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An intimate Derby Day wedding (with handmade rings!)

An intimate Derby Day wedding (with handmade rings!)

Jennifer and Robert wanted a small ceremony at a favorite spot followed by a small fete with family. It was personal, intimate, and perfectly charming. Plus, we’ve got the story on how they chose their venue and how they MADE their rings! Here’s what Jennifer told us…

We'e got the password to this escape room game wedding

We’ve got the password to this escape room game wedding

Chris and Karen wanted something super fun and interactive for their wedding, so they had game designers create a custom escape room game. Escape rooms are super popular, so it’s no surprise that it turned out to be a blast.

Wedding lawn games for outdoor wedding fun as seen on @offbeatbride #lawngames

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!

Non-dancing reception activities that bring your guests together

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…