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Planning Great Wedding Reception Table Decorations

The right wedding reception table decorations can set the right mood for the discerning couple or designer. The proper customization and theme can make sure that the families and friends attending the wedding end up feeling the love in the air in the same way the couple would be. Of course, ideas for centerpieces don’t always pop out at will, which is why people need fire-starting concepts and images to make sure they can pick the very best centerpieces available.

Now there are many ways that you could start creating the idea and general vision for the centerpiece. The most common way is of course, by matching the theme that the bride and groom are looking to create during the marriage ceremony itself. Some couples may want a fantasy themed celebration, which is rife with inspiration. The current season when the wedding itself will take place can also lead to numerous and fitting ideas that can make a table all the more meaningful. There are plenty of places to draw inspiration from, but in case the brain’s giving you the old mental block, here are a few ideas and concepts that should get that block out of the way.

Most weddings tend to have a set number of guests, to make sure that everyone can be accommodated. That fact can help pick the right wedding reception table decorations. If you know the guest list and the seating positions at each table, a good idea would be to personalize each seat by creating and printing out napkins or fancy cards and then positioning them at the right place at the table. A nice touch would be to place a single line from your wedding vows, especially if those are personalized, under the name to really give it a touch of class. Some people would enjoy paper lanterns as their wedding reception table decorations. It can give the entire affair an Eastern feel to it and depending on the color, can symbolize aspects of the marriage or the season it’s being held in.

The centerpiece itself should be significant to the theme of the wedding or symbolize an aspect of the couple’s love. The best wedding reception table decorations are unified in concept and theme. This gives the idea that everything was planned rather than a random set of items that happened to be put together. Sprinkling appropriate glitter or feathers or even leaves could add a personal touch that can make a centerpiece stand out all the more. For those who enjoy centerpieces that incorporate candles into their design, some care should of course be taken. If pulled off correctly, this could make the celebration just a tad more festive than it would have been without it.

These should give you some ideas as to what kind of table decorations or primping you should pick. Marriage ceremonies are a time of enjoyment and the celebration of the union of two people. The very best should be picked for this fine occasion. Always remember that the best wedding reception table decorations are the ones that make the reception and the wedding itself more special or more enjoyable by being there.

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Active Wedding Reception Games

We’ve all been to receptions that are standard – we welcome and celebrate the new married couple, watch them dance, and enjoy cake with them. But creative couples often enjoy coming up with fun games that include the entire guest list.

Including the guests is an excellent way to get people out of their chairs, meeting people they might not otherwise know and feeling like they are truly a part of the celebration, not just observers.

One fun and active game that can be played by all your guests, including grandma as well as the young children, is “want it now”.

In this game, you designate a master of ceremonies (if you have a DJ for your wedding reception, this person can serve as the DJ). The MC will have a list of “wants” prepared before the reception. Everyone sits at their tables, and waits to hear the command. The MC says he wants a person with painted toenails. All the women with painted toenails run to the front of the room, toward the MC. Each time a table sends someone to the front first, they get a point.

Points should be tallied during the course of this game and prizes awarded at the end of the game. Be sure to have some obvious “wants”, as is the painted toenails, or a man with a mustache or a child with a pink dress. But also include some surprises, like “a man with a brown purse” which will require a man to find a woman at his table with the brown purse and run up to the front of the room with that.

Another fun wedding reception game that includes all your guests is musical chairs using men as the chairs. All the men line up and kneel on one knee. The women begin playing the game of musical chairs, but when the music stops, they must find a knee to sit on. No “chairs” are removed during the version of the game, but instead people are eliminated when either the man falls down when the woman finds his knee or when the woman falls down. Both are out either way, and if both fall down, they are also both out then (as well as perhaps a bit bruised).

This is a fun game that often brings on gales of laughter and adds to a relaxed reception atmosphere.

If many guests are traveling a good distance to the wedding or don’t know many other guests, it’s always fun to include a game that will allow them to now only get to know each other but the bride and groom as well.

For this game, you’ll need a MC again, which can be a very outgoing member of the wedding party or the DJ. The reception guests are broken into two groups, which can be as simple as having people count off “1, 2, 1, 2″ and so on until the entire guest list is either a “1″ or a “2″. Then the two groups band together for the duration of the game.

The DJ, or MC, offers a series of questions relating to the bride and groom. The teams should work together to answer the questions, then as quickly as possible provide the answer. The bride and groom will confirm if the answer is correct or not. This is an excellent way for otherwise “stranger” guests to get to know one another and have some fun in the process. It’s also an excellent way to get to know the bride and groom!

Organizing games at a wedding reception is a great way to get people involved and make them feel they are truly a part of the celebration. It’s also a way to fill time, if the wedding planners know this isn’t a “dancing” group or if you want to loosen people up for a long night of celebrating. Whether a small or large wedding, reception games work for just about any group.

In addition, don’t assume wedding reception guests will be offended or annoyed by these active games. Most people report to wedding planners they truly enjoy being more active and having fun games to play during a wedding reception.