Anatomy of A Perfect Wedding Part 2: The OTHER Activites

Continuing on with my series, I'm posting about what I think made one of my recent weddings just perfect. We're onto the other activities aside from the actual wedding. Often times, it's these other itinerary items you provide your guests that make such a memorable impact on them and give you a chance to really catch up with them when it's harder to do in only a few hours at your very scheduled reception.

For some examples, Brooke & Ben had a wine party/shower for out-of-towners on Thursday night prior to the wedding, and Ben hosted a guy's kickball tournament & BBQ at the park the next day, while the women got their nails done and enjoyed a beautiful brunch.

Hosting a fun sporting activity is a great way to get people interacting and relaxing at the same time. You could play flag football (girls included), ping pong tourneys, even bowling during bad or winter weather - and add a casual, inexpensive beer & brat fry... Just getting guests to mingle with more people will do wonders for their social enjoyment the rest of the weekend.

Now, on to the rehearsal dinner! Brooke & Ben had so much family coming from out of town that they wanted to show their guests a fantastic, truly Arizonan party, courtesy of the Wild West. Instead of a typical rehearsal dinner in a restaurant, they loaded their guests onto school buses and drove them an hour outside of the hustle and bustle of Phoenix to enjoy a night at a ranch under a blanket of stars in the breathtaking desert canyon of Saguaro Lake. This is one amazing location and a party their guests will never forget.




And of course, doing something casual gives your guests an excuse to let loose and have a great time...



Up next... the Finer Details