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Wedding Reception At Home
Published December 19, 2012 | 
The luxurious hotel ballroom wedding reception may not be everybody’s cup of tea. The fancier the wedding venue is the higher the price tag. This is one of the many reasons our couples prefer to go for a casual wedding in their local area. And what’s there closer to you as your own home? As weird as it may sound, many brides and grooms choose to have their wedding in their own backyard or garden. Weddings held in formal location are surely not on the taste of every couple.
Modern couples want to enjoy a more relaxed type of celebration and this is why so many of them decide on a home wedding reception. This venue allows you to focus on a comfortable setting. Besides this, you can enjoy more freedom to concentrate on the reason of the reception: your sacred union and marital bliss! Not to mention of the fact that you will can follow your own vision and create your own rules. It seems more flattering than following the rigors of formal wedding reception venues. No one said that you can’t plan a fairytale wedding at home! Your reception can be as glamorous and romantic as you wish. Use your imagination and get more creative when planning the décor. You can obtain a magical setting in your backyard with the right ingredients!
Wedding Reception At Home (Photo by: Adam Woodrow)
The beauty of a home wedding is in the personalized accents you use in the décor. While a traditional banquet hall or restaurant wedding can reach even $30,000, home wedding receptions are much more affordable. You won’t have to pay rental fees for the location or on extra decorations. Your home and garden will cost you nothing. Besides this, you can save more on the food and décor. Use the natural setting of your home for the backdrop for your ceremony. Build an arch and floral paths to obtain a more inviting setting for your guests. Bake the food in the house to reduce the wedding expenses and serve your invitees a tasty, organic menu. They will surely appreciate your gesture.
Use a wide variety of breads, pastries and desserts based on seasonal fruits to flatter both adults and children. Home weddings can be as large as your property allows. You can go more intimate and invite only close friends and family or go for a bigger reception if you have room. Install a tent in your backyard to avoid the burning rays of sun or a rain. Plan a daytime wedding reception to avoid the noise of a late-night party. Use a garden theme to make the space more romantic and friendly. Serve brunch food instead of elaborated meals. Or, you can throw a picnic and enjoy a casual and comfy reception.
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Wedding Reception Banquet Halls
Published November 12, 2012 | The most important choice a couple must make for the wedding reception is the choice of venue. The amplitude and nature of the space, the proximity of the venue, the menu, the music, the table arrangements and the other details offered by the venue are essential aspects to consider when making this decision. Many couples choose to organize a banquet hall reception for their guests. It seems easier and cheaper this way. Those who don’t know the difference between banquets and receptions can learn more about it form this article.
We’ve decided to post here a few important characteristics of banquets and receptions to help you distinguish the perfect style for your wedding. Both these events are big, formal and important for those who are planning one. They have both similarities and differences. A wedding reception booked in a hall can be classified as a banquet. It’s just that the banquet involves a professionally-catered feast paid for by a business or individual for a special occasion. On the other hand, receptions refer at a receiving line and they are planned especially for weddings.
Wedding Reception Banquet Halls (Photo by: Angelica Gaskell)
Both banquets and receptions include a pre-established list of guests and a number of servings. Both these events are in general formal and elegant. Planning a wedding reception in a banquet hall or style is a great way to reduced the wedding cost and enjoy more simplicity and elegance. It can be a hotel or restaurant room, a function hall or a lodge room. These facilities are often chosen for banquets and business events or festivities. But if you’re planning a small and simple wedding on a budget you can also follow this style with success. A reception can also refer to an ordination of a man to the priesthood, a military promotion or a retirement. Banquet-style wedding receptions do not differ that much from decorations used for a sit-down traditional reception.
The principal difference is that the couple has the responsibility of beatifying the guest tables themselves. This task usually falls on the bride’s shoulders. She can ask her bridal party members to give her a hand with all the preparations. The reception décor and setting for a banquet wedding is up to the bride and her preferences. It can be fun and easy to pick unique decorations and assemble them for a personalized wedding. This is a wonderful time to get creative and fun. Avoid getting stressed out about it by taking one step out of time. Relax and focus on the tonality and feel of the wedding you want to create for your invitees. Choose a theme and try to coordinate every single detail in the colors and motifs of the event. Use balloons and other fabric hanging decorations for the ceiling and walls.
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Wedding Reception Restaurant
Published November 8, 2012 | There are many types of venues one can choose for a memorable wedding. One of the most popular, however, is the restaurant. Many couples – of different ages and interests decide to plan the reception party in a local restaurant. This place is the most elegant of all and the easiest to access. It’s easier to plan a wedding party in a restaurant because they have contracts with many vendors and can offer many pre-made decorations you can use, depending on your wedding style.
Nevertheless, if you have a unique theme, they may not be able to provide with the right decorations for your wedding setting. But you can buy special napkins and personalized chair covers. They should offer you elegant tables and chairs, tableware, glassware, food, cake and perhaps matching linens. These are included in the price of the venue and available in the same color or theme. You must choose your own flowers in the colors of your wedding. Many elements you need for your wedding should be provided by the venue.
Wedding Reception Restaurant (Photo by: Toshihiro Gamo)
You should be free to decorate the place in your favorite way. If the venue doesn’t allow you to do that, find another restaurant where you can implement your own theme. It’s important t establish these details before signing the contract. Decorating a restaurant for a wedding shouldn’t be difficult for your budget and neither time-consuming. You should be able to do this with a day or two in advance. The choice of colors is one of the most important. Try making this decision prior to any other wedding decisions and purchases. Contact the restaurant to schedule all important meetings with the management and caterers. There are many couples who choose to spend their wedding day in a restaurant because it’s cheaper and easier this way. Make sure you discuss about the type of décor you are allowed to use for the locale. Find out what you are not supposed to use in anyhow.
There may be prohibitions regarding their space and this is why it’s essential to ask if there are any. Don’t go alone to meet the management, but take your groom and the bridal party members. They should be able to help you plan the space properly and decide on how to arrange and decorate the tables. The easiest way to adorn the place is to use specific flowers and matching colors. Use interesting vases in different shapes and designs to add more uniqueness to the setting. The centerpieces can consist of anything but flowers if you want something more original, like candles, fruit and veggies, wine bottles, stacked tea cups and other family heirloom pieces. Don’t forget about the walls and ceiling décor.
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Wedding Reception Backyard Barbecue
Published November 5, 2012 | It’s fun to spend the wedding day in your own backyard. Many couples choose to follow this route, as a creative and affordable one. You must think of a theme before starting anything. Backyard wedding receptions can feature a natural theme or they can be more glam and formal. There are plenty of ideas at this chapter. These types of affairs are in general more casual and relaxed than the usual. This is precisely why the couple can afford to make the reception feel more fun and inviting for the guests. Backyard weddings are full of fun activities and cheerful moments.
The wedding can be held at your place or in someone’s backyard. This means cutting down many wedding costs. Besides this, backyard weddings are more memorable than formal restaurant nuptials. You can a lot of freedom when it comes to decoration and food. Many experts in field say that backyard wedding receptions can be build around a barbecue. The food can be simple and light or more sophisticated, for gourmet guests. Barbecue weddings are inexpensive, personal and extremely inviting for the participants and the newlyweds. There are many traditional elements you can use to create a laid-back wedding setting in your own backyard.
Wedding Reception Backyard Barbecue (Photo by: Ismar Badzic)
Food is the most important factor of an outdoors wedding after all. It’s kind of imperative to have spicy food when hosting a barbecue wedding reception. The meals must be prepared ahead of time. This means marinating the meats you will use for the barbecue and chop the veggies. The ingredients must be purchased and get ready for grilling ahead. You may need to hire a grill master to handle this field properly. Use a larger grilling surface to make sure that the meals are easily prepared. You can buy sliced beef, pork and chicken at affordable prices. To make the meat more delicious, use caramelized onion, brie and pineapples and other toppings.
Don’t forget to add a fresh salads and fruits to the menus. It’s also important to prepare a few delicious homemade desserts. Create fruit pies, tortes and other appetizing treats for your guest. You can make marshmallows, cupcakes, brownies and French macarons. There are many ways to decorate a backyard wedding planned with a barbecue theme. Use bright color paper lanterns, garlands and other crafty decorations to make the atmosphere more romantic and festive. Use lavender for the table centerpieces to chase the insects away. The setting must be simple and cheap. The colors you select must be lively and soft in the same time. Make sure that you take care of the garden properly in advance for the wedding. Grow flowers and plants to make the setting more luxurious and opulent.
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Unusual Wedding Receptions
Published November 2, 2012 | It’s magical to plan your wedding day! This occasion definitely deserves celebrated in a unique way. Couples of today can wed in a traditional way or go more modern and personal. It’s hip to choose a unique theme or location for the wedding and create an original ambiance for the guests. Why follow a common route when there are so many other themes no one has ever considered before? How about choosing an unusual theme or venue for your wedding?
Start a new tradition, something you and your invitees can like more than the usual. It doesn’t have to be a classic reception hall or a local restaurant. Think behind these options and select something relatively different. There are many wild venues out there to consider! Let’s take the Great Outdoors for instance. Alfresco weddings are always more warm, inviting and fun for the newlyweds and their guests. You can choose from a myriad of unique scenic spots, like botanical gardens, parks, open meadows, greenhouses, vineyards, ranches, orchards, beach shores, islands, etc. If you’re on a tight budget, choose your own backyard for the reception party and create a homey atmosphere.
Unusual Wedding Reception (Photo by: Denish C)
Guests love casual laid-back weddings where they can relax and enjoy a nice dinner, dance and fun games. Nowadays a wedding can take place practically anywhere a couple desires! There are endless choices in this field. This is precisely why it seems absurd to follow the same track your friends and sisters have followed for their wedding. With a little thought you should be able to take your wedding to a further level of uniqueness. Educate yourself on exotic and unusual wedding locations and find out more about how to make your dream come true. Accentuate your hobbies, passions and preferences. If you are both into a certain theme, activity or trend, find a common ground for your wedding setting.
You can exchange your vows in a historical building or in a loft, at a gallery museum or on a tennis court, in a zoo or at an aquarium. It all depends on what you love. Wild venues like forests, jungles, waterfall, deserts and mountain cliffs are ideal for the adventurous couples who want something eccentric for their special day. Consider something cute and fun, like an amusement park or a miniature golf course. Get married in the store or market you two met. Find out if that spot can be rented for your wedding! An even more exciting proposal is to get married on the road! Invest in a unique mode of transportation, like a train or hot-air balloon. Your guests will surely be flattered to travel on your wedding day! Take a sailboat or a yacht for an ocean ride!
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Wedding Picnic Reception Ideas
Published October 24, 2012 | Nothing is more exciting for a couple and their wedding attendants than an outdoors reception. At least this is what makes so many modern people happy! The fuss of the city, the noise and stress from work has determined many brides and grooms to take a chance on a more casual wedding reception. The great outdoors has different venues and unique places for anyone to like. So, if you want to enjoy a casual, comfy and fun wedding, don’t be afraid to choose an alfresco wedding location.
Nothing is more inviting than a warm summer wedding celebration outside the doors, under the warm sun rays. More and more people decide to tie the knot in a garden – public or personal. Open fields and meadows are even more inviting for those who are on a budget and want more space for the guests. If you are into these hippie locations, we suggest you consider the idea of having a picnic reception. This theme is easy to plan and very easy to appreciate when you’re an unpretentious guest. Those who love nature and wish to spend the day out there have many opportunities in terms of decorations, food and attire.
Wedding Picnic Reception Ideas (Photo by: Just Wedding)
Picnic themed weddings are natural, delicious and very diverting. This can prove to be the best decision of your life! Having a picnic wedding means enjoying more freedom to make your own food, bring your own music and decorative items. The secret is to keep all things simple and easy-going. Serve light food, play live music and play fun lawn games. You can install a tent and create a regular reception with wooden long tables, or you can place thematic blankest on the grass for a more authentic picnic feel. Bring picnic baskets with plastic dinnerware, gingham napkins, paper plates and cups. You can transform a traditional wedding into a modern eco-friendly affair. For the décor, keep things creative yet simple.
Use torches to light up the dark during the evening in a more romantic and fun way, or hang string lights on trees and grass. Use the beauty of the landscape and make it a part of your wedding backdrop. If you’re having a more formal reception, play elegant harp or cello music. Designate the area for dancing by using lights, flower pots and other unique accents. The food is the most important aspect of a picnic reception. Invest here more. You can prepare the food yourself or buy friend chicken, potato salads, fruit trays and pickles. Bring delicious pies based on blueberry, apple and cherry instead of a big tiered cake. Serve simple foods that are easy to pick and eat and don’t forget to pack a few sandwiches and mini pies to go as wedding favors.
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Hawaiian Themed Wedding Reception Ideas
Published October 19, 2012 | Couples today all dream of spending their wedding day outside the doors, like in a fun and vibrant exotic location! It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about a local beach wedding or of a Hawaiian wedding. You guys have the opportunity of choosing any type of venue for your big day. It can be a wedding at the tropics or a backyard affair. As we said before, the venue is important, but not when you already have a special theme you would like to play with. Let us take for instance the Hawaiian theme.
It’s not mandatory to travel all the way to Hawaii to have a wedding in this style. You can bring the magic of the tropics even in your garden with the right accents! You just need bright colors, island decorations, sea food and exotic attires. These are just a few of the many ingredients you can use to plan a Hawaiian themed wedding reception. Planning an event based on this theme should be very fun. But it will definitely be even more exciting to attend one! There are many things to learn about Hawaiian wedding ceremonies and receptions.
Hawaiian Wedding Themed Reception Ideas (Photo by: Jorge Mejía peralta)
These people have many beautiful traditions and customs that you can choose to include in your own wedding or not. The most important thing to decide on at this point is the formality of the wedding and the size. We suggest you consider a laid-back island ambiance, based on an intimate gathering of close friends and family. If you are willing to pay for a large party, invite more of your colleagues and old friends. The decorations, the music, the menu and the favors – they all have to fit and reflect the intensity of the Hawaiian style. These types of affairs can be casual but also formal. It’s not excluded for the modern couple to want a glam and glitzy Hawaiian wedding in a more luxurious locale, with a few hundreds of guests!
Decide on the best style with your future spouse and start making the guest list. The invitations must carry the theme or specific of the wedding. If you want your guests to get into the mood more rapidly, send out cards shaped like seashells, tropical starfishes, coconuts, pineapples, parasols, orchids, boats, plumerias or other exotic motifs you personally like. The invitations can be based on a mismatched style. Each of your guests can receive a totally different card, shaped in a different beach motif. Your attire is very important when planning a tropical wedding reception. Hawaiian-style dresses and shirts work for both women and men. The bridesmaids can wear Hawaiian print sundresses, while men can wear matching skirts and khaki shorts. Have prepared leis for each of your guest in part!
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Fun Wedding Reception Ideas
Published October 9, 2012 | Back in the old days, weddings were just too serious. The guests had to behave decent and formal, without any stray from the etiquette rules of that time. This is no longer the case for modern couples. Fortunately, weddings today are more relaxed and casual. They are more indulgent with the couple’s desires and the guests’ needs. It seems easier to experience a modern wedding than a traditional celebration. 2012 weddings are more simplistic and fun, although they are still elegant and decent.
Traditional weddings on he other hand are more elaborated and dramatic. Nothing too standard, nothing too wild, this is how the formality of a modern wedding sounds like. The reception is the most important part of a wedding because it is the first time when the newlyweds get the chance to socialize with everyone as a married couple. This is the first time they share their time with their beloved ones as an official couple. Giving this context, we can only imagine how happy the pair is! It would be a shame not to make the event reflect your joy and big expectations you share! Don’t opt for a too dramatic and somber wedding because it might not fit.
Fun Wedding Reception Ideas (Photo by: EvanHahn)
Think of something comfy and fun for you and your guests. Break the long chain of formal boring weddings in your family by hosting a fun and diverting party. It would be nice of you to think of a few surprises for your invitees. Everybody loves being spoiled, especially at a wedding. You can surprise your guests with an unusual wedding venue. Check out the Great Outdoors and see what you can select for a fun reception. It can be a backyard, a hippodrome, an open field or an orchard. Keep away from large ballroom venues that only ask you to behave according to the convention. Choose an old building or a rooftop to break with tradition.
Anything outdoors can work for an informal reception. An alfresco venue gives you plenty of opportunities in creating a warm, fun and inviting atmosphere for your guests. Choose the banks of a river and create a romantic ambiance for your friends to feel the love floating in the air. Or, follow your hobbies and interests and plan a golf field wedding or a wild reception in the middle of nowhere with a desert theme! Stadium wedding receptions are cheerful and popular. You can play a video montage of you two on a big screen and have your guests enjoy your love story in a non conventional place. You can have your friends and family wearing party masks. Choose celebrity faces for each one in part and allow them the pleasure of feeling big stars for one day.
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Wedding Reception Garden
Published October 8, 2012 | The wedding day is a blissful experience for the newlyweds and their invitees, but marrying outside is a dream come true! Many couples desire to tie the knot outdoors, in a magical space. And what could be more beautiful than a garden venue? There are numberless opportunities to enjoy when planning a wedding outside the doors. The seasonal beauty of the nature is incomparable and this is why so many brides and grooms decide to take advantage of the lovely weather and landscapes of summer to plan an alfresco ceremony and party.
Garden wedding receptions are unforgettable. There are many things to benefit of while you’re out there, but also many aspects to be mindful about, especially when it comes to the weather. There is nothing more uncontrollable in an outdoors wedding than the weather. You can watch the weather forecast for the day of your wedding, but you can never be sure that things won’t twist and turn on the last minute. This is why it’s always advisable to have a backup plan. You can install a big tent in case it will rain, or look for a venue that has both an indoors and outdoors space. This way you should not worry too much about how the weather will evolve.
Wedding Reception Gardens (Photo by: makelessnoise)
You also need to be cautious when selecting the tables, the flower centerpieces, the food, the cake and the music for the party. Many couples are forced to adjust their preferences to make sure that their dream garden reception is feasible and easy to fulfill. There are many types of garden venues to choose from for a wedding. You can choose to hold the party in a family garden or in a public city park. It wouldn’t be a bad idea either to vote for a garden reception in a private estate, especially if you want an intimate high class event. National parks and botanical gardens are also recommendable options.
Those who want to make their wedding public can choose a city garden and have other visitors. Or, you can rent the garden only for yourself, but you will have to pay more than for the park permit. Garden weddings are always more affordable for those who want a casual celebration and a fun atmosphere. You can choose to make the preparation yourself, or hire a professional caterer, based on your budget. Use seasonal colorful blooms to create hearty table centerpieces. Use baskets, pots, pitchers and Mason jars instead of other standard flower recipients. Serve cheese muffins and cucumber soup, raspberry lemonade of iced tea, roast beef and other homemade delicacies. Fruit tartlets, peach pies and shortcakes are delicious ideas for the desserts. Offer “seeds of love” instead of other traditional guest favors.
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Casual Wedding Reception Ideas
Published September 26, 2012 | When we’re talking about casual weddings, the great outdoors is the first choice of venue to think of. Some couples decide for a beach wedding, while others choose to wed and party in their own backyard! Although these are the most popular locations for a casual wedding there are more options for those who are more creative and prefer a unique space. Weddings are extremely elaborated in their traditional way. But contemporary brides and grooms have the change of selecting a less formal style for their wedding ceremony and reception.
There are many elegant alternatives to formal style weddings planned in banquet halls and ballrooms, although many think that casual nuptials are simple, cozy and less elegant. This is completely false! The pair can enjoy more freedom in creating unique and fancy decorations whole still experiencing a more comfortable and fun party. The relaxed attitude they and their invitees can enjoy can make the ambiance even easier to experience. Casual weddings are simple yet creative and extremely fashionable. Forgo the expensive traditional wedding and go for a more casual celebration! This is what most of our wedding planners say!
Casual Wedding Reception Ideas (Photo by: Vera Devera)
This advice is not awkward anymore for our modern newlyweds. They understand that the informal style is more indulgent. The bride and groom’s interests, hobbies and likes can be now part of their wedding without sacrificing the level of elegance of beauty of the wedding. Casual weddings can have a theme, and in most cases they actually have a unique one. Couples of today decide to get married in a more exotic place, like on an island, in the middle of the desert, in the woods, on a mountain top, in a safari or at the base of a waterfall. Beach resorts are the most inviting ones and the most affordable for our modern pairs. Home based weddings are also cheap and fun. They can suit perfectly well the commodious couples who are a bit more advanced in age.
Mature brides and grooms and encore couples have this opportunity of planning a home wedding. If you like this idea, you can use your backyard or garden to set the scene for the ceremony or only for the reception. Backyard weddings are more practical and help couples to save more money for the décor and other important items of the wedding. Some great themes for backyard wedding receptions are: picnic style, English garden, royal courtyard style, exotic or tea party theme. Choose the perfect décor based on the theme of the party. Allow Mother Nature to guide you towards the most beautiful and affordable backdrop for your reception. Enhance the trees, bushes and alleys in your backyard or garden with hanging paper lanterns, string lights and floral arches.
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