tips for perfect reception party

Tips for Perfect Reception Party

tips are essential for every bride and groom in the planning phase of their reception.
21. Narrow Your Tables
By seating diners family style at long tables no wider than 36 inches, you will shrink the amount of empty space to decorate, cutting down on centerpiece costs. Guests will still have plenty of room and will find conversation easier as well.
22. Reuse Your Blooms
There no reason why ceremony flowers cant come to the reception. Ask for altar arrangements that will also complement the party site. Alternatively, your florist may be able to refashion them into small gift bouquets for your bridal party.
23. Play with Time
you will save on liquor, food, and possibly vendors fees if you shave 30 minutes or an hour off the party. So it doesnt feel rushed, cut a little from everything (make the cocktail hour a cocktail 45 minutes ) instead of eliminating events.
24. Consider a Full Service Deal
A site with a fee that includes necessities such as linens and furniture may at first appear more expensive than an a la carte venue, but once you factor in rental fees, you may ultimately keep costs down.
25. Stay in One Place
Have your wedding and reception in the same location. you will spend less on decor as well as on transportation costs for you and your wedding attendants.
26. Rethink Humble Decorations
Balloons have long been used to fill party spaces at low cost. For a sophisticated feel, opt for a few large balloons instead of masses of birthday party style ones. Those with a diameter of 36 inches have an elegant globe shape.
27. Put Big Smiles on Little Faces
Young guests will enjoy goody bags that are all theirs. Fill a toteable container like ours with treats that arent messy, such as age appropriate toys, or animal crackers and Smarties. Add paper and washable crayons, and kids might even create one of a kind cards for the bride and groom. Left, photographed on location at Oheka Castle Hotel and Estate in Huntington, New York. Flower girl dresses by Bella Bliss. Satin slippers by Rachel Riley. Hyacinth hair wreaths by Livia Cetti for the Green Vase.
28. Eschew the Receiving Line
If you will be hosting more than 50 people, the traditional meet and greet can take an hour or more. For groups of this size, it more gracious of the newlyweds to thank guests by visiting every table.
29. Tame the Toasts
An unplanned ramble can interrupt the flow of a party and make everyone uncomfortable. Encourage spur of the moment speeches at the rehearsal dinner so the reception includes only words from the host, the newlyweds, and the best man and maid of honor. If you are concerned that your speakers may overindulge, schedule toasts to take place early in the festivities.
30. Break the Ice
At a less formal reception, a short written quiz about you and your new husband, with questions about where you met and how he proposed, can get conversation started between guests whove never met.