Having to plan your wedding can be a handful and requires ample time for proper planning and making sure you have got everything laid out. Starting from the venue down to the catering arrangements, it all takes patience and thoughtful ideas to have everything sorted out. Wouldn’t it be bad to have your guest snoring at your wedding after going through so much hard-work to make the D-Day special and unforgettable? Which is why we have come up with ways that you can keep your guest entertained through out the wedding and help make the day remarkable for not only you but your invitees.
#1. Red Carpet Photo Shoot With Customized Backdrop
Everybody loves a grand entrance, most especially when they’re looking their best from head to toe. So, why not opt in for a Red Carpet with personalized backdrop pictures of the bride and groom. The Guests can have their pictures taken with the backdrop insight on the red carpet, it sure is a great way to start off.
#2. Host A Talent Competition Between The Bride & Groom’s Parents
A talent show. Now isn’t that a way for your guests to be amused, when it in particular includes the Bride & Groom’s Parents. With this the guest can be kept entertained while chewing away on some snacks. Let the best Parent win!
#3. Dance Off By Male & Female Couples
Organize a dance off that will have your guests on their feet and have them interact with one another. Every couple should be up-standing, categorize them according to their sex and have them do a dance off. The winning team gets a photo taken with either the Bride or the Groom.
#4. Kids Corner To Keep The Children Busy
Kids play adorable roles in wedding events nevertheless they can also be source of distraction at certain times. So it would be advisable to have a kids corner, where the kids can interact with each other. By doing so, you are allowing the parents to have a good time at the wedding without much disturbance.
#5. Surprise Your Guests With Your First Performance
Most couples go with the traditional couple dance when doing their performance. How about surprising your guest with something out of the blue, unique, fun and definitely worth remembering. Your first performance doesn’t have to be a dance compared to other couples. It could be something different that the guest will enjoy while watching, different is good, so make it good and at the same time enjoy it.
#6. How Well Does The Guests Know The Couple Trivia
There’s always a recount of how the couples met, well this time you can give it your own twist and let it be a bit more interactive. Rather than have one person talk about the couple’s love history, do a trivia of how well do the guests know the couple as an individual. Have your questions listed down, with optional answers.
#7. Social Trend It!
Isn’t it great to use the web to our advantage, from Instagram, Twitter down to Facebook. Living in a tech age gives us unlimited access to the web, so why not use this platform as a way for you to put up recollections of your wedding events online. Have your guest hashtag all videos and photos taken at the wedding ceremony and reception when posting them online, that way it is not only for friends and family to see, but neatly arranged under one name. It could be #Mrs&MrJohnson2015 #LatestDaviesJun12, have it your way.
#8. Surprise Packages
Everybody loves surprises. A guest will be delighted to come to a wedding and leave with handful of goodies and presents. Package some gifts that can be given out to the best dressed couple, cutest couple, best dancer, worst dancer, etc.
#9. Relive Childhood Memories Via Slideshow
Going through early childhood photos takes us down memory lane and allow us to relive those moments again. Have a slideshow set up of early childhood photos of both the bride and groom, most especially important and embarrassing moments.. It could be from their first potty training to their first date.
#10. Close Off With A Group Dance Involving Everyone
Dance! Dance! Dance! A wedding is never complete without having every one on their feet dancing to a hearty song. To make it more interesting, have everybody do any famous group dance, it could be the ‘electric slide’, ‘cha cha dance’. It’s up to you to decide, but let it be a dance most people/everyone is familiar with. To finish it off, have everyone exit with their own dance move. The Bride and Groom first, followed by the guests. One dance never hurts!
Your wedding day is an auspicious occasion that you’ll remember forever, (unless the men in black wipe your memory or some other unfortunate event) so make it worthwhile. Do not worry too much everything does not turn out exactly how you want it, remember, the most important thing is just have an amazing time on your wedding day!