Wedding reception

Your wedding reception can be anything from a short ceremony to a party lasting many hours, but the important thing is that you enjoy it.

Make sure your venue has room for all of your guests, and make sure there’s plenty of music to hand to ensure that first dance goes smoothly!

If your beloved has grown up in another country, why not try to include some of their customs into the ceremony to give your reception a truly international flavour?

Groom’s cakes, often chocolate or liquorflavoured, are a popular reception dish from the southern USA, while the custom of paying the bride or groom a small amount of money to dance with them is a tradition popular in countries such as Italy and Poland.

And don’t forget to toast your guests, particularly if one of them introduced you and your partner to each other. Chances are, they may even return a few good-natured jokes in the speeches they make!

Also think about your outfit for the reception. Will you stay in your wedding clothes (it is nice for guests who did not attend the ceremony to be able to see you in your finery) or change into something more comfortable?

Your wedding day is one of the best of your life, and a great reception should play a part of it. // My Wedding Planner