Tuesday, March 25, 2008

You mentioned that you can use the holidays to help you entertain and decorate - can you give some examples?

Sure! Hope this helps:

o New Years - Have your reception first and nuptials close to midnight. Make sure you have some way to see the ball drop.

o Easter – Have your wedding in a garden or tearoom, use locally grown lilies, give chocolate favors and have an Easter egg hunt.

o Fourth of July = This patriotic day is a fun time to have a period wedding in a historic building. Let the fireworks be your entertainment.

o Halloween – Have a costume party wedding. You can have a pumpkin carving contest during the afternoon and use the results as your centerpieces or as luminaries to light the walkway to the reception. Make your friends dance to Thriller, and let jars of Halloween candy do double duty as the favors.

o Thanksgiving = Thanksgiving is the perfect time to have a wedding if you want a small family affair because many families gather for the holiday anyway. Follow your nuptials with a blow out organic thanksgiving feast at a long banquet-style table. Have a table of seasonal pies instead of a cake.

o Chanukah = Use menorahs on every table to create festive lighting - give out bags of gelt and dreidels in lieu of favors.

o Christmas – Have your wedding in a fancy hotel in front of a huge Christmas tree. Use live fur trees at the tables decorated with candy canes. You can also hang ornaments with your guest’s names,which can act as place cards and take home favors. Don’t forget to have someone play Santa!

(Have more ideas you want to share? Please leave a comment!)

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