Wedding Receptions

Planning the most beautiful day of a couple’s life is an overwhelming task for anyone, be it the couple itself or for the wedding planner. Wedding reception holds the focus of the wedding for most of the attendees. After the official ceremony ends, wedding reception keeps the spirit of the wedding day alive. It is at the wedding reception, where the party and celebration, actually begins. People bless the newlyweds in the wedding reception itself. Some couple prefers just close friends and family in their official wedding ceremony and to make up for it, they invite the whole gathering to the wedding reception. So, it’s a compulsion for the happy couple to plan their reception quite meticulously.

Wedding reception planning starts one year in advance; basically the minute after the couple decides to get married. The first step in the planning is to decide the budget, according to which the reception location can be easily figured out. The time of the wedding also plays a vital role in the venue selection of the reception. If it’s a fall or summer wedding, then an outdoor location suits the bill. But if it’s a winter wedding then an indoor wedding reception is the way to go. Outdoor receptions can be an extravagant affair, depending on the couple’s budget. It generally calls for exquisite tents; well qualified caterers, who can manage the food’s display as well as catering; and security of the guests and their belongings. Indoor receptions are more cosy and comforting for the guests. They don’t even fall heavy on the pocket of the couple.

Wedding reception planning calls in for lot of detail work. From deciding upon who’ll attend the guests at the entrance to the sitting order of the guests, all needs to be handled and planned well in advance. Wedding reception planning will also include the co-ordination and handling of the wedding gifts, which the guests will bring. Putting someone in charge of the cash envelopes and the gifts, is a must and that too, someone who’ll be sober by the end of the reception. Decoration of the venue, the music that will be played at the reception, the theme of the entire occasion, food at the reception and the surprise extra requirements of the guests; all these are flawlessly dealt with in the wedding reception planning.

Wedding reception begins soberly and ends up as quite a wreck, if it isn’t dealt with caution. Everyone is in the mood for partying during the reception and alcohol keeps the party going, but keeping unlimited alcohol can be an expensive deal for the couple. So, the best idea is to provide two free drinks to the guests and the rest they can pay for themselves. Unlimited cold drinks and mock tails are a must in this situation. Handing out presents to the guests during their way out is a wonderful tradition in the weddings, and planning before hand as to who will to the needful is to done in the wedding reception planning.