Weddings are about bringing friends and family together to celebrate your special day. For guests, the best moments are witnessing the ceremony, enjoying the meal, and then hitting the dance floor. You can keep the party going with these entertaining ideas:

Take Them for a Ride

Transport guests from your ceremony to your reception tourist-style. You can do this by hiring a local tour company to pick everyone up and take them on a brief tour of the area as they make their way to your reception space.

Do It Yourself Photo Booth

Make your own backdrop, props, or gag items to create a theme for the booth. The best part is that the possibilities are endless. For example: Set up a faux wall and cover it with wallpaper and various vintage frames, cutting out the spaces where the pictures would usually be. Guests can pop their heads in and out to pose for photos with one another. You can even arrange for a photographer to snap the pictures, or set up a camera with an automatic setting to let guests control the shoot.

Hire a Live Artist

An artist will set up a canvas and quietly paint a picture of the event as it is taking place. While he or she works, your guests can watch, and throughout the evening check back to see how the painting is going. Plus, it’s the ultimate keepsake.

Make the Meal the Center of Attention

If you have a favorite local vendor hire them to serve dessert or a late-night snack at your reception. This idea is great for park weddings or outdoor receptions, and perfect for the summer or fall season!

Wine-Tasting Stations

Host a beer or wine tasting station. Display top picks from the bride and groom to make it personal, ore hire a sommelier to introduce the wine and teach each guest how to properly cleanse their palate. Also, consider giving out monogrammed wine bottle holders as favors for guests to take home.

Book a Comedian

Hire a professional jokester to work the room. Whether she’s doing a stand-up routine, or just warming up the crowd between meals, the right comedian will know what is and isn’t appropriate material for the occasion.

Create a Game Night Theme

Have a different game on each table and post easy step-by-step instructions to remind guests how to play. Avoid those that have a difficult setup or takedown and complicated game play; opt for simple favorites like Scrabble, Checkers, Connect Four, Uno, or Sorry!

Set Up a Sand Art Station

If you’re getting married on beachside or going for a nautical theme, think about having a sand art station at your reception. Guests can visit the table and watch a live demo on how to transform sand into lovely keepsakes; then they can build their own personalized favors to take home.

Your wedding flowers will be one of the most photographed details of your wedding, so it’s important to pick wedding centerpieces and wedding bouquets that truly fit your wedding style and decor. To make your flower searching adventure a little easier here are some tips to guide you on your search for the right flowers.

First, find flower types that you love by searching through wedding magazines, the Internet, and even visiting a florist. This will allow you to visually see the type of flowers available to you. Remember that  certain flowers are only available during a certain season of the year. While on your search you will also find a host of wedding centerpiece ideas and other flowers ranging in style from casual and rustic, to formal and glamorous.

You can even search for wedding flowers by color so you can be sure to pick wedding bouquets and wedding centerpieces that match your wedding color palette. Once you’ve decided which wedding flower  arrangements you want, then it’s time to find a florist who can make it all happen for you. Finding a florist for your wedding day can be tough so take your time and do a little research. Once you’ve made an appointment with one, be sure to bring pictures of wedding flowers that you like (your version of pink may be different than your florist’s). Before you talk with your florist about your ideal wedding flowers, make sure you have wedding centerpiece ideas and bouquets in mind, but that you also have your wedding flower budget. Depending on what you’re looking for, your wedding flowers could end up taking up a large portion of your budget. So keep that in mind and prioritize so that no matter what, you end up with the wedding flowers of your choice!