HowTo Plan a Wedding Reception

1. Setting the date

• Set the date for your wedding before you actually start looking for locations for the reception. 

     2. Budgeting for the reception

• Budget is important part of any planning of the wedding reception. this also bring about an estimation of the cost per head, according to the size of the room and your requirements.

     3. Deciding on key elements of a reception

• Deciding whether you will have an indoor or an outdoor reception
• Decide on the type of reception you would like to have
• Consider whether you would like to be  announced as you enter the reception 
• Organize the photography of the reception
• Consider whether you wish to have any other ceremonial

     4. Sorting out the seating

     5. Planning the food

• Choose the food
• Choose where the wedding cake will be placed during the reception

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