Wedding Celebration Party Ideas
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Like a lot of people I've had a pretty disjointed wedding due to Covid. I married my wife in October 2021 in New York (she is American) having spent 2 weeks in Canada in order to get into the USA. Our honeymoon was in March this year, my stag do in July this year and we are having a UK wedding celebration party in June (this year). We will have this in a historic 14th century building with 50 guests, 15 of which are from the USA.
As we are married already, we plan to welcome guests at 6pm, have drinks, canapes, speeches, 3 course meal then the party! No ceremony. Due to the venue the caterer will provide a bar but has told us it will be cash only. Sounds a faff, so despite lots of drinks during the event I will likely to make it a free bar. Hopefully won't get out of control.
I'm looking for some hints on tips on how to make the event more special, the attention to detail items. Like disposable cameras on the table, flip flops for the ladies to dance. Anything else that is simple, low cost that worked particular well at your wedding or one you went to?
As we are married already, we plan to welcome guests at 6pm, have drinks, canapes, speeches, 3 course meal then the party! No ceremony. Due to the venue the caterer will provide a bar but has told us it will be cash only. Sounds a faff, so despite lots of drinks during the event I will likely to make it a free bar. Hopefully won't get out of control.
I'm looking for some hints on tips on how to make the event more special, the attention to detail items. Like disposable cameras on the table, flip flops for the ladies to dance. Anything else that is simple, low cost that worked particular well at your wedding or one you went to?
Some people like the all the posh sitting at the head table, with the waiters bringing the food out with all the pomp and ceremony - however for my wedding people had traveled to get there, so we had small bowls of food on the side, each person grabs a small bowl, and goes and sits with group A, when their chat gets boring you go and grab another small bowl and sit with group B, continue.
I thought it worked well, and you get to try all the food!
I thought it worked well, and you get to try all the food!
Depends on what you want.
We got married at the register office and then went back to the rugby club.
No table plan, no speeches, no stress.
We had a fish and chip van for the food in the daytime. Had a 3 tier pork pie wedding cake served with the evening buffet with sandwich platters from Costco. We also had a pick and mix, a photo booth and a DJ.
Just do want you want to do and sod everyone else
My brother-in-law is notoriously antisocial - he said it's the best wedding he's ever been to
We got married at the register office and then went back to the rugby club.
No table plan, no speeches, no stress.
We had a fish and chip van for the food in the daytime. Had a 3 tier pork pie wedding cake served with the evening buffet with sandwich platters from Costco. We also had a pick and mix, a photo booth and a DJ.
Just do want you want to do and sod everyone else
My brother-in-law is notoriously antisocial - he said it's the best wedding he's ever been to
Pieman68 said:
Depends on what you want.
We got married at the register office and then went back to the rugby club.
No table plan, no speeches, no stress.
We had a fish and chip van for the food in the daytime. Had a 3 tier pork pie wedding cake served with the evening buffet with sandwich platters from Costco. We also had a pick and mix, a photo booth and a DJ.
Just do want you want to do and sod everyone else
My brother-in-law is notoriously antisocial - he said it's the best wedding he's ever been to
Sounds like an awesome and stress-free celebration! The fish and chip van, pork pie wedding cake, wedding koozies, pick and mix, photo booth, and DJ create a unique and relaxed atmosphere. It's fantastic that you tailored the day to your preferences, and even your antisocial brother-in-law found it to be the best wedding he's attended. Doing what makes you happy is key! 😊We got married at the register office and then went back to the rugby club.
No table plan, no speeches, no stress.
We had a fish and chip van for the food in the daytime. Had a 3 tier pork pie wedding cake served with the evening buffet with sandwich platters from Costco. We also had a pick and mix, a photo booth and a DJ.
Just do want you want to do and sod everyone else
My brother-in-law is notoriously antisocial - he said it's the best wedding he's ever been to
jackwilliam1 said:
Pieman68 said:
Depends on what you want.
We got married at the register office and then went back to the rugby club.
No table plan, no speeches, no stress.
We had a fish and chip van for the food in the daytime. Had a 3 tier pork pie wedding cake served with the evening buffet with sandwich platters from Costco. We also had a pick and mix, a photo booth and a DJ.
Just do want you want to do and sod everyone else
My brother-in-law is notoriously antisocial - he said it's the best wedding he's ever been to
Sounds like an awesome and stress-free celebration! The fish and chip van, pork pie wedding cake, wedding koozies, pick and mix, photo booth, and DJ create a unique and relaxed atmosphere. It's fantastic that you tailored the day to your preferences, and even your antisocial brother-in-law found it to be the best wedding he's attended. Doing what makes you happy is key! ??We got married at the register office and then went back to the rugby club.
No table plan, no speeches, no stress.
We had a fish and chip van for the food in the daytime. Had a 3 tier pork pie wedding cake served with the evening buffet with sandwich platters from Costco. We also had a pick and mix, a photo booth and a DJ.
Just do want you want to do and sod everyone else
My brother-in-law is notoriously antisocial - he said it's the best wedding he's ever been to
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