Don't Make These Five Common Mistakes When Planning A Wedding Reception

Everyone makes mistakes, and that includes brides-to-be. But it helps if the mistake is only minor or insignificant. And there are always lessons we can learn from other people's mistakes.

What are the most common mistakes? We've listed five of them below.

1: Not Keeping Track of Your Budget
Preparing a budget is a must. If you have not prepared one, do so now. A wedding can be expensive. You need to keep tabs on spending. You must be prepared to make some compromises along the way. If you have to overspend in one area look to see where you can save elsewhere. Spending has to be kept under control.
One way of helping to keep the wedding reception expenditure down is to invite a friend or family member to be the master of ceremonies instead of engaging a professional. Find out more about Role of mc at wedding

2: Picking The Wrong Type of Music
If you want 15 year old cousin Ben, 48 year old Aunt Delia and 74 Gramps David to all boogie together on the dancefloor you must place the focus on variety. Pick music that covers several decades.

3: Sending Out Invitations To Far Too Many Guests
You have to be careful when forecasting the number of friends and family who will accept your invitation. You should not send out 300 invitations assuming only 200 will accept. Most reception venues cannot simply add extra tables. If your venue has quoted you an upper limit then that's probably because there's a limit under fire safety regulations.

4: Getting Too Caught Up In Planning The Wedding Day
Some couples get so wrapped up in the planning of the big day. It's as if nothing else matters. And yes, there are bound to be tensions along the way but don't let them fester what's really important… starting a new life together as a married couple.
To help preserve everyone's sanity it make sense to declare one wedding free evening each week.

5: Guests Left Wondering What's Going On
Months of planning have gone into organizing the reception and you know precisely what the proceedings for the night are. However, your guests don't. You must not leave them wondering what's happenning next or where they should be. Keep them in the picture. A highly recommended strategy to be certain your guests know what's going to happen during the reception is to have a wedding master of ceremonies

And do not make the mistake of giving your mother a too long wedding day to-do list. Share the jobs around. Maybe, your father could double check everything's OK with the transport arrangement. And if you've selected your wedding MC wisely then you should be able to relax knowing that the smooth running of the wedding reception is in good hands. Find out more about Checklist for mc at wedding

Remember, you want the wedding reception to create happy memories for not just the brial party but all their guests too