Comments on: Keeping Your Guests Happy

By: Best of the Wedding Blogs! — Our Wedding Plus

Best of the Wedding Blogs! — Our Wedding Plus — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:16:48 +0000

[...] off getting married so Twistie is guest blogging while she’s out. Twistie had a great post about How to Keep Your Guests Happy. Five simple things to keep in mind during your [...]

By: Twistie

Twistie — Fri, 18 May 2007 22:19:02 +0000

I like your version of the Dollar Dance, BlondBride! It sounds fun and thoughtful.

By: Twistie

Twistie — Fri, 18 May 2007 22:18:07 +0000

(Waves to NtB)

Now go have fun!

By: BlondBride

BlondBride — Fri, 18 May 2007 13:48:48 +0000

Another idea that was a HUGE hit at my recent wedding… we did a twist on the traditional “dollar dance” that some couples do. We felt a bit weird about the “pay money to dance with us” aspect, so we did away with the “dollar part” and just gave our guests an opportunity to dance with my hubby or I (some enterprising guests broke convention and waited in both lines to dance with both of us). Regardless, everyone kept talking about how much they liked the idea, though a lot of people thought we should have made it a true “dollar dance”!

By: la petite chou chou

la petite chou chou — Thu, 17 May 2007 23:18:34 +0000

Hey! Neveh’!! No cheating!

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Thu, 17 May 2007 23:05:09 +0000

Yay, Twistie Great post!

By: Voilette33

Voilette33 — Thu, 17 May 2007 15:20:43 +0000

This list should be handed out with every bridal gown!! I have been an abused guest at many a wedding, so when my daughter got married I made sure she understood that her guests came first. The couple toasted the assembled guests and thanked them for being there and then walked around to every table. This “I am the Bride and I am Special” is a bunch of crap. And I fault the parents of said brides also

By: TGold

TGold — Thu, 17 May 2007 03:55:49 +0000

We had to take pics after the ceremony, before the reception. To “heighten” the anticipation of the day, we followed a jewish tradition which stated that the bride and groom do not see each other for a week before the wedding, so the ceremony is the first we saw each other. We are not religious, we were even living together, we just thought it would be cool, so I crashed at my parents the week prior. It was awesome- we both always recommend that to our friends. Anyway, we took individual pics and family pics before the ceremony, and after the ceremony we took pics together. I was most looking forward to those pics, but did not want to leave the guests with nothing to do but eat their apps. So, I put little candy dishes on the tables with little take home boxes to fill with the candies of their choice. i got 200 quotes about love and put different ones on each box, like little fortune cookies so ppl. would have something to read.

By: Twistie

Twistie — Thu, 17 May 2007 02:52:45 +0000

Thanks, la petite chou chou!

Unfashionista, I have to go with Victor. If you have any influence over the situation, do try to talk them into doing those photos another day!

OTOH, if you can’t convince them, we won’t hold it against you. We know not everyone will listen to reason, especially about something as emotionally charged as a wedding.

By: Victor

Victor — Thu, 17 May 2007 02:17:53 +0000

Unfashionista, no! Oh, in the name of all that is holy tell your sister to do the pix weeks before or weeks after the wedding! In DC traffic, on a Saturday at dusk, it’ll take her forever to get from the monuments to wherever!

Betcha it’ll be during tourist season, too. I’m sorry, it’s a lovely idea, but I see it being nothing but a disaster.