From beginning to end, your Wedding Day should be an experience for your guests.
Think of the weddings you’ve gone to. What made them good? What made them bad? What made them memorable?
When wedding planning, the top priority is making sure you have a memorable wedding, of course. But your guests are important too, make them feel that way!
Here are some tips to creating a memorable experience for your guests:
1. Don’t make them wait
Have you ever been to a wedding where the newly married couple disappeared and there was nothing for you and the other guests to do but wait? While it’s important to take some time away to be with your new husband/wife, it’s also important to keep your guests occupied while doing so. We suggest yard games, interactive activities with the DJ, or a cocktail hour with appetizers. When you leave your guests with nothing to do, it’s common to lose them. Keep them happy, keep them occupied.
2. Offer them something they’ve never seen before
The most memorable weddings include something guests have never seen or done before. Choose a venue with unique aspects – or just a venue no one has seen before. Offer wine tastings in a vineyard, horse-drawn carriage rides in the falling snow, or have your bridal party walk down the aisle with adoptable puppies!
3. Create a timeline that flows
There’s a sweet-spot to timelines. You don’t want to feel rushed the entire day, but you also don’t want to have gaps of downtime with nothing to do. Your timeline should flow, one thing right into the other. Ceremony to Cocktail Hour, Cocktail Hour to Grand March, Grand March into Dinner, and so on.
4. Get your DJ involved
Sometimes the dance can go stale. Ask your DJ for tips on how to keep people on the dance floor and get everyone involved. Most DJs have lots of tricks up their sleeves to keep the party going, creating an unforgettable night.
5. Include touches of YOU
Throughout the day, whether it’s an activity, decorations, or even the food you eat, include touches of you that your guests may catch on to. Guests that truly know you will be able to pick out these little things and they’ll help to create conversations. Things like food you grew up eating all the time, decorations you used from your own home, or even including your beloved pets on your special day. Guests will notice, and they’ll talk!
The day is all about YOU, but it’s important to make your guests feel the love also!
