| Designing
Your Guest List
The first thing you will want to do when you have selected
your wedding date, is to think about your wedding guests,
who you would like to invite, how many and so on.
It sounds like a simple task, but as many brides-to-be
have discovered, it is perhaps one of the more stressful
of wedding planning exercises.
Considering your Wedding Reception Destination
The first consideration is how many guests are you intending
to invite? This is an important step, because right from
the outset this will determine the size of the reception
venue you need to book.
Further considerations are, where will your guests will
be coming from, how far will they will need to travel
to get your wedding, and what are their accommodation
requirements?
You will ultimately want to choose a wedding destination
that is meaningful to both you and your partner, however
remember that you may also be alienating some guests in
the process.
You may decide that a compromise is necessary, to achieve
the ultimate balance between desired guests and the perfect
wedding reception destination.
If you are having an 'away' wedding, consider the available
accommodation, and of course, the cost of that accommodation
and it's proximity to your wedding ceremony and reception.
Avoiding Complications with Guests
The stress of organising a wedding guest list may arise
when you attempt to determine wedding reception seating
arrangements (if you are having a 'sit down' reception).
Consider the history surrounding your guests, relationships
between family members, school friends, old girl friends
and boy friends and so on. Also, consider families that
may have marital separation issues, or simply be suffering
difficult times.
One idea is to consider seating your outgoing guests,
with the more reserved and quieter guests. This can often
prove to be a match winning combination.
Ensure that any families that may be feuding are placed
on opposite sides of the reception room, and the grandparents
or elderly guests are not seated near the band or dj's
audio speakers.
Acknowledgment of the above issues will help you to create
a more harmonious environment for your wedding guests
at your wedding reception, and avoid awkward issues.
Consider Children and Babies
Children and weddings are never a good combination. Children
get very restless at weddings (not surprisingly), and
often distract their parents from focusing on your wedding.
Remember, there will be a range of formalities that the
children will need to endure, such as speeches, cutting
of the cake, and the bridal waltz, not forgetting the
fact that most western wedding receptions are 5 hours
in duration.
Consider Meals and Drinks
Most wedding reception venues or caterers will offer
several types of meals, in order to accommodate your wedding
guests.
You may also want to consider any guests that are not
adequately catered for, such as vegans, vegetarians, guest
that have food allergies, even guests that are kosher.
If you are planning on having children at your wedding
reception, be sure to accommodate their needs, and check
that your wedding reception venue or caterers have special
meals for children.
Consider Disability Access
This is an often overlooked section of designing a wedding
guest list, because it's not just about disabled access
to the reception venue, but also about about seating arrangements
and access to amenities and facilities.
Designing a Guest List using Wedding Planning Software
V 1.0.4
Smart Bride in assiciation witjh parent compnay Wysiwyg
Online Pty Ltd, has developed a new online interactive
guest list, to help brides-to-be construct the perfect
wedding guest list.
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