Posts Tagged ‘wedding preparation’

Sep 09

Catering Buffet Food Drinks – Professional Wedding Preparation

Types of Catering for the Wedding Celebration

Whether you choose Professional caterers or prepare some of the food yourself, it is important to have the freedom to enjoy the reception and circulate among the guests. You need to consider a Professional caterer if your guest list exceeds 20. You might not enjoy yourself if you’re running around worrying about dirty dishes and whether or not everyone has had enough to eat. Factors that determine your style of catering are: budget, number of guests (consider professional caterers if over 20), availability of sufficient cutlery, china, glassware, etc., time of wedding (tends to dictate how hungry your guests will be and the most appropriate type of food to provide), type of food to be served, help available for advance food preparation and on the day. Do not be over-ambitious. Avoid food that is very spicy, fat-rieh or fiddly to eat. Choose bite-size, non-drip and non-crumbly food for a finger buffet. It is advisable to fest out any new recipes beforehand. (more…)

Sep 08

Organize Wedding Reception and Preparation – Guests Restaurant Hotel

Choosing The Type of Your Wedding Reception

Choosing the right time, place and atmosphere for your wedding reception will help to ensure that your wedding celebrations are conducted to your entire satisfaction! Put a lot of thought into the details of your reception; it will not be wasted time, and will help to guarantee that on the day everything runs smoothly and everyone has a good time.

What kind of a reception do you want? Conventional receptions come in many forms: formal, sit-down meals, hot or cold buffets, parties at home or in a hall or marquee, evening parties for friends and relations. Your style of reception should echo the style of your wedding; for instance, if you are having a very formal, very large church wedding with all the trimmings then a formal sit-down reception in an hotel or restaurant would be appropriate. On the other hand, if you are having a very small, quiet registry office wedding you may want to have a small buffet reception at your mother’s home. (more…)

Jan 30

Important Duties of the Best Man – Plan my Wedding

Important Duties of the Best Man The best man is chosen by the bridegroom and is usually a brother or a good friend. This responsibie role involves offering a certain amount of help with the preparations and considerable activity on the wedding day to ensure everything proceeds smoothly and is a complete success. (more…)

Jan 28

Hiring Hall or Function Room Reception – Wedding Preparation

Hiring Hall or function room will allow you more space and flexibility than holding the reception at home, whilst giving you plenty of scope to add your own personal touches. It provides the opportunity to self-cater or use professional caterers and is generally less costly than a hotel. (more…)

Jan 26

Duties of the Flower Girl and Pageboys – Plan my Wedding

Duties of the Flower Girl and Pageboys Flower girls and pageboys are usually nieces and nephews or young brothers and sisters and are generally no younger than about five nor older than nine or 10. Flower girls walk in front of the bride carrying posies of flowers or bunches of thornless roses, which they can pass out to the guests as they go. They can also scatter rose or other flower petals before the bride as (more…)

Jan 12

Invitations Guest List and Stationery Preparation – Plan my Wedding

Invitations Guest List and Stationery Preparation It is important to check the capacity of the church, register office or approved premises before deciding how many guests to invite to the ceremony and ascertain how many can be catered for at the reception. (more…)

Jan 06

Catering Self-Catering and Professional Catering for the Reception – Wedding Preparation

Catering Self-Catering and Professional Catering for the Reception Whether you choose Professional caterers or prepare some of the food yourself, it is important to have the freedom to enjoy the reception and circulate among the guests. You need to consider a Professional caterer if your guest list exceeds 20. You might not enjoy yourself if you’re running around worrying about dirty dishes and whether or not everyone has had enough to eat. Factors that determine your style of catering are: (more…)

Jan 02

Who Pays for What at your Dream Wedding and Your Biggest Expenses

Who Pays for What at your Dream Wedding and Your Biggest Expenses Traditionally, the costs are divided as indicated below. Nowadays there is more flexibility and who meets the costs may vary as many couples opt to share all the costs or even pay for everything themselves. (more…)

Dec 30

Flowers Photography and Video Preparation – Wedding Preparation

Flowers Photography and Video Preparation – Wedding Preparation There is nothing more beautiful than the sight and smell of flowers in bloom and they will be an essential part of your big day. From the wedding Service to the bride’s bouquet, and from the wedding reception to the buttonholes and corsages, wedding flowers (more…)

Dec 28

Transport Taxis Limousines or Carriage – Wedding Preparation

Transport Taxis Limousines or Carriage – Wedding Preparation When deciding on transport, you will need to take into account the style and theme of the wedding and the practicaI aspects such as distances, journey times and the time of year, especially if you plan to have open-topped transport. (more…)