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Reception Advice

We’ve got tons of obscenely fun wedding reception ideas, which might mean stuff like wedding reception games, wedding reception songs, fun other things to do when there’s no dancing at your wedding, wedding toasts, and so much more…

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Put your wedding’s hashtag on the back of your place cards

You know what’s awesome? Your friends taking awesome photos of your wedding, and sharing their fun moments online, where you can see ’em. You know what’s not awesome? Missing those photos and tweets because you were distracted in the days surrounding your event.

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Craft escort cards from paint chips

Want free escort cards for your seating chart? Steal this colorful idea from Lauren and Vaughn’s Mennonite wedding.

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Wedding standards and audience participation songs that won’t embarrass you

I’ve seen the posts about first dance and father-daughter dance songs that aren’t overdone and cheesy. But there’s another tune or two that haven’t been addressed yet… The overdone “party songs” that everyone knows, and that people (who may or may not be “too cool” for stuff, like myself) will always dance and sing along to. I hate them. So I’m on the hunt: What are some well-known, yet not-so-cheesy-and-“standard” songs that I can sub in for the usual wedding tunes?

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Have your gamer guests track their achievements

Remember Dean & Matt’s classy “gaymer’s crash a gastropub” wedding? The boys came up with the perfect addition to a “gaymer” wedding — a custom game to play!