Wedding party is not the boring chicken dinner, it's all about best wishes, welcome and thankful, friends and family will enjoy. No one wants to find that the wedding she planned with all her heart complained by guests. To be on the safe side, besides preparing flip floops for all the dancing ladies, diverse menu for many different tastes, check out these things to make sure you didn't overlook anything.
01 If your wedding date is during one of the long-awaited holiday, Memorial Day, July 4, or Labor Day, try to have your wedding in a tropical locale or fun urban area, your guests will actually welcome the chance to get away.
02 Before printing and sending, make sure all the location details, like street name, location name, number are corret, so guests can easily more to right place with GPD. And if you're going to provide direction ask someone not familiar with the area to test them out and tweak as needed.
03 Make sure there is no more than an hour between the ceremony and reception. There's nothing worse than being all dressed up to kill between the "I DO's" and the party. If it's not possible to cut down time between the two part, an informal get-together where out-of-towner can hang out for the duration of the gap is the solution. Ask a relative or friend in the area to be the host, it doesn't have to be anything super fancy, even iced tea and cookies will do.
04 Cash bar is not acceptable. If you're inviting your loved ones to celebrate your wedding, you should pay for their drink. For a budget wedding, it's perfectly fine to have a limited selection, such as wine, bear. As long as it's free, guests will drink whatever is available for them.
05 Avoid long boring toasts by asking matron of honor or bestman to speak instead of "whoever wants to say a few words".
06 Shut down the receiving lines to avoid a time suck get in the way of starting the reception. Instead use a table-hop at the reception to thank guests for coming.
07 If someone is in a long-term relationship, the partner should get an wedding invitation, even if you're having budget wedding, or space is tight.
