Open thread: Will you feed your wedding vendors?
Do you include your vendors in your head count for food? I ask because in my first wedding, I did not. And then my hired professional photographer got in line for the buffet and sat down with their assistant and ate. Should I be including my DJ, and some of the “hired help” in meal counts?
Make your youngest guests feel welcome with a kids-only dance
Planning on having a plethora of kiddos at your wedding? Steal this idea: Dana and Sheldon (who totally made their own dance floor) set aside a song or two at their Oklahoma wedding for kids to bust a move without running into knees or getting stomped on by heels!
We’re Sirius: this Azkaban photo booth will bring out the magical criminals in all your guests
Kayleigh’s DIY project skills for her stunning and magical Harry Potter-themed wedding were unparalleled, but one of our favorite parts was this Azkaban poster photo booth. Acquire a few Harry Potter-inspired props, grab some thick poster board, and create a prisoner number sign to hold and you’re almost there.
9 wedding seating chart tips for less conflict and maximum fun
Ready to plan out your wedding seating chart? Before you start, don’t forget that you can always go sans assign seats and let guests choose their own. Yep, it’s a thing. But if you need to make sure that volatile family members are seated away from each other, want to help your introvert guests find a pal with whom to chat, or want your single friends to meet your other single friends for some hooking up, these wedding seating chart tips are for you.
Playlists, requests, and backup plans: What to ask your wedding DJ
We’ve worked with lots of great DJs in our time, and finding the right one for you can be a really specific task. They’ve got to get you, your style, and be experienced enough to work on the fly when things aren’t going well. It’s not an easy job, but a great DJ can make your party with excellent tunes, good MCing, and not getting in the way of the festivities. Here are some questions we think you might want to ask your potential wedding DJs to see if they mesh with you.
All the single ladies? Nah. Have a co-ed bouquet toss
I am crushing hard on Susan and Jana‘s take on a bouquet toss. They gathered aaaalll the single hotties to the floor, not just the ladies!
And, as if a coed bouquet toss wasn’t cool enough, Susan and Jana rigged up a nifty lil prize for the winner of the toss.