Monday, March 2, 2009

6 Top Wedding Shopping Ideas for A Perfect Wedding Reception

By Doris Clayton

Are you searching for the greatest ideas for wedding shopping? If so, you should continue reading.

Creating the perfect wedding reception isn't easy. There are so many wedding reception decorations that need to come together at the right time on the wedding day and it can be quite stressful for the organizer to make sure it all goes off without a problem.

If you decide to save money by not hiring a professional wedding planner and do all your own wedding shopping, these six tips will offer you some wedding reception ideas that can aid you while you plan your own perfect wedding reception.

You should begin your wedding shopping as soon as you can. Plan to have all your wedding reception accessories in their place the day before your wedding if you can. For instance, along with your wedding reception decorations you should leave your change of clothing for the honeymoon at the bridal reception area. While you are there, take some time to visit with any staff members who will be on duty during the day of your wedding reception and make sure they know what it is you need.

Consider picking up your wedding cake at least a day before your wedding if the cake vendor is not delivering your cake for you. Find out if it requires any type of special overnight storage while you are making your cake reservations to ensure that it is available before you pick it up.

Plan on having all your wedding reception decorations delivery to your wedding reception as early as you can. Remember any fresh floral arrangement should reach your wedding reception destination in the early morning of your wedding. Let the location staff know they can expect your flowers as well as where you want them to place the arrangements.

Remember to involve your family and friends. You will need at least one person to help you with your wedding shopping. Ask for her aid in making sure the wedding reception setting arrangements are taken care of properly. However, this person should not be one of your wedding attendants; since you need know that, they are all where they should be rather than polishing glassware to a sparkling shine or looking for missing tableware.

Appoint someone to be responsible for ensuring everyone has transportation from your wedding venue to your wedding reception sites. Unless you have your ceremony at the same venue as the reception, you will always find there is someone who turns up and doesn't have a ride to the reception. Make sure that you have someone who can co-ordinate travel for those who don't have their own transport on the day.

You will also require assigning someone responsible for ensuring that there is entertainment for the children who are attending your wedding reception. Weddings may be a family affair, however some children do have difficulty being quiet and still during the wedding speeches. While you are wedding shopping, remember the children. Younger wedding guests can be happily entertained with coloring books and crayons. You should also consider assigning one of your bridesmaids to help put a stop to any prospective problems, since you will not wish for the children to disturb any of your wedding reception decorations either! - 15437

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