{"id":15586,"date":"2013-05-24T20:00:40","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T19:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wdie.wedding-dates.com\/?p=15586"},"modified":"2021-04-27T17:44:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T16:44:52","slug":"fun-wedding-friday-the-reception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/fun-wedding-friday-the-reception\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Wedding Friday &#8211; The Reception"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15593 aligncenter\" title=\"wedding friday fun reception\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/05\/c2997d777b3ff3d9f62a9dd469b5b244.jpg\" alt=\"couple and guests at reception\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/c2997d777b3ff3d9f62a9dd469b5b244.jpg 550w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/c2997d777b3ff3d9f62a9dd469b5b244-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s face it, stuffy receptions aren&#8217;t fun for anyone! Here at WeddingDates, we want your reception to be one that your guests will rave about at future weddings for years to come. Now, we&#8217;re not saying it needs to be a &#8216;Leaving Cert Santa Ponsa&#8217; kind of reception either (well, it would get the guests talking too) but come on, strict sit down times and cheesy djs? It&#8217;s not exactly stand out evening material. So, as the Black Eyed Peas would say, we&#8217;re going to get it started in here for you with these three suggestions:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/05\/224441_389015611169682_776427303_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15587\" title=\"Fun Wedding Friday Reception\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/05\/224441_389015611169682_776427303_n.jpg\" alt=\"Reception- coffee food cart\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/224441_389015611169682_776427303_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/224441_389015611169682_776427303_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/224441_389015611169682_776427303_n-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Food Carts<\/h2>\n<p>Food carts are taking over as craze in the UK. Summer is the perfect season to hire out a fun food cart at your wedding. They&#8217;re a great alternative to pre-reception snacks and a good way to have some unique food at your wedding as well as pleasing the majority of the crowd for the <a title=\"WeddingDates\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/blog\/6-things-you-must-know-when-choosing-your-wedding-food\/\" target=\"_blank\">main reception<\/a>. Or if your guests are staying over, why not hire out a good hangover cure? <a title=\"WeddingDates\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/suppliers\/bean-and-gone-mobile-coffee-bar-cork-3045\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bean and Gone<\/a> do some amazing coffees!<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/05\/b7778b0db7b5d24e1887cf15cee6fcea.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15588 aligncenter\" title=\"fun wedding friday- the reception\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/05\/b7778b0db7b5d24e1887cf15cee6fcea.jpg\" alt=\"photobooth at the reception\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/b7778b0db7b5d24e1887cf15cee6fcea.jpg 450w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/b7778b0db7b5d24e1887cf15cee6fcea-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Photobooth<\/h2>\n<p>Okay, we&#8217;ve mentioned how cool photobooths are <a title=\"Photobooth WeddingDates\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/talking-trends-wedding-photo-booth\/\" target=\"_blank\">before<\/a>\u00a0but they&#8217;re amazing! Photobooths have been cropping up at every wedding we&#8217;ve been to recently but that&#8217;s okay too! You&#8217;re guests will love getting a memento of the night and it&#8217;s a great way to see what they were up to when you weren&#8217;t around! They&#8217;re so easy to put together and a good distraction for the small ones at your reception &#8211; nuff said!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15589 aligncenter\" title=\"fun wedding friday- the reception\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/05\/be21e29fab4dbdbb8e586fa62d8fd5d9.jpg\" alt=\"the reception- wedding cupcakes\" width=\"332\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/be21e29fab4dbdbb8e586fa62d8fd5d9.jpg 332w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/be21e29fab4dbdbb8e586fa62d8fd5d9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/be21e29fab4dbdbb8e586fa62d8fd5d9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/be21e29fab4dbdbb8e586fa62d8fd5d9-315x315.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Eye Popping Deserts<\/h2>\n<p>Interesting cupcakes and <a title=\"WeddingDates\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wedding-cakes-meet-sarah-from-barneys-bakery\/\" target=\"_blank\">deserts<\/a> are everywhere! Everyone knows a friend&#8217;s cousin or old college friend who makes unreal looking cupcakes. Every time we catch a cake we make sure to Instagram it (not to show off but for future reference obviously!). They&#8217;re a great talking point for your guests and cupcakes mean there&#8217;s no fight over the wedding cake!<\/p>\n<p>{Images from <a title=\"Once Wed\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oncewed.com\/30206\/wedding-blog\/real-weddings\/a-pink-vintage-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\">Once Wed<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"WeddingDates\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/suppliers\/bean-and-gone-mobile-coffee-bar-cork-3045\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bean and Gone<\/a>, <a title=\"pamela and susan\" href=\"http:\/\/pamelasusan.typepad.com\/pamela_susanup_close_pers\/2011\/08\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pamela and Susan<\/a>\u00a0and Brideorama}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s face it, stuffy receptions aren&#8217;t fun for anyone! Here at WeddingDates, we want your reception to be one that your guests will rave about at future weddings for years to come. Now, we&#8217;re not saying it needs to be a &#8216;Leaving Cert Santa Ponsa&#8217; kind of reception either (well, it would get the guests talking too) but come on, strict sit down times and cheesy djs? It&#8217;s not exactly stand out evening material. 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