As far as weddings go, the reception is likely to be the most expensive part of the day. Unless you are
spending a huge amount for your dress, (in the range of $20,000) then the wedding reception will
certainly be the largest cost you will have. There are so many unique wedding ideas that people come
up with, but you have to remember that all of these still have a cost. You will need to feed possibly
hundreds of people and depending on how popular you and your soon to be spouse are, maybe even
thousands of people.
You never really think of what goes into a wedding reception until you are about to plan and pay for
your own. So we will walk you through the basics of wedding reception ideas for controlling the cost
and making sure that your guest have a wonderful time.
First we would like to suggest a theme for your wedding reception. You can come up with many
creative ways to design your reception around a specific theme. For instance a Hawaiian themed
reception would have Hawaiian style foods and table setting. You may even have the caterers
dressed in Hawaiian clothing. (We will talk about the wedding reception center piece ideas later so
make sure to check back for that.) Sort of like in the movie “the Run Away Bride” with the Hawaiian
luau.
So you can set up your wedding reception with any type of decorations that you wish, preferably
someone else will do this for you since you will want to make sure you are preparing for the clothing
and all of the other things involved in the wedding. Decorations for the wedding can be found easily at
party specific stores. Such stores as Party City. You will want to also ask the caterer if this can be
provided as part of the fee for the food, many will do this for a little extra and some for no extra cost at
all. So make sure to ask in advance.
Rental stores will also be a great resource for your reception for things such as chairs and tables, and
the occasional rented helium tank, but thats if you really have some unique wedding reception ideas.
You can also rent many of the other items that will be needed from the reception hall, if you are using
one, or the rental stores will usually have the extra things that you will need as well like a microphone
for speech time. If you are hiring a DJ for entertainment this will be already be there.
You don’t want to go to far away from your theme though, or else it may just seem like a normal party.
make sure that the events of the reception are geared around the bride and the groom, not just a
gathering where you get to pay to feed a bunch of people and entertain them. So you can have a
great time with your creative and unique wedding reception ideas. Always remember that it is
supposed to be your special day and not a free lunch. Oh and remember to WATCH OUT FOR.......