What are some ideas for a sentimental wedding celebration?

Question

I have a list of some ideas already.. sentimental need not be serious or sappy, but I'd like some ideas on what would be deliberate ways of celebrating our union, especially things that involve our wedding guests.

Some current ideas are:

* slideshow of our upbringing

* write our own (additional) vows

* have wish cards

* play a game - bride and groom "trivia" -- at the reception

* play a game - marriage advice competition -- at the reception

* pass around "wish cards" so that guests can write wishes

* as wedding favors, print cards with excerpts of our vows

* have the children give marriage advice

* send "thank you" cards with pictures of the wedding

* have our parents give speeches

* have an open mic, where guests have to share their favorite memory

* any other ideas??

Answer 1

All looks good for the ideas you have..congrats..

Well, if you need songs for your slides..

check out this site http://www.365weddingsongs.com for  wedding songs.

It has ton of wedding songs which have videos/lyrics for you to choose from first dance,cake-cutting to march-in wedding songs.

Please rate my post if it is helpful.

Thanks.

Answer 2

What a great idea!  I wish I would have thought about doing something like this for my wedding.  I gathered these suggestions from various sites over the the internet.  Congratulations on your upcoming wedding :0)

Be sure to have your parents and married siblings first dances played at the reception- and make sure the DJ or band recognizes them when its played!

Rather than doing the money dance, do a "wish dance". The bride and groom start off dancing together, then guests cut in for 10-20 seconds of dancing and their chance to give you any last minute marriage advice and parting words.

Assign table numbers by age and accent the decor with pictures of you and fiancé from that time. For example...at table sixteen you could show pictures of your fiancé with his new car and you at your sweet 16 birthday party.

Forget the clinking glasses and ringing bells. Have your guests sing loves songs to get you and your groom to smooch during the reception.

Have children at the ceremony read a children's story or sermon. Use it as a way to invite all the children to come forward and feel like they were involved in the day. It is a sweet moment -- and a great photo-op.

Children can also read a poem or Bible verse. If the kids in your family are natural performers, you could assign a short reading, or have a group of kids each read one line of a poem or Bible verse.

The Generations Dance

The bride and groom are called up to the dance floor and all the married couples attending the reception are called up to join them for a slow dance or waltz. At the end of this first song, all couples are asked to remain on the dance floor for a second song unless they've been married less than 10 years.

The couples married less than 10 years are asked to "take a break" from the dance floor, leaving couples married at least 10 years to start the next song. About 30 seconds (or so) into the 2nd song, couples married less than 15 years are asked to "take a break" from the dance floor. This continues as couples married less than 20 years are asked to "take a break", then 25 years, 30 years, etc. until one or two couples are left on the dance floor.

When the song ends, the MC asks the remaining couple(s) to introduce themselves and offer the bride and groom any advice to help them make their marriage as strong and long-lasting. After the couple gives their response, a 3rd song is introduced as a dedication to the couple(s) married the longest. The bride and groom are invited back to the dance floor to join them followed soon after by everyone else to continue the celebration!

NOTE: If you don't think that your older guests (those most likely to be on the dance floor at the end of this bit) are up for so many songs in a row, you can combine things and have one song handle this entire dance. Good songs for this include: Through The Years by Kenny Rogers, Unforgettable by Natalie and Nat King Cole, Have I Told You Lately by Rod Stewart or Van Morrison, Could I Have This Dance by Anne Murray, Still The One by Shania Twain, Remember When by Alan Jackson, or Look At Us by Vince Gill.

The Snowball Dance: This dance starts out with one couple dancing and after about 30 seconds, they separate and each person picks up another partner. After another 30 seconds, the two couples split and so on, eventually picking up an entire dance floor full of people. This can start with the whole bridal party dancing, and then "snowball" from there. It also works very well as a "mixer," as it forces people to mingle with each other, even if for a short time.

Having the wedding party start a dance like this is a good idea. They start the dance and then after they are photographed with each other (for your photo album), they start the snow ball. At the end of this dance, since the dance floor will hopefully be full of people, it's a good idea to transition out of this dance into something upbeat that guests of all ages will enjoy. Songs for such a transition could be Celebration by Kool and the Gang, We Are Family by Sister Sledge, Twist And Shout by the Beatles or We Like To Party by Venga Boys.

Here’s the ultimate wedding bouquet idea: as your guests enter your ceremony venue, give each of them a flower. Or you could even ask each guest to bring a flower as their gift!

Then, when you walk to the altar, you can stop to collect a flower from each guest … assembling your community bouquet as you go. This gives you an awesome opportunity to acknowledge and involve each guest — I like this way better than a receiving line.

Hope these help :0)