You've imagined the picture-perfect wedding your entire life and now is the time to make those dreams come true. Your wedding day should be the beautiful occasion of your dreams, and having your reception at home is one way to make your event intimate and deeply personal. Create a fairytale ending to your perfect day by using these tips for a reception at home.
Get Wrinkles Out of a Wedding Veil
Modern brides spend countless hours and thousands of dollars selecting their wedding costumes, taking every detail into consideration. The veil often provides the finishing touch that pulls a desired look together. Due to the sheerness of the bridal veil, the main body of fabric is delicate and wrinkles easily. But this can be remedied. Does this Spark an idea?
Introduce Wedding Toasts
At a wedding reception, a toastmaster is traditionally designated to carry out the introductions and toast proceedings. However, it is not uncommon for the best man or the reception disc jockey to carry out this duty. A proper introduction is necessary to gain the attention of all wedding attendees before the toasts are given and to transition smoothly between toast givers.
Dress for an Afternoon Wedding
If you've been invited to a late afternoon wedding, technically one that is held after 4 p.m. but before 6 p.m., probably one of your first thoughts is that you don't know what to wear. This is a tricky time of day for wedding dress codes, particularly because the reception runs into the evening when dressier attire is appropriate. Just read the following pointers to help you decide what to wear. Does this Spark an idea?
Write a Newspaper-Ready Wedding Announcement
Many newspapers social editors will allow you to run your wedding announcement the way you want it to appear and will be grateful if you write the wedding announcement yourself. Writing your own newspaper wedding announcement is easy if you know what you're doing.