When we were planning our wedding, my husband and I realized a lot of guests may not be so into dancing, which for many is a big and important part of their big day. As not huge dancers ourselves, we wanted to make sure there were other things available for guests as entertainment or activities.
The first thing that I knew we needed to have, since I had seen it at a friend’s wedding over a decade or so ago, was a photo booth. I enjoyed my time taking pictures at their wedding, and had seen photo booths on wedding shows throughout the years, and felt it would be a fun thing to add.
If you’re getting married on Cape Cod, and looking for a great photo booth company, consider Port Photo Booth. We went with them for our wedding at Wychmere Beach Club, and they were one of the vendors that you could hire to go against your minimum spend requirements, so it was truly a win win for us. It was also important for me to have the ability for guests to have digital and printed copy of their photos.
Another really important must have item for our wedding, for me at least, was to have a watercolor painter do portraits for our guests. We hired an artist from Western Mass, where we grew up, who travelled to Cape Cod for us for our event. The artist company we chose was Event Painting by Erin & Co. Meg was our artist for the night, and she did a fantastic job! The first photo on her page is actually my in-laws. Having a watercolor artist gave folks a chance to check out paintings being created throughout the night, but was also our “official favor” guests could have as a remembrance of our day. The only thing to note is most paintings can’t be completed in one night, so I did have to mail any that weren’t completed that day, but it was totally fine!
Finally, the last and most creative idea we had, was to have a physical activity or craft that people could do at their table if they weren’t comfortable dancing. After doing some research, thinking about our group of relatives and friends, we decided a “Lego” like experience could be fun! Since our event was a wedding, flowers seemed like the perfect choice. I even made my own little silly sign to encourage people to take a box!
I was able to find a multiple pack flower building block kit on Amazon that had 12 different flowers, including one kit that was a blue hydrangea, our main wedding flower! I really liked how the box had a wide variety of flowers, plants, colors, and designs.
Our wedding coordinator said when her team was setting up our table with the flower kits, that everyone on the staff was going crazy, wanting to grab a box for themselves. We honestly didn’t know how well they would go over with guests, since we did have many people in their retirement age, but guests from 20-80 were excited to grab a kit.
We bought a total of two boxes (Amazon Affiliate Link), thinking 24 total flowers would be enough for our small (60 something) person wedding, and figuring there would be some people that wouldn’t take one, as is often the case with favor like items at weddings. But we were shocked at the end of the night when we were collecting everything that all of them went! I’m still curious if they were all taken by guests, or if the staff may have taken any leftovers to enjoy since they loved them so much. Either way, we were thrilled they were a hit!
If you’re looking for unique touches at your wedding, or event, consider doing something a little whimsical and that represents you and your partner’s interests!