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These days some brides are creating long festivities that run through the night and into the morning. If this is you, organizing some activities for those long night time hours is essential.

Usually, if an all-night wedding reception is planned, it will probably go something like this: the wedding takes place in the early evening and reception follows. Around midnight, many of the guests will have departed and the group that is left (generally the younger guests, but not always) will stay on to dance and party and revel into the early morning hours. At some point, breakfast will be offered and everyone will go home.

Why do you need activities for this type of wedding reception? The answer is simple. You need to keep the wedding guests entertained through the nighttime hours. You need to provide them with a real party.

For starters, you need to be really organized about the activities you plan. Get together with your wedding emcee about these activities and leave it to him or her to organize a schedule.

Do not plan to cut the cake in the middle of the night. That activity should be held during the more traditional evening hours, so
those not planning to stay all night can still these see this very special moment.

Depending on the guest list, you might hold off on the father-daughter dance until after midnight, or you could save some toasts for the late night hours. In any event, having some other fun activities is a great idea.

The wedding emcee could bring in a piñata, which is available shaped like a champagne flute, a wedding gown or a wedding ring. It should be filled with some goodies. Candy is always popular, but you could also fill it with soft toys found in party stores. Have the wedding emcee introduce a spirited song and let the guests have a go at the piñata. Do this on the dance floor and really let everyone have a swing at it. There should be lots of room. When the piñata breaks open, all the guests can enjoy a taste of sweet candy or can get a silly little carnival toy or game.

Guests who stay for the duration of the celebrations are going to require a rest. Plan a photo show or video viewing. You could have someone who’s familiar with PowerPoint create a photo presentation or have someone put together a video of photos. Do this around 2.15 or 3.30 am and have it last a half hour to 40 minutes. This gives all the guests an opportunity to sit down and relax and also allows the DJ and wedding master of ceremonies on opportunity to sit, have a rest and rejuvenate for the remainder of the festivities.

In that same vein of giving everyone a little relaxation, one activity that some brides use is a non-activity. If the wedding is outdoors, you could offer inflatable mattresses and have some torches lit. If guests want to sit down and relax, they can do so on the mattresses but still be part of the activity while relaxing.

If it’s been a very long day and a wedding guest needs to rest, those reception room chairs don’t seem the most comfortable. If the reception is indoors, think about providing large pillows for guests to sit on or arrange a corner with inflatable mattresses and lots of fabric. This could be a chatting area where people could go to rest but still be part of the fun. They can chat and catch up with other guests and then head back for more party fun when they’re recovered.

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