Wedding day is one day that is expected not to come twice in the cases of most people. Therefore, people go that extra mile to make the day special in every way. They take special attention towards the bridal trousseau, the food, the list of invitees, everything that are a part of the auspicious event. But, while arranging all the things properly and being careful that everything fall in their places just right ,people often overlook some of the most vital things too, which can even make the wedding ceremony an unsuccessful one. Here is a comprehensive list of ten such things, which when taken into consideration can make your wedding a great one, right from the grand entrance to the extravagant exit.
1. Directions to the Venue and Signage
Why it is Important?
You don’t want your guests getting lost on their way to wedding venues but It is one of the most commonly made mistakes that you might even commit too. While inviting guests, people often forget to give detailed information to them about the direction to the chapel, where the wedding is going to be solemnized. They usually forget to inform the guests the exact time of the proceedings. As a consequence, many of the guests might not turn up in time to attend the rituals of the wedding, in spite of wishing to do so.
How to do it?
The best way to inform them with details on the matter is to include a map on the wedding invitation card or put a link to Google Maps on your wedding website, relating the signage for each of the spots where the whole occasion is supposed to take place.You can also buy a wooden sign painted with an arrow by scripting them with a black and white font.
2. An Entrance with a Personal Touch
Why it is Important?
It is extremely important to make a special entrance to your wedding venue. It hardly matters where your wedding is taking place, what becomes more important is that the entrance must bear some emblem to denote to the guests that it is the right place they are supposed to arrive at. An entrance with a personalized touch is not only a way to serve as a landmark of the wedding venue, but a measure to convey warm welcome to the guests too and make them feel at home.
How to do it?
You can decorate the entrance to your wedding venue by incorporating floral decor comprising of colorful orchids, glass ornaments, etc. For the ballroom entrance, you can arrange for colorful lanterns hanging from the ceiling to impart a dreamy feel. If it is an out door wedding then, you can sun catching glass ornaments on surrounding trees.
3. Comfortable seating arrangements
Why it is Important?
Each of the guests arriving at your wedding bears a different profile and taste. Therefore, you cannot expect to make your gang of young office colleagues sit beside your elderly in-laws. But, if the seats are not specified to the guests then they will never understand where to sit and remain confused in hunting for comfortable seats for themselves. You can be a guide in such a situation even by not being physically present in the whole affair.
How to do it?
Make escort cards with numbers that are to be supplied to each of your invitees along with the wedding invitation card. Now, at the venue on the day of the wedding, mark each of the linen covered chairs with a tag bearing the names of the guests along with the same numbers as that in the escort cards. You can add further personal touch by putting a bunch of fresh flowers on the head piece of each of the chairs too.
4. Emphasis on lighting
Why it is Important?
Lighting is an indispensable part of any occasion. While the correct lighting can spur up the mood of the ambiance, an improper lighting can mar even the most expensive and the most stunning decor. Get the right lighting done for each of the places so that your wedding party gets the most extravagant look.
How to do it?
Use bright and colored lighting for the hall and the corridors. Insist on crystal chandeliers for the dining room and hanging lamps and dim table lamps for the ballroom. In case of a theme wedding, go for blue lighting if your theme is white and amber for a pink wedding. You can consult a skilled interior decorator for the purpose too.
5. Considering the Kids
Why it is Important?
Children love to play and you will definitely not want them to disturb the ceremony.While all the adults will have fun on your wedding, try to inculcate ideas that will keep the kids engrossed too. Think about some options that will keep them at their best.
How to do it?
Implement options for amusements of kids, which will not only keep them engaged and not make them bored, but will also keep them away from bothering their parents much. Hence, everybody will have fun on your wedding. Create a kid’s zone for the purpose, comprising of games, crafts supplies, etc.
6. Prioritizing the Loo
Why it is Important?
The decoration of the loo and seeing to it that it is properly maintained is often overlooked. But restroom or loo is the most important area where each of your guests will definitely visit at least once in the whole day’s event. Thus, it is your responsibility to ensure that it offers a proper and hygienic environment.
How to do it?
Be careful to mark the ladies and the gents toilet separately. Keep it clean, dry, and properly disinfected . Add a bunch of fresh flowers, along with the washed towels and linens to impart a fresh feel. Appointing someone to make it clean every time someone uses it and also spraying perfumed deodorizer would be great. See to it that the loo comprises of all the necessary supplies.
7. Boosting up the Bar
Why it is Important?
The bar is the most frequented place for any occasion. This is not going to be an exception on your wedding too. So you can add a personal touch to the bar and impress your guests further. All the things, varying from your room to the drinks must be delicately beautiful and attractive.
How to do it?
Provide some unique cocktail recipes, use back lights to highlight each of the wine bottles, and incorporate various other innovative plans for the bar with some unique snacks and your personal favorite drinks. You can also give some more personal touch to the wedding by printing your signature cocktail recipes on beverage napkins and roasters.
8. Menu card for Guests
Why it is Important?
It is never wise to keep the arrangement and type of food you have planned for your wedding, a surprise for your guests. So avoid surprising people as simple menu card will also give a charming touch to each of place settings.
How to do it?
Make a menu card giving detailed information on the food that are awaiting them, so that they can choose from the list and make the most appropriate selection for themselves. Add personal touch to the menu card by altering the shapes, making them handwritten, etc.
9. Decorating the Cake Table
Why it is Important?
The cake table is the central part of all the attention in the wedding. The most of all your photographs, the majority of the video clips, all are going to be taken there. Thus, be sure to make it properly highlighted with appropriate lighting and decoration.
How to do it?
Your cake setting must be good as all of your friends and relatives will be gathering there to take pictures. Keep the decor low to your table as detract you from desert. No matter how much you are spending on your wedding, you can always give it a royal treatment by setting cake on a riser at the ballroom wedding.
10. An Extravagant Exit
Why it is Important?
You have the last opportunity to give a stylish ending to your wedding by driving home with your personal style.Just as your entrance to the wedding is important, so is your exit. Don’t loose the chance to make it a big.
How to do it?
You can hire people to sprinkle rose petals on the way as both of you drive home after the successful completion of the wedding ceremony. You can also appoint professionals to make beautiful fireworks all the way. If you are further more innovative, get a vintage car decorated with bright orchids and tagged “Just Married”, to drive you home instead of a modern car. This will be the perfect climax of a fairy tale wedding.
