10 Common Wedding Reception Mistakes
By Matt Campbell, Sat Dec 10th

Every bride wants a fairytale wedding. Therefore, this articleis to try and minimize problems that may occur during a weddingreception. Listed below are the more common mistakes made bybrides and grooms during your wedding reception. We will tellyou what to do!

Don’t leave early. Your guests came from near and far to see youon your wedding day. Not staying the whole time of the receptionwould be a slap in the face. This will be the only time most ofyour family and friends will be able to see you as you will bevery busy with last minute preparations the days leading up tothe wedding.

Setup all the tables. Your wedding vendors will need to knowwhere to set-up. Be sure there is a table for the wedding cake,music entertainment, catered food, sign-in near the entrance,gift table, tables and chairs for all your guests to eat and anyother tables you may have planned for specialty items.

Preplan with your vendors a day or two before the wedding. Besure all your wedding vendors know exactly what you want.Clarify times and location so you don’t need to worry about them.

Don’t arrive late to the reception. It is customary that guestsdo not start eating until the bride and groom start the foodline. Be sure to get as many of your pictures taken BEFORE thewedding. There are many ways to accomplish this. One is to havethe entire bride’s family pictures taken. Then, have the bridereturn

to the dressing room. Next, take pictures of the groomand his family as guests can see the groom before the wedding.This way you will not compromise the groom seeing the bridebefore the wedding. Therefore, all that is left after theceremony are pictures of the happy couple.

Don’t seat the young at heart directly in front of the musicentertainment. Older generations are at a wedding typically tosocialize with their family and friends. If they cannot heareach other talk, an unhappy situation may occur. So, if bychoice, seat the young at heart near the wedding party but awayfrom the entertainer’s speakers.

Don’t have one particular type of music. There are manydifferent types of people in the world. And yes, they includeyour family and friends. For example, the bride and groom maylove country music. It doesn’t mean you have to play countrymusic the whole night. There is a lot of celebration musicbesides what you like.

Start the food line or meal as soon as possible. Guests plantheir meal times the day of your wedding around your reception.Guest will not eat a big meal before your wedding because theyknow they will be eating at your reception. Don’t starve them.

Know what it will cost you if the reception goes into overtime.Ask the reception facility exactly how long you have the hall torent and what time you must be out. Please allow time forcleanup if you are the ones doing it. What is the overtimecharge for the facility, music entertainment, photography, etc?

Greet and say hello to all your guests. Finally and mostimportantly, greet all your guests. Make an effort to have aconversation with each and every person. They are there tocelebrate your marriage. Give them the common courtesy ofthanking them for coming to your wedding.

Don’t get drunk and obnoxious. Keep in mind the only time bridesand grooms eat during the wedding day rituals are at the weddingreception. There’s not much food in your stomach and alcoholwill affect you much faster. Try and eat throughout the day andwatch how much you drink. You want your guests to remember howbeautiful the bride looked, not how you acted.

About the author:About The Author: Matt Campbell is the owner and webmaster forWeddingmuseum.com. Weddingmuseum.com is a place to plan, bookand rate your wedding day. You can email him atmatt@weddingmuseum.com or visit http://www.WeddingMuseum.com