This is where active centrepieces come into their own, providing an opportunity for guests to get to know each other without the small talk. These are details where you can make good use of our wholesale wedding supplies by creating DIY wedding decorations.
Fun And Games
An obvious starting place is to provide games for guests to play. You could tailor this specifically to the bride and groom, creating a quiz sheet that tables have to work together to answer, with questions specific to the bride, groom or both. If you go down this route, don’t make it too hard, and delegate a guest or bridesmaid to check the answers and select the winning table. Boxes of trivia questions, wooden puzzles and even a mini treasure hunt can also work well, with tables competing to win a prize.
Table Tournaments
Alternatively, you could work games into your wedding table decorations. For example, you could name your tables on a theme and ask guests to guess what the theme is, or the significance of the names chosen. You could also introduce an element of chance. French weddings traditionally feature games as part of the entertainment, and a favourite is to have a coloured bow or ribbon on the chair of one guest per table. These guests are then called to the front and have to race to complete a series of challenges, with one being eliminated in each round. Ideally, these challenges will involve other members of the party. So, for example, they might have to find a lady’s right shoe, or a specific style of jewellery.
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Making Memories
Wonderful though weddings are to attend, it is almost impossible to come up with a schedule that leaves no unfilled time at all for guests. Your table centrepiece is a great way to provide distraction for those times when you want guests to be ready for their photo call but not bored while they wait. You could set up a photo booth in a corner of your room, with dressing-up props and empty picture frames on tables for guests to have fun posing with. Alternatively, pop a digital camera on each table, borrowed from members of the wedding party, and encourage guests to make a record their day.
Few guests get enough time with the bride and groom on the big day to say all they want to. A centrepiece that enables your guests to do this will provide great memories for you to look back on and something for them to do, even if they are temporarily sitting at the table alone. Leave a guestbook or small notebooks with pens on the tables and a note asking them to write or doodle. You could even include questions or prompts. For example, ‘Draw the happy couple’s house in 10 years’ time’, or even just, ‘Share a great memory or story’. Not only will you have provided a focus for the table, you’ll also have a lasting reminder of your special day.
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