Can someone advice me regarding wedding reception ideas for a Christian wedding.?

Question

I am getting married later this year and we are both Christians and aren't going to have a dance, just the dinner and reception. I am having trouble coming up with ideas for my reception which don't involve a group or DJ.

Answer 1

First off, don't worry about the people assuring you that your wedding reception is doomed to be boring if you don't have dancing. There's more to a good party than dancing. Wouldn't have missed it at mine, but I already had my wedding. You're having yours and it should reflect your beliefs as well as your tastes.

As some others have pointed out, it's possible to have quiet background music that isn't for dancing. That's a nice idea. Music is pleasant and enhances the atmosphere. I also loved the idea someone had of having a gospel choir perform.

Other than that, serve plenty of food, circulate among your guests, smile and be gracious. Many a wedding with lots of 'entertainment' has been made unpleasant by a bridal couple who spend all their time at the head table not talking to their guests.

Remember a wedding reception is first and foremost a party. Plan it around what you think is fun, and what your circle considers a good time. Karaoke? Certainly possible. Slide show? Only if you think people really enjoy watching the slides of your trip to Yosemite. Trivia games? Yeah, if Trivial Pursuit is your idea of a good time.

Figure out something that sounds fun to you, and go to it!

Answer 2

My sister's wedding reception consisted of a dinner, cake, and punch. You can have a radio/stereo playing music in the back ground. Everyone at my sister's reception was up and talking so they were having a great time.

I am now in the process of planning my wedding and I am only going to have cake and punch. It is going to be around 2:00 so it will be after dinner but too early for supper. So we won't have a dinner. We will maybe have some kind of CD playing for background music. Therefore, after our wedding, everyone will just leave or stick around and chat. Also, I am sure that a lot of people will be taking pictures.

CONGRATS and GOOD LUCK!!

Answer 3

Back when I got married, we just had cake & punch, with us feeding each other and giving each other a drink, he threw the garter and I threw the bouquet and we opened presents. My sister got married about 5 or 6 years ago and had a buffet type dinner. Then the other stuff that I just mentioned. She had bought a bunch of disposable cameras and set them around the guests tables with notes asking the guests to take pictures throughout the reception and to leave the cameras on the tables when the reception was over. That way you get more candid shots then just what the photographer takes. It seems that most people just sit around and talk at a reception anyway. As a Christian, most of the weddings that I've been to have had receptions without a dj or dancing. I think most of the people you invite won't think anything about it and you don't have to try to entertain them.

Answer 4

Even at a Christian wedding you can have music. At my brothers wedding and reception, gospel music was used as a form of entertainment. Someone can sing at the wedding and at the reception where they can use favorite songs and hymns. The reception can be a nice low-key event where everyone enjoys themselves and fellowship. Only thing that is being left out is drinking and dancing. You can even do the bouquet toss which is still a popular thing to do at a reception as well as remove the garter off of the brides leg, but instead of making it a spectacle in front of everyone you can turn away from the crowd and take it off. Good Luck and God Bless You and your marriage.

Answer 5

If you don't want any music there's not much to suggest. It's hard to tell what you are asking here. However I assume that you just want a more subtle approach to the music. I would suggest you try a solo harpist, acoustic guitar or pianist. Ask them to play either classical or sacred music if your objection is secular music. I don't know what Christian Church you belong to but most people do like at least some kind of music at special events. Sorry but no one wants to go to a wedding with dead silence in the background. I am sure you want your other friends and family members to enjoy the service, so at the very least put on a CD player with some of your favorites playing.

Answer 6

OK no dancing? WOW that is different well it is your wedding. My sister is getting married. So I know a lot. Well mostly the reception is to be with the bride and groom. There always is food. How about pick a theme for the reception. My sister's is Chinese. All Chinese food and Chinese decorations. You can do Hawaian or anything else. Pick your favorite country, sport, etc. And go from there. If you want you can have Christian music in the background. You can just a CD player on repeat all. Hope this helps. Hope your wedding goes well. Remember G-d is the center of marriage. Best Wishes. G-d bless.

Answer 7

I dont know. Good luck on this one. When I got married it was a Christian wedding. But we did have a DJ who played "pretty stuff" as my husband called it. We did have a dance but it was a Christian song. When God Made You, by 3. We didnt have alchohol or anything like that. I have heard of some people doing Kareoke at weddings. I dont know, sorry I cant help you anymore. Try talking to a wedding coordinator or something. Good luck!

Answer 8

My cousins are very religious and they don't drink or dance. For their reception, they did have music which was played over the house speakers, just light background music. They had a buffet dinner with a chocolate fountain. The fountain was entertaining because you keep going back to dip something different in the chocolate. There are cheese fountains also. There was no bar tender so everyone had to go work the pop controls on their own. One thing they did was instead of having people tap their silverware on china or ring bells to have them kiss. They insisted that if you wanted to have them kiss, you had to walk to the front where the microphone was set up and you had to sing a song, read a poem or do something that had the word kiss in it. People spent time trying to think of things and then figure out who was going to stand in front of the microphone. It was pretty entertaining. The bride and grooms siblings got up to tell stories about the couple. Each sister and brother (all 12 of them) each individually recalling something funny that happened while growing up. They had pictures set up around the room of them as children or their different hobbies. It made people get up and walk around and mingle with others. They cut the cake and people just stayed around and talked to each other.

Answer 9

My husband and I got married Dec. 9, 2006. We did not have a dance or dinner but had a reception. We had a slide show of photos of us together that the church put up on the projector. Also, we compiled a couple cd's of our favorite songs, love songs and stuff we just like and had the church play that during the reception instead of having a DJ. Sounds great and Congrats.

Answer 10

I understand how you feel. I'm christian also and my church does not allow dancing we can't even have a nice kiss after being pronounced husband and wife, we have to pop kiss. but i put my foot down, i'm paying 35 thousand dollars for my wedding, there will be music and dancing and people will have fun. now in your case, since it sounds like you are a good girl not a rebel like me. you can have simple church music so it wont be too boring or dead at the reception. go to www.ourweddingsong.com
they have simple love song with no cursing that won't offend your church members or christian friends and family. congrats and good luck.