Your ceremony is done and you’re officially a married couple, which means your wedding reception is the time to celebrate! Picking out a color scheme, centerpieces, your bridal party, what to serve for dinner and drinks and so much more go into wedding planning, but one thing you should think to incorporate are interactive and unforgettable elements to your wedding reception. From tattoos to custom branding a hat, we’ve found seven unique wedding reception inclusions to inspire your wedding planning process and create an unforgettable wedding day.
1. Live Painting
A live wedding painting a completely custom and unique way to capture your wedding day. A snapshot of your first kiss, first dance or wedding reception as a married couple in the form of a painting is dreamy and romantic. This heirloom is something you’ll pass down for generations, and is a unique wedding reception addition that captures you and your guests in a one-of-a-kind painting.
One of the best wedding favors, a custom hat designed by your guests is the perfect unforgettable and interactive wedding reception addition. A custom hat bar available during the cocktail hour and reception is a great inclusion to your wedding day because it allows guests to get creative and leaves them with the best gift from your wedding day.
Quite possibly the most unique and time-intensive on our list of unforgettable wedding reception ideas, tattoos are a lifelong momento guests will have to remember your wedding by. Find a local tattoo artist who is willing to set up shop and provide tattoos for guests during your wedding reception. Bonus points if you and your new spouse jump in on the tattoo action!
For more wedding tattoo parlour inspiration, check out Caelynn + Dean’s wedding in the Rocky Mountain Bride National V9 magazine!
The cutest addition to any wedding beverage service, a beverage burro is the perfect vessel to serve your guests drinks. From cute photo opportunities to a unique way to serve drinks, a beverage burro is a great unforgettable wedding reception idea for both you and your guests to enjoy.
The perfect unforgettable wedding reception idea, a silent disco is a way for you and your guests to boogie down into the wee hours of the night without breaking any sound curfews. This fun and funky wedding reception addition is a great alternative to a normal wedding reception party by letting each guest adjust the volume of the music for a custom dance party experience without sacrificing any dancing time.
This sentimental wedding reception inclusion lets your guests reflect on your wedding day in a more meaningful form: poetry. Often dreamt up by a professional poet, your guests can take home their custom poem typed out carefully on a vintage typewriter.
Fun for all ages, a bounce house is a great photo spot and activity to break up your wedding reception. This unique wedding reception idea brings lighthearted fun to your wedding day by allowing guests to embrace their inner child and bounce their cares away while celebrating their favorite people in the world during your wedding reception.
