The Genius Cocktail Hour Upgrade You’ve Never Heard Of

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First date
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First trip together
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Engagement/engagement party
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For high school sweethearts, do a yearbook-style display of your high school times
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Incomplete scrapbook pages
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Travel-themed pages for your honeymoon
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Baby pages, if you’re planning on having kids relatively soon
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Even wedding-themed pages for your wedding day pictures
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Think about the first date display – did you go to a movie? Have bags of popcorn or other candy! Decorate the bags to match the movie you saw together. If you went to a concert, you could give mixtapes (on a CD) with the songs you plan to use for the first dances at your reception.You could give your guests options for favors, too. Get a few of each of the ideas above and spread them out through the museum so guests can pick their favorites. You’ll need some instructions for this, so guests don’t take one of everything, leaving others with nothing.


Source: Personalized Popcorn Bag, Wedding Mixtape
This next one is a bit trickier and not everyone will have the means to include it, but one way to really wow your guests within the museum is to live-stream your wedding photos being taken. This allows your guests to see something reception guests don’t typically see. It also gives them an idea of when the bridal party will arrive at the reception. These days, we live stream everything. We show the wedding ceremony online for family members who can’t make it. Guests take pictures and videos and upload them to social media. Snapchat will even let you create a Geofilter and a Story for your wedding. Why not let your guests view the picture taking, too? Talk to your photographer and find out if this is an option for you. Of course, if you have some surprises planned for your pictures, like getting chased by a T-Rex, you may not want to live stream them!

Leave the wedding small talk in the past and entertain your guests with memories and fun stories about you and your spouse. It’s a creative way to make sure they never forget your wedding day!