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Bell
Beginner September 2018 Manitoba

Is anyone else worried about their wedding being boring?

Bell, on March 30, 2018 at 09:34 Posted in Wedding reception 0 11
We went for our food tasting yesterday and I left feeling a bit concerned about if our reception will be boring. We are having a small wedding (70-80) and many of our guests including us as a couple (my family included) are quite reserved/introverted. The room/banquet hall seemed smaller/more closed in than i expected and we just really have that one room aside from a small deck and the bar area.

I dont like being in the spotlight. We arent having a headtable and I am not sure about speeches at this point. We are just having our 2 children as our bridal party. Our close friends will be in attendance. My fiance doesnt want to have a lot of structure apart from the ceremony and food and just wants to have a laid back mingling atmosphere. I agree but i am concerned that we need to add more or do more to entertain. The reception will be from 1230 to 5 and we are having a brunch buffet.

We are still figuring out music and dancing. We'd like to add a ping pong or fuss ball table in the bar area and maybe a photo booth. Do we need more structure?

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Latest activity by Erin, on April 17, 2018 at 15:02
  • Erin
    Master September 2017 Ontario
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    I think this all sounds lovely! People will naturally mingle more in a laid back atmosphere so you have nothing to worry about I think.

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  • Stephanie
    VIP May 2019 Ontario
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    I wouldn't be too worried! Friends and family gathered together with food and drinks and any music people will make it fun!

    Just try and make sure you keep looking like you're having a good time! Even if you're worried about everything else people will be looking to you the entire day! If you keep a smile and a positive attitude and enjoy your day! Everyone will too!

    Personally I will be having a photo booth set up to let the guests have fun in! I have some interesting relatives so I cannot wait to see how those photos come out haha !

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  • Sara
    Devoted October 2018 Ontario
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    We're having a social media photobooth set up, but the economical way. We'll have the background and props set up but my guests will take their photos themselves with their phones.

    As well as the bouquet/garter toss, so that would potentially kill some more time.

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  • Bianca
    Master August 2019 Ontario
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    You're welcome! I'm honestly suffering from severe wedding nightmares about 3 times a week that my wedding is boring and/or I miss the entire thing.


    I feel like a lot of us worry about these things.

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  • Brittany
    British Columbia
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    Hello! Something you can do that I always find cute, is a couple wedding games. You don't have to think of it as structured, like a specific time to do it, but it's a great way to entertain guests, get people involved, and get a good laugh.

    I'm going to be doing the shoe game (questions for the bride and groom, facing back to back, each gets one of each persons shoes, and they ask questions and you see how they answer about eachother - ex. Who's the better cook? Who's messier? etc).

    You can also find a game that involves the guests more, like trivia or something.

    Overall with an intimate space and smaller group of people, I think people will socialize enough to keep things interesting.

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  • Stephanie
    Master July 2018 Alberta
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    I'm concerned about our guests for the time in between the ceremony and reception. There will be about 2.5 hours of free time for the guests while we do pictures. But, offering all this entertainment is a relatively new thing I think. Weddings used to just be a time for people to mingle and chat with the couple. If you want to add ping pong and Foosball because it's something you and your fiance enjoy, then do it. But, if you're just looking to add it as something for your guests to do, I would say don't worry about it. People will be able to entertain themselves for that amount of time!

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  • Candace
    VIP May 2019 Ontario
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    We are having a larger reception and our reception will be a sit down dinner and we will have speeches between courses then our special dances. After the dancing starts we have a little alcove with a table and chairs where we will put some cards and games for people to play if they want a break from dancing. We will also have a photobooth set up to keep people entertained.

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  • Jennifer
    Super August 2018 Alberta
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    I don’t think you need more structure I’m sure it’ll be great, love the photo booth and ping pong or foozeball table ideas! I think once you get the music and dancing figured out you’ll feel better.
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  • D
    Beginner September 2018 Quebec
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    Hi Bell,

    I’ll be having about the same size of a wedding (about 60-80 people) and the room of the reception hall is rather small also.

    Just like you mentinned, I’m an introvert and my fiancé’s a quiet person as well.

    So we’re going to have an animator (which is one of my fiancé’s friend) that will work along the dj to create some kind of nice atmosphere. Did you consider having someone that could be your entertainer?

    We’ll have plenty of kids and teenagers at the wedding so I might borrow your ideas to have fuss or a ping pong table :-)
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  • Bell
    Beginner September 2018 Manitoba
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    Thanks Bianca
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  • Bianca
    Master August 2019 Ontario
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    Ping pong and a foozeball table sound like a lot of fun! Don’t stress that it will be boring, I think that’s something that a lot of us think and at the end of the day, the only “boring” weddings I’ve been to we’re of people I didn’t know (that’s a whole other story lol).
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