|
| |
 |
|
|
RECEPTION
/ DINNER / PARTY
Planning Your Reception I
|
|
As
we all know, the day you are going to get married is certainly
the most important day of your life. Even in these modern times,
this still holds true. We still give much importance to marriage.
In the old days, the whole village used to celebrate, and the
festivities will go on for a few days.
|
But in today's mad rush, the wedding is nothing more than a
ceremony, and then, followed with a reception, and maybe a dinner
on another day, for close friends and relatives.
|
 |
Being
that the wedding is so important, it is best to plan well
for everything – the ceremony, who is to do what, and
of course the
reception.
There a few guidelines to follow when planning a reception.
|
|
|
|
Choosing
the Right Place
First
of all, you must choose the right place for your reception.
What may be ideal for some, may not be so ideal for others.
Whatever it is, the reception hall should not be too far from
the place where the ceremony takes place. If the place is
too far, anything can go wrong. Let me relate a true incident.
The wedding ceremony was in Brickfields. 
The photographic session was in PJ, and the reception was in
Damansara. Three different places which are quite far from each
other. To top it all, it rained heavily that evening. What happened?
Flood. Traffic Jam. It took the newly married couple and
the guests, three hours to arrive at the reception hall. Dinner
was supposed to be served at 7.30 pm. A very cold dinner was
only served at 10.00 pm. Extra charges had to be paid for
the extension in hall rental. Fortunately, the caterer and
the music band understood the situation and did not demand
extra pay too.
|
|
|
Above
all, many guests did not turn up. Some were still caught in
the jam or simply decided to turn and head for home. Those
who did turn up were not so in a good mood, especially those
with children. But nobody was to blame? Think again. If the
reception hall had been a five or ten minute walk away, rain
would not have really dampered or delayed the reception to
such a late hour.
So!
The cardinal rule when choosing a place for your reception?
The place should be in close proximity to your place of ceremony.
|
|
[
About
Us
] [ Advertising
] [ Press
Release
] [ Our Partners
] [ Job Opening
] [ FeedBack
]
Copyright
©2000 e-globalfocus
Sdn Bhd.
All
rights reserved.
|
|
