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Your friends and family will love being there to witness you and your partner commit your lives to one another, but the teary-eyed ceremony is only one part of the \u2018amazing wedding\u2019 equation. The other ingredients are a world-class meal and, yep, plenty of fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s focus on the last of those ingredients, the \u2018fun\u2019 part. Your guests will be taking time out of their lives, and often traveling a fair distance, to be with you. You owe them a good time \u2014 after all, there\u2019s no better way to show you gratitude than by ensuring that they return home with plenty of happy memories.<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking to give your wedding a healthy dollop of fun? Check our tips below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hire a Live Band<\/b><\/h2>\n

Everyone hires a DJ for their wedding party (and you should too). Not everyone hires a live band to get the party started, but in our view, everyone <\/span>should<\/span><\/i>. Live music just hits different, especially when you have a great band bashing out some stone-cold classics. It\u2019s an excellent way to announce, in no uncertain times, that the party is about to start. Add in some inflatable dancing props, and you\u2019ll have even the most dancefloor-shy guests busting out a few moves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mix Up Some Cocktails<\/b><\/h2>\n

Slinging out some cocktails is an effective way to make <\/span>any<\/span><\/i> occasion fun, and the strategy works even double at weddings. Your guests will be raring to have a good time; a couple of well-made cocktails will be the fuel that gets the fire started. We\u2019d recommend hiring a professional bartender to mix some cocktails for your guests for a couple of hours. Want to really impress your guests? Look at creating <\/span>your very own signature cocktail<\/span><\/a> for the event.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Take Fun Photos<\/b><\/h2>\n

There\u2019s going to be a lot of photos taken at your wedding, so why not add a little bit of fun? Buying a few photo props, wigs, and selfie sticks will take your guest\u2019s wedding photos to a whole new level \u2014 and ensure that you have plenty of photos to look back on when your big day is over. Have your guests upload their fun photos directly using shared<\/span> wedding photo album software<\/span><\/a> so that the photos are kept safe until you\u2019re back from your honeymoon. Trust us, it\u2019s much easier to have your guests upload photos to an online album on the day itself, rather than trying to get them to send you their photos at a later date!<\/span><\/p>\n

Take Care of Logistics\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Finally, this might not sound like the most fun idea on this list, but actually, taking care of logistical issues can have a big impact on your wedding day\u2019s fun credentials. Your wedding guests will be more likely to cut loose and have a good time if they know that they\u2019ll be transported back to their hotel, or that they\u2019ll be served a midnight <\/span>snack<\/span><\/a> and don\u2019t need to go in search of food. It\u2019s a tried and tested formula for keeping the party going all night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your friends and family will love being there to witness you and your partner commit your lives to one another, but the teary-eyed ceremony is only one part of the \u2018amazing wedding\u2019 equation. The other ingredients are a world-class meal and, yep, plenty of fun.   Let\u2019s focus on the last of those ingredients, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[5551,3214],"class_list":{"0":"post-27359","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-weddings","8":"tag-exciting","9":"tag-new"},"yoast_head":"\nHow to Give Your Wedding the Fun Factor • Edel Alon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Want your wedding to be unforgettable and fun? 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