Venues with entertainment built-in: Zoos, aquariums, event spaces at amusement parks, Korean barbeque restaurants, Hibachi restaurants, fondue restaurants, art galleries, living history museums, libraries, wineries, and breweries with tour and/or tasting options, large ice cream, gelato or yogurt places with event rooms or the ability to book out the space.
The thing that I find is if you have music and dancing but a dry wedding your guests are going to leave after the first dances and speeches. Most people need a little liquid courage to dance. Regardless of that, it's just more fun to dance after 2 cocktails.
@@stardustmelody2709 do you think beer and wine is enough? I want people to have fun but I'm not a drinker and my fiancé has non-alcoholic fatty liver disease so he has to watch his alcohol. We are planning on having a small backyard wedding and we don't want anyone to be wasted and don't really feel like buying a bunch of expensive alcohol because we have a small budget. (We will be having soda and other drinks too, it's not like that one person who only had water as a beverage lol)
@@cuppy3874 wine and beer can totally work for the vast majority of people, or you could even premix a big batch of some sort of punch or something and put it in a dispenser so it's not exposed to air, and you can say it's a "themed cocktail" or some such for those who want liquor.
I really like your point about conversation being its own entertainment - maybe it's just me and my friend group, but all of us tend to really dislike it when a wedding has too many group activities that we can't ignore without being rude, like sketches, speeches, singalongs, etc. Depending on who you're inviting, weddings may well be a reunion moment for some people, and giving people time to chat and catch up can actually be really appreciated, I think.
My spouse and I, when we got married almost a year ago, had our reception at a mini golf place/vintage arcade that we love for going to on date nights/rainy weekends. The place was so unique, colorful, fun and we had a lot people (as well as kids who attended) saying that it was their favorite place and didn’t want the party to end! We consider our post-wedding party a huge success because of the feedback!! 😂
I tried to convince my fiance to do this! He loves mini golf and arcades, but he didn't jump for it like I expected. I still think it's a super fun idea.
We also have a local indoor water park that isn't too huge to rent out and has food facilities. The main attraction is a lazy river. I think that place also would be a wonderfully fun wedding reception. Guests would need to know to bring a swimsuit though!
We were an older couple when we got married merging two existing households with kids into one. Our friends were also families with kids, so we ended up having a "formal" reception at a shelter of a County park that also hosted a water park. After the formal stuff was done, everyone changed clothes and enjoyed the afternoon at the waterpark!. Our photographer even stayed past her time to grab a few shots and enjoy her afternoon. Loads of fun!
OH MY GOODNESS. Ok, I am a drama teacher and I ran a murder mystery summer program. I just got engaged last week (but have been watching Jamie’s content for years lol) and WHEN I SAY THE THOUGHT OF A MURDER MYSTERY WEDDING MAKES ME SO EXCITED!!!
I had a board game reception! It was so fun! We just had 30 people and brought some of our favorite/easier to learn games! We love strategy games, but we also brought some party games for more casual players.
I got married last weekend in a super small wedding, and I was so happy with how everything went. I just wanted to say thanks for all the advice, stories, and ideas you put on TH-cam. You really helped me get a handle on our big day.
I love painting so I’m planning on having a big canvas and some paint and ask my guest to collaborate on an abstract painting, doesn’t matter if they know how to paint or not cause it’s an abstract piece and they can just do a little line if they want hahahah me and my husband will for sure participate as well 😊
I am having a Murder Mystery Wedding, on Valentines Day, in a Mansion. I will let you know how it goes, pros and cons. Currently, ALL of my friends and my fiancé's friends wives are super excited. The older guests are kind of unsure and slightly confused but are going along with the idea knowing that I have a history of throwing kick-ass parties . 😊
hahaha, I will send you photos, absolutely! And I will let you know the pros and cons of the idea so you can share. We have been told by the establishment that the Murder Mystery parties are a lot of fun, but they have never done one in a wedding format so we shall see how that works out! Fingers crossed! PS loving all your advice! Thank you for putting together this channel for brides! Super helpful and appreciated! @@JamieWolfer
ok, I can now tell you how it went! Absolutely amazing! My guests LOVED this! Everyone had so much fun, they were entertained, they got to interact with each other and they made beautiful memories with us! Pros: Unique, Fun, Entertaining and Memorable. Cons: Difficult for large groups, It is a bit costly, It is not traditional so those who are expecting 'traditional' may be confused. We had very little hiccups with this event but the ones we did have were with our timeline changing from a scheduled 3 acts being culled back to 2 acts. This effected the start and finish times of other events schedule for the evening, but we were able to pivot easily. Our guests that did understand what was going on really leaned into the dressing up to cosplay a 1920's-1930's theme that the Murder Mystery set. It was really fun to see all the beaded dresses, pin stripes and gangster hats! My guests, mostly my 70+ guests, did not dress up so much but they did enjoy themselves and even participated in the activities! I would recommend this idea for a couple that is non-traditional, maybe a little older (30's-40's), and is looking to have a smaller group in a smaller more intimate venue. We had a total of 40 guests and we held it in The Endicott Estate in Dedham MA, which is an old mansion that was built at the turn of the century and specifically designed to host parties. I hope this helps some people who may be looking for a unique wedding idea!
Hasbro makes giant versions of a bunch of their classic boardgames. I am thinking about having them as a boardgame/lawn game hybrid. We have some other lawn games and plan to have some traditional size board/card games. We're also going to put conversation topics and trivial pursuit cards at each table. I think they'll be in little cups in the middle.
I adore the murder mystery idea and wish we could do it - but our crowd is bilingual and I have too many people who don't speak each other's language well to pull it off 😭
Just commenting as we go through the video lol - when my Aunt and Uncle got married when I was a kid they had a movie room for all of their nieces and nephews (of which there were A LOT) which was a brilliant way to keep us all occupied while the adults partied.
For some reason I’ve always wanted to play Just Dance at a wedding, I’m planning my wedding and I’ve been thinking of ways to make it fun for guests. I really wanna set up Just Dance for kids and adults to play and have fun.
My family doesn’t dance and my financé is a bit more introverted. Our first date was at a board game cafe so we had already discussed having board games at our wedding. I got so excited when you mentioned it! I’m glad you think it’s a doable and fun idea. I hadn’t thought about Lego yet but we’ll def be doing it😊😊😊
I'm so happy I found your channel! My fiancé and I are not dancing people. I want more of an MC for the day that will keep music playing. I'm really hoping to have lawn games and board games for people to play. This video is giving me SO many ideas!
We won't be dancing either - we are an older couple, and our guests are older - we're going to do a lunch wedding, and we're hoping to just have a relaxed garden party type of vibe - but we also live we're houses are expensive, and saving for that has to come first. We'll get to that wedding one day! Haha. I hope yours is great :)
Thought bubble: in the awkward "between time" from ceremony to reception while the couple is off taking photos, a dance instructor with the guests to go through some classic moves (and perhaps some of the fun choreographed like Nutbush, Macarena, etc etc) so when the dance floor kicks off later in the day everyone's confidence is a little higher!
Worked as a wedding server/bartender for 12 years (off site catering- many different venues, hotel, golf club) - some of the sweetest non-dancing moments; *scavenger hunt for the kids. Raffle tickets for the adults- Yeti cooler for the win! *groups of friends & family karaoke during speeches- shortened love songs. This was planned ahead & had a few spontaneous moments *tarot cards, the couple were twin flames *magician during cocktail hour *pinball & arcade games with awesome anime soundtrack playing *dueling pianos, comedy skit was interwoven with the couples love story *ceremony hosted on family farm, everyone walked around and fed the animals with pre-placed buckets of treats during cocktail hour & bonded *family lake house- after the ceremony a few people went fishing off the dock, some started a bonfire, others toured the garden & played with the family dog. A few aunts re-purposed flowers for centerpieces before the reception. Some of the cousins even helped us set up tables & move chairs 🥹 Nicest family ever! #djsAreTheUnsungHeros; *gorgeous summer night, not a dancing crowd so they went outside to hang out, someone opened their gift and brought out lawn games. DJ’s went outside and handed out glow sticks to get the party going, headed inside at 10pm, crowd went until 2am! B&G weren’t even mad!
LOL my husband wanted a venue with a long/winding staircase so he could come down the stairs and say “there’s been a murder!”. He’s also team murder mystery wedding
Hi, I’ve put on murder mystery parties with my job (and personally did some small ones) You absolutely can do large over 100 people mystery dinners and it be awesome
I’m all about the dancing wedding, in fact I toyed with the idea of a silent disco wedding so I can just dance and no one bothers me lol. But I have some friends that would really enjoy some of these fun different options so I’d love to do something for them….but my Partner’s friends cannot be trusted with anything they might be able to write/draw profanity on 😂😂😂 especially after a few drinks lol
I think you could do a bigger murder mystery than just 50 people. There is an underground salt mine a few hours from me that does weddings (I'm so tempted to have it as my venue, but I want to get married at my dad's church and don't want my guests to have to drive that far for a reception), and they also do a "murder in the mine" dinner every few months in the same space they do weddings. I'll have to check how many that space will accommodate, but i think it's more than 50. They have a pro group of actors come in to run it though, so I think if you are using it for a bigger group, hire professionals - don't DIY it.
My fiancé and I are renting axe throwing booths and we’ll have lawn games and board games and I think I’m going to get a tarot card reader. I also plan to have a Polaroid guest book and if I can afford it, I want to have a water color artist that will do paintings of my guests! Oh, and maybe a bounce house! We have a DJ so dancing will also be an option but my fiancé and I won’t be dancing.
My husband is WW2 buff and loves everything military. When we were looking for venues I found out that there was an Aircraft carrier moored near us. They regularly rented out space for events. I brought my husband over one weekend for a tour and asked him what he thought of getting married here. He was over the moon. We got married on the fantail at sunset over looking the SF bay and Bay bridge. We had docent lead tours of the ship. its been 16 years and we still have family tell us how much fun they had.
For our favors we hired a caricature artist, so people have a keepsake of our wedding and they might even love to hang it in their house! We're both artists and we loved the idea of incorporating our own interest in our weddinh 😄
Ahhh I had the idea to do a murder mystery but my fiancée thinks his family would hate it. I thought it would be great if we also didn’t tell the guests and surprised them with a “murder”.
A little bit of a controversial subject/topic lately, so take it with a grain of salt, it just fits for me and my partner’s lifestyle: We are friends with a professional drag queen. So we’re having a mini drag show at our wedding. And we didn’t have to pay anything, just had to guarantee they are on our official guest list and a separate room to prepare.
What do you think about hiring a professional dance couple to teach guests to salsa or bachata for 45 min or so? And maybe begin with a couple of dances.? Good idea or not?
I think the comedian would depend largely on the bride and groom and their guests and their similarities in humor. For instance, my boyfriend and I have completely different senses of humor even though we have each other giggling so much every day. However, the things his family find funny and what my family find funny vary greatly. We're an interracial couple from different locations, upbringings, views, and social class so that says a lot.
Im a hugeee escape room fan and love puzzles and stuff, my partner and I ahve done many together, but I just know my guests couldnt care less. My wedding is already a bit too nerdy for them, and even the music is not to their taste so it does seem like forcing it. I will add some sort of short optional mini escape room to do, if anyone ends up doing it ill be happy, like a side activity. I think Im starting to get too anxious about people enjoying it because I have to invite a lot of family that just dont care and dont really know me. To be fair, my partners family is crazy and I love that so they may acome through. When I introduced my silly traditions to his family dinners they all jumped and tried doing it (they are latin, Im english), so I have faith in them xD It-s just hard to find a balance between satisfying my nerd side and not having visible disgust faces, my partner is as much as a nerd as me but is very care free, doesnt really care what we do as long as I like it (although I know he will like some of the surprises I prepared for him)
omg i kinda wanna hire a clown for my future wedding 🤣 they could make balloons and ooo maybe even be the leader/"tour guide" for a another thing like the murder msytery or the scavenger hunt😱SO MANY IDEAS AHH! UPDATE: I JUST FOUND A SITE TO RENT OUT CARNIVAL RIDES FOR YOUR WEDDING! such a fun idea omg! its called big round wheel site is in reply hope this helps yall :D
We're getting married Halloween 2024. Not gonna pay for a ton of stuff, but I will pay for a psychic or tarot reader for the night! We're also going to have a rub-on tattoo table.
My first husband’s family didn’t dance, so our wedding didn’t have a dance. 3/4 of our guests were gone by 8:30pm (dinner was at 6). 😢 We should have had more planned than conversations.
Venues with entertainment built-in: Zoos, aquariums, event spaces at amusement parks, Korean barbeque restaurants, Hibachi restaurants, fondue restaurants, art galleries, living history museums, libraries, wineries, and breweries with tour and/or tasting options, large ice cream, gelato or yogurt places with event rooms or the ability to book out the space.
These aren't very unique. I've been to weddings at at least half of these.
The thing that I find is if you have music and dancing but a dry wedding your guests are going to leave after the first dances and speeches. Most people need a little liquid courage to dance. Regardless of that, it's just more fun to dance after 2 cocktails.
@@stardustmelody2709 do you think beer and wine is enough? I want people to have fun but I'm not a drinker and my fiancé has non-alcoholic fatty liver disease so he has to watch his alcohol. We are planning on having a small backyard wedding and we don't want anyone to be wasted and don't really feel like buying a bunch of expensive alcohol because we have a small budget. (We will be having soda and other drinks too, it's not like that one person who only had water as a beverage lol)
@@cuppy3874 wine and beer can totally work for the vast majority of people, or you could even premix a big batch of some sort of punch or something and put it in a dispenser so it's not exposed to air, and you can say it's a "themed cocktail" or some such for those who want liquor.
I really like your point about conversation being its own entertainment - maybe it's just me and my friend group, but all of us tend to really dislike it when a wedding has too many group activities that we can't ignore without being rude, like sketches, speeches, singalongs, etc. Depending on who you're inviting, weddings may well be a reunion moment for some people, and giving people time to chat and catch up can actually be really appreciated, I think.
My spouse and I, when we got married almost a year ago, had our reception at a mini golf place/vintage arcade that we love for going to on date nights/rainy weekends. The place was so unique, colorful, fun and we had a lot people (as well as kids who attended) saying that it was their favorite place and didn’t want the party to end! We consider our post-wedding party a huge success because of the feedback!! 😂
I tried to convince my fiance to do this! He loves mini golf and arcades, but he didn't jump for it like I expected. I still think it's a super fun idea.
We also have a local indoor water park that isn't too huge to rent out and has food facilities. The main attraction is a lazy river. I think that place also would be a wonderfully fun wedding reception. Guests would need to know to bring a swimsuit though!
We were an older couple when we got married merging two existing households with kids into one. Our friends were also families with kids, so we ended up having a "formal" reception at a shelter of a County park that also hosted a water park. After the formal stuff was done, everyone changed clothes and enjoyed the afternoon at the waterpark!. Our photographer even stayed past her time to grab a few shots and enjoy her afternoon. Loads of fun!
OH MY GOODNESS. Ok, I am a drama teacher and I ran a murder mystery summer program. I just got engaged last week (but have been watching Jamie’s content for years lol) and WHEN I SAY THE THOUGHT OF A MURDER MYSTERY WEDDING MAKES ME SO EXCITED!!!
I am having a Murder Mystery Wedding Dinner Party on Valentines Day - in a turn of the century mansion. I will let you know how it goes ... :)
I had a board game reception! It was so fun! We just had 30 people and brought some of our favorite/easier to learn games! We love strategy games, but we also brought some party games for more casual players.
I got married last weekend in a super small wedding, and I was so happy with how everything went. I just wanted to say thanks for all the advice, stories, and ideas you put on TH-cam. You really helped me get a handle on our big day.
“Which is the opposite of Ohana”… this is the reason I love watching your channel!
I love painting so I’m planning on having a big canvas and some paint and ask my guest to collaborate on an abstract painting, doesn’t matter if they know how to paint or not cause it’s an abstract piece and they can just do a little line if they want hahahah me and my husband will for sure participate as well 😊
Having my wedding at a newly-build library and I am beyond excited to not have to do much to prepare 😍
I'm dreaming of a library wedding too! Gotta get engaged first though, haha
I am having a Murder Mystery Wedding, on Valentines Day, in a Mansion.
I will let you know how it goes, pros and cons.
Currently, ALL of my friends and my fiancé's friends wives are super excited. The older guests are kind of unsure and slightly confused but are going along with the idea knowing that I have a history of throwing kick-ass parties . 😊
omg please invite me or send me all the photos idec !!!
hahaha, I will send you photos, absolutely! And I will let you know the pros and cons of the idea so you can share. We have been told by the establishment that the Murder Mystery parties are a lot of fun, but they have never done one in a wedding format so we shall see how that works out! Fingers crossed!
PS loving all your advice! Thank you for putting together this channel for brides! Super helpful and appreciated! @@JamieWolfer
ok, I can now tell you how it went! Absolutely amazing! My guests LOVED this! Everyone had so much fun, they were entertained, they got to interact with each other and they made beautiful memories with us!
Pros: Unique, Fun, Entertaining and Memorable.
Cons: Difficult for large groups, It is a bit costly, It is not traditional so those who are expecting 'traditional' may be confused.
We had very little hiccups with this event but the ones we did have were with our timeline changing from a scheduled 3 acts being culled back to 2 acts. This effected the start and finish times of other events schedule for the evening, but we were able to pivot easily.
Our guests that did understand what was going on really leaned into the dressing up to cosplay a 1920's-1930's theme that the Murder Mystery set. It was really fun to see all the beaded dresses, pin stripes and gangster hats! My guests, mostly my 70+ guests, did not dress up so much but they did enjoy themselves and even participated in the activities!
I would recommend this idea for a couple that is non-traditional, maybe a little older (30's-40's), and is looking to have a smaller group in a smaller more intimate venue. We had a total of 40 guests and we held it in The Endicott Estate in Dedham MA, which is an old mansion that was built at the turn of the century and specifically designed to host parties.
I hope this helps some people who may be looking for a unique wedding idea!
Sounds like a really fun time ❤ congratulations!
What the heck I was JUST thinking about this!!! Thank you!
Hasbro makes giant versions of a bunch of their classic boardgames. I am thinking about having them as a boardgame/lawn game hybrid. We have some other lawn games and plan to have some traditional size board/card games. We're also going to put conversation topics and trivial pursuit cards at each table. I think they'll be in little cups in the middle.
A company i used to work for did a murder mystery party at Christmas one year. There were easily 100+ people there and we all had a blast.
I adore the murder mystery idea and wish we could do it - but our crowd is bilingual and I have too many people who don't speak each other's language well to pull it off 😭
Just commenting as we go through the video lol - when my Aunt and Uncle got married when I was a kid they had a movie room for all of their nieces and nephews (of which there were A LOT) which was a brilliant way to keep us all occupied while the adults partied.
We’re still having dancing but are also hiring caricature artists to draw guests, and count as favors too
For some reason I’ve always wanted to play Just Dance at a wedding, I’m planning my wedding and I’ve been thinking of ways to make it fun for guests. I really wanna set up Just Dance for kids and adults to play and have fun.
Jamie I love this and need you to make a video on ideas for creative bridal shower/bachelorette parties please please.
My family doesn’t dance and my financé is a bit more introverted. Our first date was at a board game cafe so we had already discussed having board games at our wedding. I got so excited when you mentioned it! I’m glad you think it’s a doable and fun idea. I hadn’t thought about Lego yet but we’ll def be doing it😊😊😊
I'm so happy I found your channel! My fiancé and I are not dancing people. I want more of an MC for the day that will keep music playing. I'm really hoping to have lawn games and board games for people to play. This video is giving me SO many ideas!
We won't be dancing either - we are an older couple, and our guests are older - we're going to do a lunch wedding, and we're hoping to just have a relaxed garden party type of vibe - but we also live we're houses are expensive, and saving for that has to come first. We'll get to that wedding one day! Haha. I hope yours is great :)
My bf and I met at karaoke, I would LOVE to have it at our wedding 😍
I can't believe I never thought of that as an option! I LOVE kareoke
Thought bubble: in the awkward "between time" from ceremony to reception while the couple is off taking photos, a dance instructor with the guests to go through some classic moves (and perhaps some of the fun choreographed like Nutbush, Macarena, etc etc) so when the dance floor kicks off later in the day everyone's confidence is a little higher!
I've heard hiring a Hena Artist is a fun addition too! I actually know one over here on O'ahu that does wedding events! *OverTheRainbowHenna*
Worked as a wedding server/bartender for 12 years (off site catering- many different venues, hotel, golf club) - some of the sweetest non-dancing moments;
*scavenger hunt for the kids. Raffle tickets for the adults- Yeti cooler for the win!
*groups of friends & family karaoke during speeches- shortened love songs. This was planned ahead & had a few spontaneous moments
*tarot cards, the couple were twin flames
*magician during cocktail hour
*pinball & arcade games with awesome anime soundtrack playing
*dueling pianos, comedy skit was interwoven with the couples love story
*ceremony hosted on family farm, everyone walked around and fed the animals with pre-placed buckets of treats during cocktail hour & bonded
*family lake house- after the ceremony a few people went fishing off the dock, some started a bonfire, others toured the garden & played with the family dog. A few aunts re-purposed flowers for centerpieces before the reception. Some of the cousins even helped us set up tables & move chairs 🥹 Nicest family ever!
#djsAreTheUnsungHeros;
*gorgeous summer night, not a dancing crowd so they went outside to hang out, someone opened their gift and brought out lawn games. DJ’s went outside and handed out glow sticks to get the party going, headed inside at 10pm, crowd went until 2am! B&G weren’t even mad!
LOL my husband wanted a venue with a long/winding staircase so he could come down the stairs and say “there’s been a murder!”. He’s also team murder mystery wedding
I feel like your beau and my beau would get along haha 😂❤
Hi, I’ve put on murder mystery parties with my job (and personally did some small ones)
You absolutely can do large over 100 people mystery dinners and it be awesome
I’m all about the dancing wedding, in fact I toyed with the idea of a silent disco wedding so I can just dance and no one bothers me lol. But I have some friends that would really enjoy some of these fun different options so I’d love to do something for them….but my Partner’s friends cannot be trusted with anything they might be able to write/draw profanity on 😂😂😂 especially after a few drinks lol
I think you could do a bigger murder mystery than just 50 people. There is an underground salt mine a few hours from me that does weddings (I'm so tempted to have it as my venue, but I want to get married at my dad's church and don't want my guests to have to drive that far for a reception), and they also do a "murder in the mine" dinner every few months in the same space they do weddings. I'll have to check how many that space will accommodate, but i think it's more than 50. They have a pro group of actors come in to run it though, so I think if you are using it for a bigger group, hire professionals - don't DIY it.
My fiancé and I are renting axe throwing booths and we’ll have lawn games and board games and I think I’m going to get a tarot card reader. I also plan to have a Polaroid guest book and if I can afford it, I want to have a water color artist that will do paintings of my guests! Oh, and maybe a bounce house! We have a DJ so dancing will also be an option but my fiancé and I won’t be dancing.
My husband is WW2 buff and loves everything military. When we were looking for venues I found out that there was an Aircraft carrier moored near us. They regularly rented out space for events. I brought my husband over one weekend for a tour and asked him what he thought of getting married here. He was over the moon. We got married on the fantail at sunset over looking the SF bay and Bay bridge. We had docent lead tours of the ship. its been 16 years and we still have family tell us how much fun they had.
For our favors we hired a caricature artist, so people have a keepsake of our wedding and they might even love to hang it in their house! We're both artists and we loved the idea of incorporating our own interest in our weddinh 😄
Woooo! 🎉 thanks for posting on this topic! 😊
Ahhh I had the idea to do a murder mystery but my fiancée thinks his family would hate it. I thought it would be great if we also didn’t tell the guests and surprised them with a “murder”.
How much to rent your photobooth in NC?? 😅
So annoying that no one has wanted to use it! We’ve been looking everywhere for one! 12:56
A little bit of a controversial subject/topic lately, so take it with a grain of salt, it just fits for me and my partner’s lifestyle:
We are friends with a professional drag queen. So we’re having a mini drag show at our wedding. And we didn’t have to pay anything, just had to guarantee they are on our official guest list and a separate room to prepare.
Sounds fun and so kind of your friend to perform!
I really want a stand up comedian at my wedding!
What do you think about hiring a professional dance couple to teach guests to salsa or bachata for 45 min or so? And maybe begin with a couple of dances.? Good idea or not?
I think a fake drama a la Tina & Tony's wedding would be fun!
Opposite direction completely, cards! Imagine playing a game of bull$
Ooh, nvr thought of the board game option either- may just have some Scrabble games going. Ooh, and Jenga!
Jamie is so cute, love how she laughs at her own jokes.
"...which is the opposite of 'ohana." 😂
Can also play a vid of the couples talking about how they met?
Bingo and LEGOs in each table for mine🎉
We’re having a Sunday wedding so we will have Football on
I think the comedian would depend largely on the bride and groom and their guests and their similarities in humor. For instance, my boyfriend and I have completely different senses of humor even though we have each other giggling so much every day. However, the things his family find funny and what my family find funny vary greatly. We're an interracial couple from different locations, upbringings, views, and social class so that says a lot.
Im a hugeee escape room fan and love puzzles and stuff, my partner and I ahve done many together, but I just know my guests couldnt care less. My wedding is already a bit too nerdy for them, and even the music is not to their taste so it does seem like forcing it. I will add some sort of short optional mini escape room to do, if anyone ends up doing it ill be happy, like a side activity. I think Im starting to get too anxious about people enjoying it because I have to invite a lot of family that just dont care and dont really know me. To be fair, my partners family is crazy and I love that so they may acome through. When I introduced my silly traditions to his family dinners they all jumped and tried doing it (they are latin, Im english), so I have faith in them xD
It-s just hard to find a balance between satisfying my nerd side and not having visible disgust faces, my partner is as much as a nerd as me but is very care free, doesnt really care what we do as long as I like it (although I know he will like some of the surprises I prepared for him)
My fiance created a murder mystery with friends to propose to me!
That is so cute and special, I love it 🤍
omg i kinda wanna hire a clown for my future wedding 🤣 they could make balloons and ooo maybe even be the leader/"tour guide" for a another thing like the murder msytery or the scavenger hunt😱SO MANY IDEAS AHH!
UPDATE: I JUST FOUND A SITE TO RENT OUT CARNIVAL RIDES FOR YOUR WEDDING! such a fun idea omg! its called big round wheel site is in reply hope this helps yall :D
We're getting married Halloween 2024. Not gonna pay for a ton of stuff, but I will pay for a psychic or tarot reader for the night! We're also going to have a rub-on tattoo table.
I would love a murder mystery game thats a great idea
My first husband’s family didn’t dance, so our wedding didn’t have a dance. 3/4 of our guests were gone by 8:30pm (dinner was at 6). 😢 We should have had more planned than conversations.
Ik people will hire an emcee that is a comedian if that counts
You don't necessarily need to hire professional dancers, I've seen many where the bridesmaids/groomsmen, etc will perform dances
Hiring an acrobatic group.