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It does not matter what venue you're getting married in or where you're having your wedding reception, it's all about the logistics. From the way you organize the timing of your entrance to the reveal of your wedding cake you can use each opportunity to WOW your guests. And the best part, is it's simply the logistics of the day, and often these little tweaks are low cost to no cost for any bride and groom to do.
Enter With A Big Oooo Ahhh
Every bride wants all eyes on her when she enters into the room. Well, at a wedding we did, we had the bridal party walk down the aisle to a string trio playing Pachabel's Canon. Pretty typical wedding right? But then … when the doors opened to reveal the bride, instead a trumpeter walked out of the doors and joined in the song and then the bride followed. There was not a dry eye in the house.
Sure we could have had the trumpeter standing with the rest of the band the entire time but then we would have missed out on the DRAMA!
Cocktails Blah, Dinner OMG!
At a wedding we did on New Year's Eve we had the cocktails take place in one third of the ballroom. We used all the furniture and linens and had a couple of simple white flower arrangements. It was pretty but nothing out of this world. But then when it came time for dinner, we opened the airwall separating the ballroom and revealed an amazing dining area complete with an 80 'red drape backdrop, silver chiavari adorned tables with overflowing red flower centerpieces, lampshade chandeliers and pinspotted tables. People's arms shot up trying to take pictures over other guests.
No extra money was spent on this big reveal. We could have had the firewall open the entire time. But to give the guests a big surprise it was logistically brilliant to keep the firewall closed so they could all experience the reveal at the same time.
Wedding Cake Goes From Hum Drum to Holy Wow!
One of my favorite ways to do this is with the wedding cake. At one wedding we put it on a stage above all the guest tables. It was a beautiful cake with butterflies on it and we put up a white drape behind it, lit it from behind and attached faux butterflies to the drape to make it look like the butterflies were flying off the cake. It was a small logistical change from having the cake in the middle of the room at eye level but it increased the grandeur of this unique cake.
With that same wedding we got wind up butterflies and wound them up and put them inside each guest napkin and then put a Jones soda on top, which was the favor. When people went to undo their napkin a butterfly fluttered out causing big laugh and smiles of surprise.
Bridal Advice
Take a look at your wedding currently. Where are you spending your budget to impress your guests? With a simple logical tweak could you double the impact? Comb through each detail and you'll be surprised at where you could add in some lavish logistics.
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Source by Ciara Daykin
