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BIG LOVE The big wedding is back! If you’re celebrating on a grand scale, here are some ideas for everything from controlling the crowds to working the room words Elizabeth Chester
Ever heard of the phrase ‘go big or go home’?
list. Let your venue or wedding coordinator advise
Hobbit themed do in a tiny treehouse but your guest
Sometimes a big wedding is the only way to go –
on numbers and don’t try to squeeze in more than is
list stands at 200 and counting, it might be time to
perhaps you have large families, oodles of friends,
recommended. Depending on your venue, numbers
rethink your theme.
FOOS (Fear Of Offending Someone) or maybe,
may be flexible at certain times of year; for example,
after two years of Covid, you just want to throw
barn weddings may be able to utilise an outdoor space
Whether the dancefloor holds your entire guest list or
one heck of a bash. Whatever your reasons for
in the summer months. But remember, the weather
not, consider setting up other gathering points – perhaps
having a supersize big day, you’ll need to put
can change. Nobody wants to be queueing to get
a bar away from the dancefloor, a chill-out seating area,
some thought into how to manage your party.
inside your barn do that’s rammed to the rafters while
quiet zone, photo booth, dressing up station or even a
the rain pours down outside.
craft table for younger guests. This means your guests
Hire an appropriate space
will be dispersed nicely around your venue.
Even as we creep out of Covid restrictions, no one
Hotels often have large ballrooms that allow for big
wants to be squeezed, cheek-by-jowl, into a village
numbers so ensure you look at appropriate venues
Also, remember big venues may require big
hall with a maximum capacity of well below your guest
once your guest list is confirmed. And if you want a
decorations, so ensure you have room in your budget
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