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kizzi10000
Beginner August 2016

Evening entertainment ideas please!

kizzi10000, 13 February, 2016 at 21:26 Posted on Planning 0 6
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Spent the day in Salisbury today looking at potential places to eat after the wedding. Having ditched the village hall in the middle of nowhere, we're faced with pro's and con's of alternatives.

Found some lovely pubs today, with a separate room upstairs to hire, or the whole upstairs or an area of the main dining area. Trouble is, we want different features of each place lol.

Main thing, entertainment. No hall means no disco. Has anyone hired a disco for a pub function room, or hired a sound system to do their own music? The ceremony s at 3.15, so by the time we've had photos and eaten, it will be evening. The adults will be quite happy chatting away and catching up, but the kids will all be bored. Especially with no garden to play in.

Tips and advice most welcome!

On a plus, we've booked the hotel for the wedding night - lovely oak paneled room with a fireplace and a wonky building a few hundred years old ?

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Latest activity by kay_, 16 February, 2016 at 13:03
  • KinkyBride
    Beginner March 2016
    KinkyBride ·
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    I've seen discos in pubs before. Also karaoke DJs which have been fun too.

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  • kizzi10000
    Beginner August 2016
    kizzi10000 ·
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    Thanks. I'm just worried it will look out of place ☹️. Did think about the karaoke option as the OH used to belong to a singing group, only he doesn't think it would appeal to enough people.

    Have emailed the venues on our short-list to see what they'd allow. One place hired out an upstairs room, but wouldn't allow dancing for structural reasons! Building is very old.

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  • S
    Beginner December 2015
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    We had a disco but to be honest, there wasn't much dancing going on until later, about 10-11pm. We also had a photo booth. My Husband and my Mum both said it was a waste of money, but it was an absolute hoot. Nearly all of our guests used it, virtually every guest I've seen since the wedding has said "that photo booth was a fantastic idea..." and a load of them have taken the pictures from Facebook and made them their profile pictures. We also have an album with all of the pictures in, with notes written by our guests, and a CD containing all the pictures. My Husband and Mum both said the day after that they'd been wrong. I'd totally recommend it for something to entertain your guests!

    Are you still looking for venues? What you've written makes me think that you just haven't found the right venue yet.

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  • kizzi10000
    Beginner August 2016
    kizzi10000 ·
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    I suggested a photo booth when we first started planning, only the OH thought it was a extravagance we didn't really need and we could make our own up. Kind of agree with him, but still think it would be fun ?. Though not sure it would work in any of the venues we're looking at now.

    We've got 4 venues on the short-list. All have good points and bad points, but my thoughts about what I want and how I see the day change by the minute lol.

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  • L
    Beginner March 2016
    LuxuriousGoldDiamonds273 ·
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    Every wedding I've been to that has had a photo booth has been brilliant. It really adds to the fun of the evening and guests love it. Plus it gives some brilliant photos as memories. It was one of the first things we booked!

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  • Mrsjones2024
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    We have booked a photo booth too. They are always a hit. How about a magician or a caricaturist to keep people entertained? X

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  • K
    Beginner July 2016
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    You could hire a couple of casino tables? Might be fun? Smiley smile We've opted for Roulette and Texas Hold'em, and you get fun money with your faces on which is pretty cool. I first experienced these at a work party I went to and they were busy all night! It was so popular that I stole the idea for my wedding Smiley tongue

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