Wedding Worksheets
Relax at the Wedding Reception


The Hard Part is Over

Once you have made it through the wedding, the hard part is over. Your dress fit, your groom appeared on schedule, the Justice of the Peace or clergyperson has blessed your union, the pictures have been taken, and your day is complete - almost. Next stop is the wedding reception. Take a deep breath, relax, and have fun.

What Will Be, Will Be

Think back on the months of planning youve put into this day or, most appropriately, the wedding reception. No amount of seating plans and setting out place cards will keep guests from moving the cards to sit next to their friends or other relatives. No amount of disposable cameras will guarantee that every single table will use themin fact, some guests might just carry them away. No amount of planning will keep smaller children seated at a table away from their parents, and seating them with their parents doesnt guarantee theyll behave.

Music is Music

Even if the disc jockey lost your list of requests or the band doesnt know the song you specifically requested, your wedding reception isnt ruined. In a perfect world, everything happens the way wed like it to. In the real world, we work with what we have. If your favorite song isnt played, dance to a different song.

People watching you dance with your father at your wedding reception will remember the moment, not the song. Unless you hired a specific musician to play a specific song, its not a major concern. If your hired musician doesnt show up, or if they play something other than you contracted, you may have a course of action after the reception.

Everybody Dance Now

People will run up to dance at a wedding reception. Whether its to The Chicken Dance, Hava Nagila, the Electric Slide, or the Hustle, they dont care how many times the songs are played or how many times they get up to dance. When you look back on the wedding reception, youll remember the dancing.

People love to dance at weddings; even guests enjoy watching others dance. If you keep people on the floor, theyll have a great time. Make sure there is plenty of water at the tables. Not only is it cheaper than liquor, its also welcomed when dancers sit down. It refreshes them enough to get a second wind and go back out again.

Limit the Bar

The bar, whether cash or open, should be available for a short time before and for some time during the wedding reception activities. However, advise the bartender not to serve those who appear to be intoxicated, even if they arrive that way. Other than a motor vehicle accident caused by or involving a guest from your party, nothing can go so wrong that it cant be fixedtheres almost nothing that needs immediate attention and/or action or attitude during your special day.

There may be a few bridal shops near you that will allow you to take several tiaras home to try on with your dress, but most will ask you to bring in your dress so you can try them all on in the store.

Help Plan Wedding
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Each of the candidates should be asked a series of questions that will reflect their knowledge, experience, training and their ability to work with you in photographing this once-in-a-lifetime event. A high-priced photographer will likely follow you around for hours, taking pictures of the bride preparing for the wedding, getting in the car, before the wedding, entering the church (or other chapel), and after pictures. Looking at catalogs and jewelry stores, you may find the choices to be overwhelming. Gaudy decorations, crepe paper streamers, or otherwise cute decorations do not belong here. This is your big day, so be sure to use the wedding camera as a tool to make it your own.