Ways to Occupy Your Guests During Cocktail Hour
Wedding cocktail hours can be hard to plan! The wedding party is busy and the guests need to be entertained while they’re waiting to greet the newlyweds. Oftentimes, the hour is filled with small talk and sometimes some food and drinks but truthfully they can be awkward!
Here are some easy and fun ways you can entertain your guests and get the conversation flowing!
- Crossword Puzzle
These are so versatile! You can design them to fit in with the theme of your wedding. Also, you can choose between a smaller size to put on tables for people to work on or print it on a larger poster or sign for people to work together on. As a bonus, these look great and are a perfect addition to decor that actually serves a purpose!
- Lawn games
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If your wedding is outdoors, set up some lawn games like corn hole or croquet.
- Roasting marshmallows
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A snack or treat that involves the guests is the perfect thing to talk about and do together.
- Disposable cameras
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Seeing the wedding through your guests eyes! This is a fun thing for people to do and added bonus, you get to see more pictures of your event after.
- Live music
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This is a great way to entertain people and get them moving before the real party starts!
- Photo booth
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These are really common during reception, but cocktail hour is a great time for guests to take some fun pictures without missing anything during reception
