Monday, November 7th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
Wedding receptions are all the same. Most people seem to think that’s the case. Most people believe that a wedding reception is all about drinking, dancing, and eating. That’s it. Oh sure that’s quite often the case but there are some very original thinkers out there and some people would rather spice things up a bit and do something out of the ordinary at their wedding. Here are 10 ideas you may choose to use or not use at your wedding this year!
1. Photo Booths – The photo booth at a wedding is one of the few places that will be more and more fun as the night goes on. Especially if your guests are drinking! In the early part of the evening everyone is more reserved and normal. They may pop in there, take a nice photo and that’s the end of it. Buy later on as the guests start to loosen up and get a little rowdy the photo booth will be hoppin’! 1 person, 3 people, 8 people, as many as will fit might try to squeeze into your photo booth. In the end the bride and groom are going to have some hillarious pictures to look at and lots of great memories will be made.
2. Blindfolds - Here’s the game. You blindfold the groom. A bunch of guests and the bride are sitting someplace in front of him on the dance floor. The groom has to then go around the whole group and find his bride while blindfolded. If he finds her he gets to kiss her! However he has to kiss her blindfolded too! So as you can expect it makes for some wild and very funny moments if he’s wrong.
3. Sing for the kiss! - You know the old clink the glasses and the bride and groom will kiss. Instead you have to stand up and sing a song with the word love in it in some way shape or form and then the bride and groom will kiss. This starts out slow but it’s pretty funny if you have a fun crowd. It also is usually appreciated by the venue because it saves them on chipped glasses. I’ve seen a disney themed wedding ask that you sing a disney song for the kiss.
4. A Candy Bar Station - Basically it’s just like a dessert bar but instead it’s just loaded with little bite size candy bars. If you’re a candy lover this will be a hit. Kids love this one too!
5. An Ice Sculpture Martini Fountain (Ice Luge) – It’s basically a big ice sculpture with a tube in the middle. A bar tender then makes your martini and pours it into the tube at the top. The liquid gets chilled on the way down and ends up in your martini glass. If you’re crowd is seriously into Martini’s this is the thing for you!
6. Chocolate Fountain - Enough said! Chocolate fountains are awesome! And most people love chocolate! That’s it. You don’t need to know more! haha.
7. Late night pizza bar – If you’re wedding is going to be a late one and the booze is flowing you might want to consider having a midnight snack before the wedding ends. Why not throw out a few large pies? Pizza lovers at the wedding will love it and your guests will not leave on just booze alone!
8. A Table Magician – Yeah i know it’ corny but if the guy is good and has a good sense of humor he will amaze your friends while making them laugh. Laughing equals having a good time. It’s original and it’s different. Go for it!
9. Bubbles – This one depends on the venue you are having your reception at. However if they are okay with it why not welcome your guests to your reception in a sea of little bubbles. It’s fun, it’s easy, and it doesn’t cost that much to pull off.
10. Karaoke – So you think you can sing eh? Great! Why not sing at your wedding? A lot of DJ’s these days have karaoke as an option for their wedding DJ package. Why not have an hour of karaoke! This is especially fun later in the evening when the guests have gotten revved up and are ready to have fun. There’s a reason why karaoke is still being done in bars today. It’s fun! For most people anyways. 
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