Let the wedding games begin: 18 wedding lawn games + prize ideas
Outdoor lawn games are a killer way to keeps kids and kids-at-heart busy at a reception. They’re even more rad at a no dancing reception. Take advantage of a good season and some good outdoor space for badminton, ring toss, corn hole, and giant versions of your favorite nostalgic games like Jenga and 4-to-Score. Plus, it’ll get your indoor gaming friends out into familiar territory.
Let’s get to the games!
“It’s too soon to invite your new girlfriend”: how to deal with guest list drama while grieving
“My fiance has a family member whose spouse passed away. Less than a month after this passing, the family member began to date another person. By the time we get married, they’ll only have been dating for four months and we don’t feel comfortable inviting her to the wedding. How can I better explain this to the family member whose girlfriend we are not inviting?”
5 butt-saving reasons I need my wedding planner
Turns out wedding planners just have all this outside-of-the-box knowledge that EVEN WORKING ON A WEDDING BLOG doesn’t give you.
Fortunately I’m not in Full Panic Mode, because I did the number one thing I advise everyone to do: I got myself a wedding planner, and it’s the best best best thing I did. Here’s why…
Bring everyone together with these collaborative non-dancing reception activities
“When planning our smaller wedding, we defaulted to dancing as the reception activity since that’s usually what happens, but it’s not really what we’d do for fun. We’d like to have another kind of activity that brings us together as a community. Any suggestions?”
Non-dancing receptions are becoming pretty common in offbeat circles, so it’s no wonder folks are considering different kinds of activities. I scoured our archives and did some brainstorming to see what non-dancing reception activities would bring your guests together. Here are some ideas…
No wedsite needed: an Instagram wedding website is au courant
My fiance came up with the concept to make an Instagram wedding website. It was the first big project that we did collaboratively as an engaged couple and it was a really fun (and at times frustrating) venture. Our wedding Instagram has a main page that the details of how we met and pictures of us from our engagement shoot. There are also several other pages that have the details of the wedding, including but not limited to; attire, accommodations, parking, etc. Let’s see it!
Death Stars & ’80s lasers: photo booth backdrops that will become everyone’s profile photo
We love us some photo booths, so if you’re planning to DIY your own at your reception, you’ve got to have a fun backdrop, right? Here are some photo booth backdrops that can be personalized with your names, some that are sci-fi-themed, and a whole lot of sequins and retro fun.