From music, to food, to everything in between, hosting an unforgettable wedding reception can take a lot of planning. If you want your guests to have the most fun, then you need to look behind the wedding basics, and focus on wedding entertainment! This is your chance to really make the wedding your own and make it a night that you and your guests can’t forget!
Here are some of our favourite ideas for wedding entertainment:
Photo Booth
A photo booth has become almost expected at most weddings, but how you set up your photo booth can be as unique as you are as a couple. You can hire a photographer that guides your guests into different poses in front of a beautiful backdrop, bring in a vintage style photo booth that your guests can climb into, or leave it all DIY with a disposable camera and fun props! A photo booth will give your guests something to do in between tearing up the dance floor and grabbing drinks, and will leave them with something memorable to take home.
Live Painting
For sophisticated entertainment that leaves you with an incredible memory, a live painter is a great idea for your wedding. They usually begin their painting at your ceremony, capturing you and your partner as you say your vows or share your first kiss as a married couple. When you bring them into your reception, guests can see the artist bring the wedding painting to life, finalizing details and making it really look like you!
Games
A wedding is not complete without fun games for your guests to participate in. Games are an entertaining way to get your guests interacting with one another and to keep them laughing and enjoying the night! Some popular wedding games include the Shoe Game, where the bride and groom sit back to back and answer questions about their relationship by raising their shoes, or even Wedding Trivia, where guests must answer questions about the newlyweds to win prizes. For a game that guests can play at their leisure, consider something like Corn Hole or Jumbo Jenga. These games are especially fun during cocktail hour or at an outdoors wedding.
Dancing
Music is key at a wedding, but what’s even more fun than the perfect music? Dancing! As entertainment, having dancers of some kind perform at your wedding is always a welcome show for your guests. For a more personal feeling, you can even have the wedding party perform an entertaining choreographed number for the guests to enjoy! Some couples even choose to opt for a fun piece to do with their parents instead of the traditional parent-child dances. Having dancing as entertainment will also encourage your guests to join the dance floor when it’s time!
Karaoke
What do most people love to do at midnight when the drinks are flowing and the energy on the dance floor won’t stop? Karaoke! The feeling you get when a song you love comes on and you scream the lyrics is unmatched, so why not encourage your guests to grab the microphone and sing their hearts out? It’s a fun way to end the evening, and it will create a memory that your guests will never forget.
Are you ready to start planning your wedding? We’d love to host it here at St. Joseph’s Banquet & Conference Centre, where we can hold weddings from 40 to over 400 guests! Contact us today to learn more about our packages and availability.