Wedding Receptions

Wedding receptions are basically great big parties that celebrate the bride and groom’s new life together. Everyone loves a good party and a wedding reception is one of the best. However, it is also one of the most draining on any wedding budget. With the plethora of ideas and money-saving tips from friends, family and the internet, you can pull off your wedding reception on a budget with ease. It’s all about compromise.

Let’s take a tally at what exactly you might expect to shell out bucks for wedding receptions:

1. Location rental (i.e. wedding reception hall)
2. Food
3. Music (i.e. DJ or band)
4. Decorations
5. Furniture, place settings and linens (if not provided by caterers or reception hall)
6. Photographer/videographer

The place is the first item of business when it comes to wedding receptions. If you live in Georgia, you could consider wedding receptions at mansions in the GA area. These provide a classy and elegant background to any occasion. And if you wanted to honeymoon in Lake Tahoe, what better place is there to also hold your wedding and reception? You could find a number of wedding reception halls in Lake Tahoe. A Michigan wedding reception is a possibility if most of your family is from that area.

In regards to wedding receptions, the food is one of the main focuses. It depends on where you have the reception as to whether your wedding reception food will be handled by that facility or if you have to hire a caterer or not. The wedding reception décor also ties in to the particular facility you rent. If you rent a local hall, you may have to decorate the entire place; whereas, with a hotel or professional wedding reception facility, chances are that you may only need to decorate the tables.

Wedding reception music is another factor that comes into play. Do you want dancing? You can hire a professional DJ who can spin a variety of songs or choose a band that focuses in on a certain genre of music. Some bands even have a play list of music that crosses all genres. Your budget and desires will dictate what you can afford. Keep in mind special wedding reception songs you want as well which could influence your decision.

Wedding reception pictures are perhaps one of the most important factors that make or break an event. You want to have photos of the cutting of the cake as well as the first dance, tossing the bouquet and garter and of course, many candid shots of the bride and groom with family and friends. Your photographer is very important.

The final touches to wedding receptions come down to the wedding reception invitations as well as the wedding reception timeline. Obviously, the invitations are needed so that people know where to go! And the timeline is great to have so that the flow of the wedding reception is seamless.