensuring that the guests have somewhere to hang up their outdoor clothing, and who the wedding reception venue personnel should talk to if they have a problem.

2) Keep things simple. Everyone wants a unique wedding reception, but unique doesn’t have to be complicated. The less elements there are to your wedding, the easier you will keep control of things going the way you want them. If you are planning a themed wedding, try to make it a visual thing rather than going all the way and serving a Victorian banquet menu – you can have a Victorian wedding without serving pheasant! That makes your wedding shopping alot easier too!

3) Experiment with your hair and accessories before the wedding day, ideally after you are finished with your wedding shopping. If you’re going to color your hair, or perm it, or add extensions, or even have it cut, this should be done the week before so that your hair has time to settle before your wedding day. Make sure that the style you choose will work through the wedding, and then the wedding reception. If you’re having a change of clothes, can you get out of your wedding dress and into your next outfit without ruining your hairstyle? Make sure one of your bridesmaids is able to help you tuck any stray hairs back into place throughout the day.

4) Make sure you get what you’re paying for when planning a wedding. If your bridal reception includes wedding reception decorations, check what this means in advance so you’re not disappointed on the day. Otherwise, you might need to do your wedding shopping for decorations on your own. Ask the venue organizer to show you what they will provide. Will the venue charge you extra for cutting the wedding cake if they haven’t provided it? Will they allow you to bring your own wedding cake and/or wine onto the premises? Small details such as this can add stress to your wedding day so sort them out in advance.

5) If you’re booking a DJ for the wedding reception, ask them for a play list so that you know the kind of music that they will provide. Ask if they will take requests. Ask if they will interact with the guests at your wedding so that you can make announcements etc through the DJ once the music begins. If not, you would need to get some music CDs during your wedding shopping. Once the meal is over, and everyone is enjoying themselves, the DJ or band become a central part of the wedding reception so don’t go on someone else’s recommendation – check it out yourself.

12. Have fun. Having done all your wedding shopping and delegated most of the organization on the big day to your friends and family members, relax and enjoy the day as it happens. Planning a wedding is tough enough and it  may not be 100% what you thought it should be, but as long as you and your husband have a great day full of love and laughter surrounded by the people you care about, then that’s all that you should remember in the years to come.

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