Wedding Reception Entertainment Ideas

Weddings are special occasions that involve a lot of happy and emotional moments. Guests at weddings usually look forward to the wedding ceremony as well as the extensive menu on offer as well as the wedding entertainment for the day. Read on for some ideas on how to make the most out of your wedding reception entertainment program.

Here are some unique ideas to ensure your guests a perfect wedding reception with music so that they can take back some priceless memories from your special day:

1) Sing-A-Wish

After the family toasts, this could be the start of the musical shenanigans. This needs some advance warning though, so your close family, friends and relatives can bring out their inner singers by gathering around you and saying their well wishes for the couple, but in the form of a song. If you are having a more informal dinner this idea will work better if it’s an impromptu rendition and can be worked out as team competitions as well!

2) Fun Q and A Session

This game needs to be handled with utmost care and caution, but is a lot of fun at the end of it, especially when most of the wedding party is made of younger family members and friends. All questions are kept in a glass bowl and are related to the couple. A designated host reads out the questions one by one and guests are invited to give in the correct answers, with the couple as the judge. It leads to a lot of fun trivia about the couple being exposed in a fun way!

3) Wedding Games and Activities in a Super Sized Avatar

If the wedding venue is outdoors, it’s a great idea to organize games like croquet, mini golf, supersize bowling, huge darts and giant jenga games to get everyone involved and mingling with each other.

4) Hold a Mini-Concert

Simply hire a band, organize a simple acapella performance or bring in a theatrical group for the entertainment of the guests at the wedding. The bands can play the couples favourite songs and also songs requested by the guests. They could even involve the wedding guests in singing with them.

5) Organize a dance contest

Motivate your guests to be fully engaged in your special day by organizing a dance contest as a group or as a dance duo. Guests should be notified in advance so that based on their comfort level they can confirm their attendance and practice their dance moves. Let the contest be more about fun and enjoyment than an actual competition.

6) Organize a photo booth with fun props

Candid photographers can walk taking photographs that can double up as giveaways for your guests. To take the entertainment level up a notch organize a fun photo booth with basketful of fun props so that wacky individual and group shots of guests can be captured which can also serve as giveaways.

If you do decide to hire a wedding band as the entertainment package for your special day, look no further than Recoil Wedding Band who are amongst the best in wedding entertainment in Ireland providing top class wedding reception music. Let us know in the comments below which of these ideas do you plan to choose for your wedding!