Transportation
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Depending on the time of year and the weather you could break with tradition and arrive in style on a motorbike and sidecar, horse and carriage or a supercar such as a Porsche or Lamborghini. Transportation for guests can include a vintage red bus, or the VIPS could arrive in a camper van. All different and all very memorable.
Special Favours
Make your guests feel extra special with personalised favours. Particularly suitable for a small wedding, each bag could contain a mini bottle of champers/ non alcoholic wine, disposal camera to record the day, and a personal note from the bride and groom. Kids could have a wedding themed colouring book, crayons, and personalised cookies or Love Hearts sweets.
A Photo Booth
Having a photo booth, such as those by OMG! photobooths London, is an excellent way to capture brilliant memories. With a variety of themed backgrounds and props, including hats, feather boas, and sunglasses this is an incredibly fun way of creating your own photo book of the event. You can even hire a green screen booth, so your guests can be on the beach, in a Hollywood movie or outer space even. A copy of the guest's photo can also be attached to the thank-you note.
Cocktails For Everyone
Set up a cocktail bar with a variety of spirits and mixers and hire a mixologist to make the party go with a swing or should I say a shake. Better and cheaper still, create a 'Bubbles Bar' where guests can customise their sparkling wine with fruit purees to make a refreshing fruity Kir Royal or sparkling peach Bellini.
A Choreographed Dance
Spend some time before the day learning some dance moves and surprise your guests with the 'Time of Your Lives' from Dirty Dancing, or strut your moves like Travolta and partner in 'Saturday Night Fever'. Even better make sure the best man is armed with a video camera to record it all for posterity. For added fun see if one of the older guests will join in and dance their funky moves - all arranged beforehand of course!
Don't Forget The Child Care
Those with younger children will really appreciate the thought. Ensure your reception venue has a room available and then hire a babysitter or two to look after the little ones. Make sure the room is comfortable and stock it with games, colouring pads and pencils, popcorn and a DVD player with movies. Consider theming the room and activities depending on the age and sex of the child - what about a Frozen evening anyone?
Amaze In The Evening
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Instead of a buffet amaze your evening guests with a barbecue, complete with campfire and sing along with an acoustic guitarist, or a food truck with Mexican tacos or burritos all washed down with some Tequila cocktails. You could even hire some Tequila slammer girls but bring them out after the food and make sure you also have plenty of soft drinks too or your guest will have sore heads the next day.
To theme the venue for your campfire consider Wild West props such as plastic cactuses, model horses and cows and for the Mexican evening give out prizes for those who come in fancy dress - think big moustaches, ponchso and sombreros, topped off with a Pinata party game for the kids.
I hope these fun ideas will add some inspiration to your wedding planning. Tell me do you like any of these ideas?
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Great ideas! I love the childcare option one myself- I've been to one wedding where this was offered and it makes such a difference to the parents!
ReplyDeleteYes I bet it does make a big difference!
DeleteI got married over 20 years ago and we didn't do anything fun like this. If I was going to do it all again, I'd definitely do some of these ideas!!!
ReplyDeleteThese are great ideas. I have seen many wedding photos using those kind of props now recently! x
ReplyDeleteI think this wedding booths are great fun and using all the props takes it to a another level. I like the sound of a green screen too - I can imagine people flying like superman lol.
DeleteI love these ideas. Most weddings I go to seem to be exactly the same and are not memorable in the slightest. It's a shame as I know people have spent thousands on an identikit wedding.
ReplyDeleteUseful post for those getting hitched. Well written.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting married next year and we're going to make our own photobooth. As it's Festival themed we are going to look at food trucks for catering and I'm really keen on havng some kids entertainment - there's so many of them in our families! x
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas there Codie! I hope it all goes to plan. I love the idea of a festival theme.
DeleteLoved this post! I love the idea of having a photobooth at a wedding - I think they're such a fun addition!
ReplyDeleteRachel | Beauty and the Bird
Yes I agree Rachel.
DeleteSome great ideas here - I was married once! My dream was to have a horse and carriage and I did :) Kaz x
ReplyDeleteI love unusual idea's for weddings there is nothing worse than going to a wedding and seeing the same old same old.
ReplyDeleteHope these fun ideas are inspirational for people.
DeleteSome fab ideas there, we considered so many of these
ReplyDeleteThere are some wonderfully fun ideas here, photobooths are brilliant - I've been to a couple of weddings that have one of these and they always go down so well :) x
ReplyDeleteI think because they are so much fun and after a glass of wine people lose some inhibitions :)
Deletei love cookie and wonderful weddings. i cant wait to get married and have a big elven outside event.
ReplyDeleteWe did our wedding on a very tight budget, I love these ideas! Maybe we need to have a renewal of vows!
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas, my sister-in-law had an old fashioned charabanc as transportation and it was great.
ReplyDeleteWow, that sounds like a different idea, I had to Google what that was then.
DeleteI'm getting married this year so this was a great read! I'm in the process of booking a photobooth as I think they are great fun!
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Piñatas aren't just for kids Mel. :) I like them.
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