Reception Music Ideas From Your Guests

A relatively new trend or idea that is gaining in popularity in the wedding world is the requesting of song ideas from the guests to be played at the reception. I like this idea for a couple of reasons. One, you get a really good idea of what type of music your guests enjoy. Too many times I have seen a bride and groom insist on a certain type of music they like that in the end does not appeal to their guests. The result is an empty dance floor most of the night. The second reason is this gives your guests a vested interest in your reception. They are eager to dance to the song they chose. Now of course this plan really only works if you are using a DJ or an IPod for your wedding.

The request for favorite songs can be printed on the RSVP or on a card by itself. The guests fill it out and return it with the RSVP. There are several popular wordings to request this:

A sweet one I found is:
We want our reception to be a celebration of us and the people we love and are sharing the day with. Please request a song or two that may remind you of us, or one that you would like to hear!
or
So here is your chance to tell us what songs make you want to dance. Your requests_______________________________
or
One song guaranteed to get you on the dance floor_____________________
Or you can always go with simply:
Song request #1__________________________
Song request #2_________________________

So if you are having trouble deciding what music you want played at the reception or you want to be sure your guest love the music, maybe this is the way you should go.

Candle Infinity Box Centerpiece For Your Wedding

I recently ordered this infinity candle box for use at a wedding and I love, love, love, it. It actually contains only four tea lights, but the way it’s constructed it reflects the candles to look like hundreds. Can you imagine how cool this will look if used on each table. It could be used in the place of flowers or along with flower petals or an arrangement. They come in several different sizes. I would love to have some really large ones, but as of yet, I haven’t been able to find any. If you know where I can, please let me know.

We Are Nominated for Wedding Channel's Bridal Blog Award

I am so excited. My blog has been nominated for the Bridal Blog Award on Wedding Channel.com. Please take a moment and vote for my blog here http://tinyurl.com/qjnldo. Just hit reply and tell them how much you love us. Thanks so much!

Another Way to Use Clemson Orange in Your Wedding

Willrich Bridal has done more than our fair share of Clemson weddings this year and we have a bunch coming up next year. The thing I hear over and over from Clemson brides is “I want to use orange but I don’t want it to scream Clemson.” This is not always easy to accomplish, especially in ballrooms around Clemson who all seem to have purple and orange as a theme.

So when I saw this design in the new issue of Ines Del Mas Weddings I couldn't help but be excited. The vibrant turquoise and orange are just beautiful. The black lace runners on the table give it that funky Spanish over the top feel. Even with touches of purple in your room, I still think this would still work. Used with lots of candles and black wrought iron holders it would be amazing. What do you think?

First Dance and Father/Daughter Songs

Two of the toughest choices for brides to make seems to be the first dance song and father/daughter song. I ran across this list published by Inside Weddings in their Summer 2009 issue. It is made up of songs chosen by their 2009 couples and I thought it offered some really good ideas. Hopefully this will help make those choices a little easier. Just click on the picture to enlarge it for a better view.

Fruit Bar for Your Reception

Picture Source: Inside Weddings Magazine Summer 2009

We all know that candy bars have been very popular at weddings. New on the scene are cookie bars, popcorn bars and pie bars. Why not go a little out of the box with a twist on an old favorite and try a fresh fruit bar. Imagine beautiful fresh in season fruits, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, melons balls, to name a few, all beautifully arranged for your guests to choose from. Martini glasses rimmed in colorful sugar, for the fruit to be placed in, set up on the bar. All of this topped off by an array of different accoutrements (creams, chocolates, sugars)to complete the treats. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

Personalized Socks

Found these on Oriental Trading and they are too cute. Socks for all the men in your wedding to wear on the big day. They are black to go with the tux and say groom, father of the bride, best man, etc. At just $3.99 a pair, what a cute and affordable idea. I can just see the pictures now.