10 Creative Ways To Welcome People At Your Wedding!
BY The WMG Bride | 09 Nov, 2015 | 4 min read
If you thought a wedding is all about you, you are terribly mistaken. It's also, like a teeny tiny bit about the guests who attend, right? The point is - whether it's a destination wedding or a city one - it needs your guests to love it, to enjoy it and to remember it for years to come. Loaded with funny anecdotes and stories from the wedding day. That's why, a good beginning is important - because a good one will get you to the end without a hassle. So how does one impress the guests at your wedding at the word go? With a creative welcome, of course! We got you 10 kickass ideas.
Creative use of vehicles and other cute photo-ops
Picture courtesy: Kavya & Rahul's Wedding
A good sign to know if you've impressed the guests? The moment when they're taking selfies and pictures at the welcome board. That's why you should use a good talking point. It can be a welcome board with creative graphics, a floral decor item or an innovative signage - but make it impressive, make it personal.
Showcase of timeline
The moment your guests enter, they know what they have to do - there is a timeline, there are options, there are things to do and they are all put together in an attractive package and that really sets the mood. So for each event on your timeline, make a map, get creative and let your guests know all the action beforehand.
Welcome Bags with a message
Yes, we all love gift bags and we will definitely let you know what goes in one but before that, let's tell you a message on a gift bag does cheer up any guest. Make it personal - write a neat note and talk about your personal moments with them. It is a cheer-upper!
Print a Personal Paper complete with an Editorial team + Editor's letter
The moment your guests enter the premises, just give them a neat paper to read - a daily newspaper, personalised and created by you. It will have pictures, something funny about the couple, the event list and loads of interesting things to know. You'll be surprised to know that Engrave does help you put this together, if you want. Or ask your invitation guys to do it as an extra for you.
Wedding ushers with a difference
Ushering is serious business - so get a few friends and your favourite cousins to dress up according to your theme and welcome guests personally in your behalf. You can even dress them up as movie characters (Hello Raj & Simran!) and make them say a few dialogues. When it comes to ushers, it even pays if they come up with a routine of their own to impress the guests.
Fun guest transportation
Picture Courtesy: BostonGlobe.com; Missbushbridalwear.com
Arrange for your guests to be picked up by fun transport - the list goes on - hot air balloons (sigh!), tractors (village style) and even buses ( London style) - the moment they set foot in the city or the venue, it's all about transporting them to a different world.
A decked out entryway
Picture Courtesy: Lovelyfestevents.com
The simplest but the most exuberant way you can show your guests you care is to create a beautiful space for them on your table with a pretty elaborate centrepiece! Welcome them with a flower display and fireworks and all things wonderful! You could use a flower wall, a candle-lit pathway or even have a simple table decked out to welcome them.
Wedding musician with a great playlist
Picture Courtesy: Tresssugar.com; The Wedding Chicks.com; Mithila Choubey Fotografia
Let your guests be greeted by a musician with a playlist that can make any rockstar envious. Get a few musicians, or a band to belt out a few awesome songs as they enter - it will impress them like no other!
Send out fun drinks they never had before
Picture Courtesy: Hemant & Preet’s Engagement Party
Greeting one with a drink - that's just the way to go. And if it's a few exotic drinks, a few Indian-themed ones - that's even better. Personalise the glasses though - add stickers, wine markers or fun trinkets to make it a true welcome party!
A fun choreographed dance
A good flashmob thing is all you need to make your guests feel at home. A few choreographed numbers are just what you need to pump up the mood. Get your cousins, friends and colleagues to do one - a song with a few fun lyrics to show off a newer side of the wedding to the guests.
As an add-on, don't forget to plaster fun signs all over the place!
Picture courtesy: Buzzfeed.com
Know of a few cooler ways to welcome your guests? Tell us!
