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  • How to Host Your Wedding at Your Home

    How to Host Your Wedding at Your Home

    There are many ideas on how to host your wedding at your home. A sense of familiarity, undeniable charm, and personal sentiments make for a day that’s original. Invite your guests into a space that holds some of your most cherished memories as a child, an adult, or both. Nothing says love like a wedding with a home sweet home welcome mat. Since residences are rarely suited for events and large gatherings, private homes need considerable attention when it comes to finalizing logistics like lighting, parking, and additional rentals.

    Depending on the size of your home and your guest list it’s important to consider factors like catering, landscape design, ceremony setup, and décor. For larger homes built with a significant number of hosting rooms, the need for an outdoor tent might not be as necessary. But for a more intimate setting, the use of a backyard tent might be a good idea for added space. The balance between wanting to highlight the unique features of your home and adapting the space to your unique personal preferences is important. That is something that needs to be planned out with all you vendors. Here are some tips from brides.com for hosting your own successful private wedding at home.

    Reserve Dressing Rooms

    Eliminate the need for transportation. Organize all of your wedding prep as well as your wedding party’s within rooms of your home. Just like any other location, it is so important that the getting ready area has ample lighting (natural is always best). With a good space for the hair and makeup team to set up, mirrors, and access to outlets.

    Utilize the Entire Property

    Make sure to embrace all indoor and outdoor space and elements of your home. Create a flow throughout your home by hosting different events in a variety of different areas. A ceremony in the garden followed by cocktails poolside is a great way to keep the flow of movement. Then transition guests to a tented space or inside your home into large room or rooms for dinner.

    Have a Weather Plan

    Be flexible and ready for a plan B in case of rain or inclement weather. Depending on the formality of your reception, choose a tent or tents that are as casual or refined as your day-of style and décor.

    Get Creative With the Uniqueness of Your Surroundings

    Embracing the uniqueness of your home’s surroundings is a great way to make sure your wedding day vision is unique & comes to life. Envision a ceremony backdrop in the back or front yard.  Next to a custom groomed tree or vine filled wall or fence or possibly a side wall of your home made of brick with a fireplace, to name a few ideas.

    Have a Strategy for the Catering

    Continuing these tips on how to host your wedding at your home includes catering. Caterers will stress the importance of bringing in the right equipment. This will put on a top notch celebration in such an intimate setting.  From their perspective, working in someone’s home requires a few extra steps. Checking for a water source, power source, and other lighting needs. It also means bringing in all of the required equipment for cooking and serving your guests high quality, fresh, and delicious cuisine.

    Don’t Skimp on Entertainment Space

    You want your guests to have a great time! So keep in mind the importance of a dance floor area when allocating space in your home for your reception. Setting up a dance floor in a spacious outdoor tent is a great consideration. This will ensure there’s plenty of space for dancing as well as your DJ or bad entertainment and their equipment. This area can also be a focal point for all your guests to witness your formalities.  These include your introduction, first dance, toast, cake cutting, etc.

    Adapt the Space to Your Needs

    Make it easy for your guests, and yourself, by adapting your space to fit all of your event’s hosting needs. Bring in power generators, restroom trailers, additional lounge seating, additional tenting, tables & chairs etc. The last thing you want to worry about is adding additional stress on your home. That includes not being able to properly accommodate all your guests with seating, restrooms, and coverage for inclement weather.

    Emphasize the Intimacy of Your at Home Wedding

    A perk of having a wedding in your own home is the intimacy that comes with it. Your entertainment should most definitely highlight the intimacy and coordinate all other elements throughout your event to keep guests informed & engaged on formalities & special moments. From the table layout of your reception to the personalization of your rehearsal dinner menu, each event is an opportunity to reflect the familiarity of your home venue choice.

    Surprise your Guests a Grand Exit

    Ending the night with a spectacular send-off. This is one of the best ways to cap-off your celebration. Just because you found a way on how to host your wedding at your home doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice this special moment. Keep in mind to leave space open either in the front, or the back of your home with no parked cars, etc to guarantee a seamless & special send-off experience.

     

     

  • Wedding Table Center Piece

    Wedding Table Centerpiece Ideas to help fit your personal style.

    Decorating your reception tables with the right centerpiece can be a time-consuming process.  From floral arrangements to LED lit vases, there is a multitude of different options and choices that can become overwhelming. Our friends at Brides.com found some different Wedding Table Centerpiece Ideas that are worth checking out.

    Traditional floral

    • These have been the most popular over the years. Keep your venues size and decor in mind as you select your floral centerpieces.  Smaller centerpieces are more for intimate wedding setting that is conducive to guest having conversations across the table.  Tall arrangements work well in larger venues with high ceilings. Keep in mind what flowers are popular during certain seasons as well as your wedding theme. You can’t go from a rustic theme in a barn type setting for your reception to a palatial type setting with big centerpieces placed atop tall decorative stands or tall lit glass vases. If you’re trying to stay within a budget, keep in mind the larger the floral centerpiece the higher the cost.

    Candles

    • Candles will add a romantic glow to any ballroom. It is a great way to give your ballroom a sophisticated look while not breaking the budget.  Candles come in many different sizes, shapes, and colors to accommodate different themes. They can be put on candelabras for an old world statement, votives among a floral arrangement, or tall clear hurricane vases is for a bold sleek statement. Just keep in mind that some older or historic venues may have restrictions on candles.

    Greenery

    • Garlands and loose leaves are different and simple ways to decorate your tables.  Greenery really works well on long tables and give us a lush look without breaking the bank.

    Chandeliers

    • Be it a crystal chandeliers, floral chandeliers, lanterns, etc. this is a unique centerpiece decor. As a result hanging chandeliers are a great way to make a statement. A crystal chandelier works well in venues with castle, mansion, or château in the name.  Lanterns work well in a tented venue or rustic setting venue.  Floral chandeliers in the shape of chandeliers but using flowers,  can be rigged with a thin wire over tables and dance floor giving the illusion of floating in air.

    Books

    • A small stack of the bride & grooms favorite hardcover books with a simple vase with some flowers or candles on top is an intimate way to share with your guests some of your personal tastes.

    Lights

    • LED light bars & neon lights in custom shapes are a contemporary & cool centerpiece idea to bring some color & energy to your ballroom.  Name your tables in neon lights to classic movies or sports team name & color.  Have LED light bars set to different colors at different parts of the night and even change colors and chase around the tables during dance sets.  LED light bars and neon lights can be used to compliment more traditional centerpieces.

    Using these Wedding Table Centerpiece Ideas will give your reception those unique touches to help fit your wedding theme and personal style.

  • Pin Spot 3

    IDEAS FOR WEDDING RECEPTION DECOR AND ACCENTS

    Couples are always looking for ideas for wedding reception decor and accents. They can incorporate many unique options to transform their wedding reception ballroom to their personal preferences.  From lighting décor, to draping, to a custom sweetheart table, etc…, you can customize the mood & atmosphere you envision for your wedding reception.

    LED/Ambient Up Lighting

    Color wash the perimeter of your ballroom to your color theme with battery powered LED’s and accent your centerpiece color scheme.

    Ballroom Draping

    Drape the perimeter of the ballroom with white draping to give it an elegant and sophisticated feel.  Accent the draping with LED up lighting to give it a warm ambiance.

    Vinyl Dance Floor Wrap with Logo

    Another great idea is to transform your dance floor with a vinyl dance floor wrap. You can even do it with a custom logo in the center.

    Pin Spot Centerpieces

    Highlight the beauty of your centerpieces with custom pin spotting from above strategically placed around your ballroom.

    Up Light Centerpieces

    Up light your centerpieces to your color them from the bottom up with a translucent LED base for them to sit on.

    Gobo Projection of Names/Monogram

    Elegantly project your names or monogram on the dance floor, wall, or draping behind the bride & groom.

    Under Table Up Lighting

    Add a glowing & sophisticated touch to the reception tables around the ballroom with battery powered LED’s under the tables.

    Custom B&G Chairs & Sweetheart Table

    Be it an acrylic sweetheart table, to high back throne chairs, to a 2-seat sofa chair, etc. make a statement with a different look for the couples seating and table.

    Flower Wall Behind B&G

    Adding a flower wall behind the sweetheart table will give a unique backdrop for all the photo ops throughout the wedding reception.  Tie the flower wall into your color theme.

    Lounge Furniture Décor

    Adding lounge furniture seating/sofas, tables, and décor around the dance floor perimeter can give your ballroom a casual lounge vibe.

    Sweetheart Table Decor

    Decorative free standing Mr & Mrs or LOVE table top letters on the sweetheart table will add a special touch to the table. Take it to the next level with larger freestanding Mr & Mrs or LOVE letters set up in front of or to the sides of the sweetheart table.