How to Make Your Guests Feel More Comfortable
Posted by Jennifer Tressen (Jan 31,2010)
It’s your wedding day, yes, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it is all about you. Even if it seems that way you should still think about everyone else, those being your guests. There are lots of people who may have traveled a great distance to attend your special day and they along with everyone else should be taken care of as well and feel important. By doing just a few small things to show them you care their experience will be improved and they will be very grateful and think fondly of you from then on.
Provide a map
In the invitation make sure you provide a map to the ceremony and reception site. It’s helpful if you give written directions as well from a few different areas so your guests won’t have to look it up if they don’t want to or don’t have a map or the internet. This way they can just take their invitation with the map and look at it if they get lost.
Have beverages for before the ceremony
Guests want to arrive on time so they don’t walk in late on your ceremony, but waiting, especially if the ceremony doesn’t start on time can get your guests thirsty. Make sure there are beverages on hand that your guests can help themselves to while they wait.
Don’t make them wait a long time before the reception
Some couples take photos after the ceremony and are gone for several hours getting all the right shots. This is just rude. Your guests understand waiting a short time while you get your last few pictures but make sure you don’t keep them waiting too long, they’re hungry and want to start the party. Take as many photos before the ceremony as possible.
Make sure to greet each person
Go around during the reception and greet everyone. Be sure to thank them for coming, give them a hug and talk for even a moment so they know they’re acknowledged and get their moment with you, the happy newly married couple.
Send out your thank you notes right away
Show your guests you appreciate their gifts. Make sure you get your thank you notes out as soon as possible. Take your time and make them as genuine and sweet as possible. The quicker you get them out (like right after you get back from your honeymoon) the better.
Your Author is Jennifer Tressen
I never thought I would be the crazy wedding type who would fall in love with everything about weddings. That was until I planned my own. Then it was all over, I am not obsessed with weddings. After attending, planning and being involved in numerous weddings I have learned a lot of lessons about what to do and not to do when it comes to executing the most important day of your life.