Are you looking for ways to make your wedding unique? Here are ten unique wedding ideas you can use to personalize your wedding day.
- Forget wedding speeches – what about singing? Hire a karaoke machine or set up SingStar (PlayStation 2) so guests can take turns basking in the limelight – or hiding under the tables!
- Share your culture by offering entrees that are inspired by your ethnicity. A friend moved from Thailand to Wellington as a child, so she served money bags and chicken satays to her guests during cocktail hour. Another friend had 25 friends flying in from the USA, so she served mini hamburgers.
- Circulate a wedding guest book at the reception to record those in attendance but also to give guests the opportunity to express well-wishes in a more personal and fun fashion. To capture the mood of the day, why not create your own by buying a blank journal book and covering it yourself? There are companies that make scented paper with various designs, so you can enjoy a special fragrance every time you open it.
- Add a generous twist to your nuptials by thinking outside the square when it comes to your wedding gift registry. Kelly and her fiance met while working on an charity event, so in lieu of a traditional registry they asked for a donation to their favorite charity. It’s good karma, and guarantees less toasters.
- To add an elegant touch to your ceremony, cover the carpet of the aisle with white rose petals. Then ask your flower girl to drop red ones when she walks down the aisle for a dramatic entrance.
- Set up a kids’ area so they are entertained and parents can relax. Often venues offer a children’s menu. Alternatively, utilize the crèche service some established wedding venues often provide.
- Serve your favorite drinks during each course of you meal. Try offering guests pink champagne during entrees, rose wine with the meal and the after-dinner liqueur Limoncello for dessert.
- After the wedding, your guests will be eager to see photos. Create simple thank-you notes written on card stock and include a favorite snap from your wedding.
- Just because your gown isn’t by Giorgio Armani doesn’t mean that you can’t have a sketch of you in yours just as actress Katie Holmes did.
- Use the same wedding cake recipe your mother or grandmother had for her cake. It will weave a sense of history and ancestry through your day and instill a sense of tradition in the celebration. Order a special mini-cake for your mother or grandmother to thank her and remind her of her own special day.
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