1. Wedding Reception

2. Ar e you pl anni ng t o get m r i ed? Your w
ar
eddi ng day i s
one of t he unf or get t abl e and happi est m ent s i n your
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l i f e t hat i s w peopl e m t hei r w
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ake
eddi ng cer em
ony
w l pl anned. Ther e ar e l ot s of t hi ngs you need t o do
el
on pl anni ng your w
eddi ng cer em
ony. H
ave you al r eady
choose your ow w
n eddi ng gow H
n? ave you al r eady choose
your w
eddi ng at t endant s? W l , bef or e you t hi nk about
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t hose st uf f s, you need t o pl an f i r st your w
eddi ng
r ecept i on. I t w l l t ake a l ot of ef f or t on pl anni ng a
i
w
eddi ng r ecept i on and i t al l st ar t s on choosi ng t he
l ocat i on and t ype of r ecept i on. A w
eddi ng r ecept i on
i s a par t y t hat i s hel d af t er t he w
eddi ng cer em
ony. I t
is also a place where wedding attendants eat, drink and have
some fun. If you don’t have any i dea on how t o pl an a
w
eddi ng r ecept i on, see som t i ps bel ow
e
.

3. Here are some tips on
how to plan a Wedding
Reception

4. Date
If you are looking for the location of the reception, set the date of your
wedding first. Don’t f or get t hat you ar e not t he one w i s get t i ng
ho
m r i ed f or t he year . You shoul d al so keep i n m nd t hat l ot s of
ar
i
r ecept i on si t es ar e get t i ng booked a year , so you need t o al so t o
choose a w
eddi ng dat e cer em w ei n your desi r ed si t e i s
ony her
avai l abl e. I f your desi r ed si t e i s not avai l abl e on t he w
eddi ng
dat e t hat you set , be r eady t o choose anot her l ocat i on f or your
reception that are available. Also avoid choosing a date of wedding that is
near rainy season (you don’t w
ant t he r ai n t o r ui n your speci al day).

5. Indoor or outdoor
Thi s i s t he next t hi ng t hat you need t o consi der w
hen pl anni ng a
w
eddi ng r ecept i on. You need t o choose i f you w
ant an i ndoor or
out door event . I f you w
ant an out door event , you need t o consi der
t hat bad w her l i ke r ai n can r ui n your speci al day. I f r eal l y
eat
want to do it outdoor, you can set your wedding date ceremony away from
rainy season. If you don’t have enough m
oney f or t he expenses, you can
pl an your w
eddi ng day on w nt er or at t he end of Januar y, you m ght
i
i
be abl e t o save m
oney or have a di scount . I t i s al so a good i dea t o
pl an your w
eddi ng r ecept i on on Sat ur days or Sundays. Ther e ar e al so
t i m t hat Sundays i s l ess expensi ve.
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6. Budget
W you pl an a w
hen
eddi ng r ecept i on, you def i ni t el y need budget . W
hen
you r ent a r ecept i on hal l , you need t o know t he num of guest t hat
ber
w l l at t end your w
i
eddi ng. Know ng t he num s of your guest w l l
i
ber
i
gi ve you an i dea about t he si ze of t he si t e t hat you w l l choose.
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Ther e ar e som r ecept i on hal l s w ei n you can choose i f you w
e
her
ant
t o r ent t hei r t abl es and chai r or you w l l be t he one t o pr ovi de
i
t hem I n t hat w you can l essen your expenses. I n or der t o set a
.
ay,
good budget on pl anni ng a w
eddi ng r ecept i on, you need t o est i m e
at
t he m
oney t hat you w l l need f or t he ot her needs l i ke f ood.
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7. Type of Reception
You al so need t o deci de on t he t ype of r ecept i on you w
ant t o have.
The t w m n r ecept i on t ypes ar e cockt ai l par t y and si t - dow m .
o ai
n eal
Ther e ar e al so som al t er nat i ve r ecept i on t ype l i ke, cake cut t i ng
e
and beach par t y. I f you w
ant t o cust omyour w
eddi ng r ecept i on, you
can al so do i t i n a r est aur ant . I f you w
ant a beach par t y, you need
t o t ake a r i sk because of w her change, but you w l l def i ni t el y
eat
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have f un. I t i s up t o you on w
hat t ype of r ecept i on you w l l choose.
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Even i f i t i s si m e or not , you w l l st i l l get m r i ed w t h t he
pl
i
ar
i
per son t hat you l ove.

8. Lines
You shoul d al so consi der i f you w
ant t o r ecei ve a l i ne f r omyour
guest s or not . I f you w
ant t o r ecei ve a l i ne f r omyour guest s, i t
w l l gi ve t hemoppor t uni t y t o congr at ul at e you and i t w l l al so
i
i
gi ve you a chance t o gr eet and t hank t hem O t he ot her si de, i t w l l
. n
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consum a l ot of t i m and ot her guest w l l f eel t i r ed of w t i ng
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e
i
ai
f or ot her s t o end t hei r speech. I f you or your par t ner have
di vor ced par ent s, i t w l l be and aw ar d deci si on. I f you w
i
kw
ant t o
r ecei ve a l i ne f r omyour guest , you shoul d at l east choose t he
person that you want to speak. In that way, you will save time and other
guest won’t get bor ed on w t i ng.
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9. Food
You al so need t o choose t he f ood t hat you w
ant t o pr epar e on your
w
eddi ng r ecept i on. Ther e ar e peopl e w ar e i n di et ar y
ho
r est r i ct i on, so you need t o i ncl ude veget abl es on t he f ood t hat you
w l l choose. You can al so ask your guest s an advi ce about
i
concer ni ng al l er gi es i n advance. I n t hat w you can m sur e t hat
ay,
ake
your guest s w l l be abl e t o eat even one of your pr epar ed m s. You
i
eal
can al so sear ch f or som f ood i n t he r est aur ant and ask t hemi f
e
t hey pr ovi de cat er i ng on w
eddi ngs. You al so need t o choose dr i nks
and bever ages.

10. Dance
You def i ni t el y w
ant t o dance w t h your husband or w f e. You al so
i
i
need t o deci de w
hen t he danci ng par t st ar t s. M w
ost eddi ngs t end t o
st ar t t he danci ng af t er al l cour ses ar e f i ni shed. I f you deci de t o
dance bet w
een t he cour ses, your danci ng t i m w l l be l i m t ed
e i
i
because t her e ar e st i l l cour ses t o do af t er you dance. So i t i s a
good i dea i f you j ust dance af t er f i ni shi ng al l cour ses. I n t hat
w you can dance al l t he w You m ght w
ay,
ay.
i
ant t o pl ay your speci al
song. You al so need t o be sur e t hat you have a song t hat w l l al so
i
l ove by your guest and m t hemw
ake
ant t o dance. R em t o choose a
em ber
decent song not a w r d song.
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11. You w l l def i ni t el y spend t i m on pr epar i ng your w
i
e
eddi ng cer em
ony
and w
eddi ng r ecept i on. Though you spend m
oney f or t he
pr epar at i on, i t w l l def i ni t el y m you and your par t ner happy
i
ake
t hat you w l l never f or get . I f you w
i
ant t o know m e about al l t he
or
t hi ngs you need on som ot her speci al occasi ons f ol l ow us on
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Tw t t er and Pi nt er est .
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