Ideal for the best wedding ever!
How do you define a great wedding? Is it the hangover the next day? The new friends you made with random relatives during it? Or, if you’re the host, is it the entertainment? You know, the time you can sit back, appreciate how well the day is going, and maybe even allow yourself a little celebratory drink or two…
If you are planning on hosting a wedding in the not-so-distant future, then you’ve probably already started wondering how best to define the occasion. Well, we think that the entertainment is the perfect place to start; the element of the event that everyone remembers for years to come…if they can remember anything by then, that is!
Of course, the hard part lies in finding the right entertainment to appeal to all of the diverse tribes typically attending a wedding. To please as many people as possible, why not try one of these? Here are 7 fun and unique wedding entertainment ideas.
TAILORED BESPOKE COMEDY WEDDING
There are two types of weddings entertainment that will drive you to tears; one’s full of tears brought on by sentimental quotes and vows, and the other full of tears brought on by laughter. Whilst the former is very much down to the speeches, if you’d like to up the ante on the laughter front, then why not leave the jokes to the experts and hire a professional comedian?
You can, of course, get them to perform generic lines about the wedding, married couples and marital life, better still to work with the comedian beforehand to personalise the entertainment with jokes based around your guests and yourselves. There is nothing more enjoyable than watching talented comedians perform side-splitting routines, and at a wedding, where everyone is already in a generous spirit, the laughter is going to go through the roof!
MAGIC & MARRIAGE
Ask any happily married couple what their secret to success is, and more often than not, they’ll suggest it’s either luck or magic.
Bring a little of the latter into your wedding day (and hopefully luck will follow, too) by hiring a magician! These skilled professionals have been entertaining people for centuries with their amazing tricks and illusions, and a captive wedding audience feels like the perfect place for a magician to truly wow your guests.
A magician can perform for all ages, sure, but they’re particularly popular with children, so if you’re in need of someone to keep the kids occupied and in awe, then hiring one could be a great idea.
Interestingly, magicians offer a far broader range of tricks than common assumption gives the profession credit for; it’s not just finding handkerchiefs up a sleeve and rabbits in hats. In fact, as NebMagic.com tells us, magicians come in all shapes and sizes, from illusionists to mind-readers, hypnotists to more. For a thought provoking performance that will have guests truly entertained, think outside the box here!
ENTERTAIN WITH FOOD & DRINK
- Edible mist orbs: If you’re looking for something a little out of the ordinary for your reception, how about adding an edible mist orb experience to the mix. This is where guests get the chance to tickle their taste buds with a variety of flavours, by sucking up a lungful of edible mist. How cool is that?
- Mixologist: Weddings and cocktails go hand in hand. Instead of just hiring a mixologist to create delicious bespoke cocktails, ask them to give your guests a masterclass in cocktail making to really keep the crowd captivated.
- Channel a food festival: When it comes to serving food at your wedding, there are lots of fun and entertaining concepts around. Consider organising different food stations or trucks with chefs preparing and cooking things in full view of the wedding party, much like at a food festival. This will get your guests off their bottoms and mingling with each other.
WEDDING KARAOKE
Everybody loves a spot of karaoke (well, almost everybody!) and a wedding brings with it a whole set of romantic songs that everyone reliably knows the words to. So, consider hosting wedding karaoke for your friends and family to enjoy. Adding alcohol to the mix will help your friends create a loose-tongued, playful atmosphere where people are more willing to sing.
Speaking of singing…
SINGING WAITERS
If you really want to surprise your guests, why not hire some singing waiters? These guys will look like normal waiters and serve food as you’d expect. Then, all of a sudden, when cued, they suddenly spring into song! This is one that’s sure to wow the wedding party; just imagine everyone’s faces.
A WEDDING QUIZ
It’s become something of a tradition in recent years for the newly married Happy Couple to host a wedding party quiz about their lives up to now. Sure, the whole day is about you, but how much fun can you honestly eke out of childhood pets, first school teachers and other ‘forgotten password’ prompts?
Instead, why not make the quiz of a celebration of weddings? Here are some questions to get you started (answers at the end of the article):
- White wedding dresses were popularised by which British queen?
A. Anne B. Victoria C. Elizabeth II
- According to an old tradition, what should a Scottish bride do on the day before the wedding?
A. To eat a chicken B. To wash the feet C. To hug her parents
- What’s the name of the “vein of love”, which runs directly from the fourth finger of the left hand to the heart?
A.Vena bindus B. Vena lovus C. Vena amoris
- People throw what at married couples in Northern Africa to wish for fertility?
A. Wheat B. Money C. Figs
- Which out of the following documents can be changed to the married name even before the wedding?
A. ID B. Passport C. Driving license
- Which comedian once said, “Marriage is a wonderful invention; but then again so is a bicycle repair kit.”?
A. Ricky Gervais B. Michael McIntyre C. Billy Connolly
- In Greek Mythology, who is the goddess of marriage?
A. Aphrodite B. Iris C. Janus D. Hera
A CLASSIC DJ IS ALWAYS GOOD IDEA
Hey, we realise we said unique ideas, but a wedding DJ is a pretty safe choice when it comes to wedding entertainment and always goes down well. However, don’t settle on the cheapest and most inexperienced DJ you can find. A good DJ knows how to read the crowd, keeping things inclusive and light hearted but dialling up the sentimentality when it needs to be.
But the best wedding DJs will do more, transitioning from toasts into firsts dances and then into boogey time seamlessly.
And in a significantly less seamless transition, here are those answers to the quiz…
Question 1 Answer: B. Victoria / Question 2 Answer: B. To wash the feet / Question 3 Answer: C. Vena amoris / Question 4 Answer: C. Figs / Question 5: Answer: B. Passport / Question 6 Answer: C. Billy Connolly / Question 7 Answer: D Hera /
How did you get on?