San Francisco Wedding Planner by Emerge into View
Getting Married? Hosting a Wedding?
Here’s a few tips for you to make the reception something you will enjoy instead of dreading.
1. Know what you want. As soon as you know what you want to happen on your day, stick to it and make plans to get it so. Make a memo, description, checklist, keep a notebook…do something to remind you what you want and how you want it. Have back-up plans and do your homework. Decisions, even tough ones, can be made easier if you have something solid to refer to. Check off the things you want as they get done, and you will feel a sense of accomplishment.
2. Invitations. Invitations should be as clear as possible. People will always assume unless it is otherwise stated. If you want an adults-only reception, state it as “Adult Reception.” If you want to avoid people asking if they could bring a certain someone, or who in the “family” is considered part of the invitation, state the number of seats reserved for that invitation. Mail the invitations out at least 3 months in advance. Have the RSVP date at least 4 – 6 weeks beforehand. Dealing with seating and number of guests at the last minute puts both strain on you and the venue you wish to have it in.
3. Seating. Guests should be seated according to family, age, then interest. The first makes the guests more familiar, the second more comfortable, and the last more able to socialize. Instead of seating guests based on who they do NOT get along with, seat them based on who they would get along with. Keep it a positive process and you will feel better about it.
4. Complaints. As much as we think that people will respect the occasion and not complain, there’s bound to be complaints. When dealing with phone calls or spontaneous conversations months before the wedding, be sure to reiterate your important goals. Knowing what is important to you and what you want to exactly have on the wedding day will make you more confident in dealing with complaints. Be courteous enough to make them comfortable, as they are your guests and you want them there. But do not change your plan to accommodate someone’s specific preferences of seat, food, time, and place. It is not their wedding and they will understand if you restate your original intentions in a confident matter.
5. Take care of yourself first. During preparation, at the ceremony, at the reception…take care of yourself first. Take a break when you need to, remove yourself gracefully if it gets hectic, make sure you eat and drink enough. Do whatever it takes to be sure that you are not sacrificing your own physical and mental health for the sake of the guests. Because if you are not at your best, nothing else will be.
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