Unexpected Wedding Ideas

A one-button camera with no screen: guests shoot like it is a disposable, but it holds two thousand photos and uploads by cable the next morning with no film or developing. One per 15 to 20 guests, each labelled with its table number, and it comes on the honeymoon after.

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A cocktail-hour game that doubles as the guest book: guests sign a block with a marker and the couple plays it for years. Put a 'sign a block' sign beside it; two sets for 150 guests or more if it is the only guest book.

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Upload your monogram or the date and guests wear it for the night. Order one and a half tattoos per guest, allow one to two weeks, and set the station with a bowl of water, sponges and paper towels so nobody has to ask how.

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A piñata shaped like a champagne bottle. Fill it with candy and let the wedding party take a swing.

~$25 · Prices marked ~ are estimates. Check the retailer for current prices and availability.

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Hand a few out for the first dance or the exit. Better outdoors, and check with the venue.

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Four guitars, six microphones, a saxophone and a keyboard turn the anthem into an air band and pull the shy uncles onto the floor. Inflate them with a small pump during dinner and hand them to the band leader of the table that is already dancing.

~$15 · Prices marked ~ are estimates. Check the retailer for current prices and availability.

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A 16 inch mirror ball over the dance floor is the cheapest way to make a plain room look like a party, and the disco ball moment shows up in most galleries now. It needs a rigging point the venue approves, a rotating motor, and one narrow light aimed at it; ask the DJ whether they bring a pin spot.

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The motor that turns the ball, with a built-in light, a remote, and a 16 foot power cable, rated for balls up to 16 inches. Hang it from the same rigging point as the ball and test the speed before guests arrive; slow is what looks good in photos.

Pairs with the mirror ball.

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Tiny bells on every table replace glass clinking with a ring-for-a-kiss sign, and the same bells work as a toss-free send-off. Two per table for dinner, or one per guest for the exit; expect some ringing during the speeches.

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For a summer after-party or a lawn game. Warn the photographer first.

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Guests write a date idea on a card, and the couple pulls one a month for the first year, so it is a guest book that actually gets used. One card per guest in a big glass jar with a small sign; buy two packs for 100.

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Four glasses, four guests, one countdown, one photo. Keep it for the after-party or the rehearsal dinner: venues with a licensed bar usually require the bar to pour, so ask before it comes out of the car.

~$40 · Prices marked ~ are estimates. Check the retailer for current prices and availability.

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Guests fold a plane at the table during dinner and throw it at the exit; the whole send-off costs less than a bag of confetti and the kids do the cleanup for free. One sheet per guest plus spares, with a small how-to card on each table.

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