, its when everyone gets to meet and congratulate the new couple, the bride and groom have their first dance and its usually the first meal they eat together. But wedding receptions arent just about food, although it does account for major reception spending. Surprisingly food is much easier to decide for a wedding reception; whats difficult are things like decorations, music and wedding favors not to mention seating plans.
A lot of people are now of the opinion that seating plans arent necessary and people should be allowed to sit wherever they like and that takes a huge amount of planning off the brides shoulders. The major problem of course is still the decorations, particularly the table.
What most people concentrate on is what theyre going to put on the table instead of starting out with the table itself. When you go to rent a space for your reception or just the chairs and tables you need to have two things in mind; the number of guests youre having and how many should sit at one table. The smaller the tables the more youll need and that means more centerpieces. You can have three or four huge tables and arrange them so that everyone is seated towards a center. This will make conversation easier and you can opt for some really fun wedding table centerpieces like fruit bouquets or fresh fruit arrangements that give wedding arrangements a unique look.
Always keep the shape and size of the table in mind. Try and pick a centerpiece first so that later you dont end up with circular centerpieces and square tables.