Question from Leah:
Hi! I recently decided to do a cocktail style reception for my wedding. We have too many guests for a sitdown dinner at our venue and don’t want to cut our guest list. I was wondering if you have some ideas on how to keep the reception “wedding like?” We want the elegance of a sitdown to dinner and want to incorporate some of the traditional components to a reception (ie. announcement of the wedding party, toasts/speeches, cutting of the cake, etc) I would like to have a head table still but don’t know how to do that because we are unable to have enough tables and chairs for all our guests. Do you have ideas on how to keep the ‘wow factor’ and have guests talking about the reception when most of them want the traditional sit down dinner? What are some unique ideas for the cocktail reception.
Answer from Bridal Expert Angela: