Mon 30 Jun 2008
Upon arrival at the wedding reception, many guests head for the cake table so they can admire the cake. Some time later, the bride and groom come along for a picture opportunity and the grand cutting of the cake. Then everyone enjoys cake and it’s gone. Believe it or not, there are many more activities that can make the wedding cake more about fun and less about tradition.
Of course, watching the bride and groom push cake into each other’s mouths is a long-enjoyed tradition, but there are many more fun - and less messy - activities to consider as well.
One new option that’s gaining popularity is to have cupcakes instead of a cake. This is a method that is usually more affordable than having a cake and it can be a lot of fun. Cupcakes are decorated in alignment with the wedding theme, just as a cake is, but the cupcakes are instead arranged on tiered cake plates and displayed on a cake table until it’s time to eat them. The cupcakes can be simply handed out on plates to each wedding guest.
Now, what’s fun about using cupcakes instead of a whole wedding cake is you can save money, certainly, as many reception halls and caterers charge a per slice fee to cut and serve the wedding cake, but you can also build activities into the cupcake presentation. For example, the cupcakes that are for the bride and groom can have a different decoration than the ones for the guests.
As an extra touch, you can have the baker include a special prize in one or several cupcakes. A small charm or tiny toy can be baked into the cupcake. Whoever gets the charm wins a special prize. These prizes can range from a gift basket or gift certificate to a restaurant to a dance with the bride or groom.
Some brides like to use a Southern tradition and have charms baked into the wedding cake. Similar to the idea above for cupcakes, this involves baking small charms or tiny toys (but usually charms) into the cake. Those who get one of the charms are said to have good luck. You might even consider having charm bracelet charms baked into the cake, which are then made into a charm bracelet for the bride.
Not everyone enjoys cake. How about an activity for those who won’t be eating cake? They can be required to do the “Macarena” or the chicken dance during the time when everyone else is eating cake. If they manage to do the dance continuously while the other guests enjoy cake, they win a prize. Or they simply get to sit down, as now they are tired!
In keeping with the dance during cake theme, how about a requirement that in order to get cake, a guest must perform an impromptu dance first? Or there could be trivia questions about the bride and groom or about popular culture. Guests must correctly answer the questions before getting their cake. There could be competitions among tables or individuals for most questions answered correctly.
Many people believe that once the cake is cut, they are free to leave if they wish. Since cake cutting usually comes after the meal and after dancing and other traditional celebration activities, many people take the opportunity to leave the party after the cake is cut and enjoyed.
If the bride and groom want their guests to stay after the cake is eaten, it is worth some extra effort to build some activities into the cake-cutting event so people will stick around longer. This can be as simple as telling people not to leave, or can be more subtle and fun.
For example, each person could receive a slip of paper with his or her cake. These slips of paper could be prepared ahead and provided to the catering company with instructions that one folded strip of paper be placed on each plate with the cake. The paper might give an agenda for the rest of the evening or might ask its recipient to perform a little dance, to head over to give the groom or bride a kiss, or might ask them to take the flower girl out on the dance floor for a spin. The unknown will keep all the guests guessing and provide some entertainment as the instructions are carried out.
If you have a wedding in the family, and you are planning to host a bridal shower, you have many games you can choose from which depends entirely up to you. How you want your bridal shower to be as the games can be serious games and some are silly games which can be player. After the entire bridal shower is about having fun with the bride before she is married off. You can have so many games we give below the list of the games which can be enjoyed at the party.
During the wedding most of the times the couple is busy meeting up with the guests and the other guests are left aside to get bored. So what can be done to keep them occupied during the reception and they can enjoy the wedding. The main thing while seating who will take the centerpiece on the table is the big question and you can make a game and activity out of it. The centerpiece when a good piece can be eyed by people at the table.
Any wedding is incomplete without the dancing and we all look forward to the Couples first dance and the brides dance with her father. It is the time when all the members of the guests of the wedding party enjoy.
The responsibility of speaking in front of others on a microphone gives jitters to people. Especially if you have to makes a toast at the wedding party. Even though the person concerned just need to say a few words. They are scared of speaking in public. If you have a wedding coming up in your house and you know most of the people in the party will like to speak in public then you can have a toast activity as the wedding activities. Make it traditional with the Dad, Best man, and others doing public speaking.
The wedding rehearsal dinner is the time to relax and enjoy the evening before the final big event the next day. You can add some games to the rehearsal dinner will be a lot more fun and you will be able to enjoy yourself by being close to your family and friends.
At the wedding reception, the entire guest head for the Cake to admire it. Once the bride and groom reach the table, they take this opportunity to get their pictures taken with the cake and then the big ceremony of cutting the cake. And then all of them all of it is gone.
The wedding without music is a dull and drab affair. It is like there is no life in the wedding and the guests will have nothing to look forward to. The music is the most important ingredients of any wedding.
Usually the wedding gets over once the reception is done with but many couples now a days extend their post wedding activities by one more day. If their families are big and they have come from far away places then couples can think of including breakfast the next morning.