Fun For The Foodies Interactive food stations: Think baked potato bars, s’more bars (around an open fire if you’re hosting an outdoor wedding), popcorn stations, taco bars or French fry and slider stations. Customized drink station: Set up a mimosa or martini bar, a beer … [Read more...] about Entertaining ideas your guests will love
All great toasts have a centre that is funny or sentimental. Choose your style and go for it! But first, here's a little advice: Don’t allow spontaneous toasts. They are invariably inappropriate and disrupt the flow of the evening. Those being toasted don’t drink to … [Read more...] about Tips for wedding toasts
Tips for Toasting Avoid jokes, unless you're an experienced public speaker. Make your audience smile by just relating a few funny experiences with the bride or groom. If you are worried that you may have a sudden loss of memory, have key points on cards that you can refer … [Read more...] about Tips for toasting at a wedding
Choosing songs for your wedding can feel rather overwhelming but it’s also exciting, fun and something very personal for you both to share. The songs you play at your wedding ceremony and reception will be songs you will remember forever. Making choices for your playlist doesn’t … [Read more...] about Song Selection: Choosing The Right Tunes For Your Big Day
The appearance of your reception site has little to do with money and lots to do with creativity. Here are a few thoughts that may jumpstart your own original ideas. Use coloured light bulbs in specific areas to highlight a feature. Use small battery-operated lamps … [Read more...] about 14 Dazzling reception details
Recently, I attended a large wedding; there were 10 children in the wedding party and a total of 60 kids at the service and reception. It's often said that children can 'steal the show'. That's a plus if they are well-behaved, but a nightmare if they steal the show with rude … [Read more...] about When kids are guests at a wedding
Your choice of décor can be a tricky aspect when you start planning your wedding. Mix it up when it comes to table centrepieces and floral arrangements. This ‘high’ and ‘low’ combination will look great as well as help cut costs. Place … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for stunning reception decor
You’ll give lots of thought to your wedding menu. All couples do. They pour over all the possibilities for the cocktail party. They worry about having entrée options for those with special dietary needs. Some send options along with the wedding invitation (on the reply card) so … [Read more...] about 6 service options to please your guests
How often has the thought of giving a toast spoiled the wedding for people who get tongue-tied? Sometimes the problem is because a wedding party can be a hotbed of secrets, says Lawrence Bernstein, who runs ChargeYourGlasses.com, a website that helps the most hapless speaker … [Read more...] about Cheers to making easy toasts
A DJ can be a beginner, intermediate, expert or ‘other.’ ‘Other’ is a DJ who has no intention of making a career in the industry. These hobbyists are the used car salesmen of the DJ industry. A professional DJ has at least five years experience that have given him the … [Read more...] about Beware the amateur DJ
