Charging station/Power bar

How about this trend; you come to a wedding as a guest and actually ACT like one? You know, you talk to other guests.....interact with family.....dance.....uplug yourself for an hour or so.....

I feel like no one should be using their phones enough at a wedding to need a charge half way through ...

Um, I've never heard of this. As a bride we had an unplugged ceremony to KEEP people from being on their phones and taking photos the whole time instead of paying attention. I can't imagine condoning non-interaction at the reception by having a power station.

I agree with 3Lol.

I googled this and not a fan. I charge my car in the phone so I typically have around 100% charge... doesn't everyone

I have never brought a charger to a wedding with me! I would allocate the money you would spend on a charging station to upgrade the bar or something like that for your guests.

I'm a tech geek and even I wouldn't want this. I take my fair share of photos at weddings (unless it's unplugged), but as soon as the dance floor opens up, my phone is down. Does anyone really need to charge their phone at a wedding? I just can't imagine any decor that could make it appropriate for a wedding. Sorry, OP. I'm not a fan.

It's really because were having a wedding hashtag and since people would be using their phones to tag and post pictures it would be useful.

I still wouldn't take that many pictures or be on my phone enough to use it. Plus I wouldn't be bringing a cord to charge my phone with me anyway.

I have to agree with everyone else. Even if people are taking pictures to post with your hash tags I can't imagine them taking and posting enough pictures to need this. If they're really worried about it they can bring their own charger and find an outlet. Spend your money on something else.

Thanks for the advice everyone!

I understand what you are saying Hillary, I am a huge picture taker at weddings, especially if they have a hashtag! But I've never needed to charge my phone. I do my picture taking and hashtagging on one battery charge.

The purse I bring with me to weddings is small. I wouldn't think to put my phone charger in it.

I just feel like it's one of those things that you'd put energy and time into and it wouldn't be used. I would put your DIY efforts into something else!

We had a wedding hashtag and seriously I think we got like 5 pics from it. My phone stayed at 100% all day because I didn't even look at it. And honestly, I don't think many other people used theirs.

Okay, I guess it's not as necessary as I thought. I'm sure they will be too busy dancing and socializing anyways!

Every wedding I've gone to people are looking for outlets to charge their phone during the reception so i think it makes sense. We are doing one but not making a big to do about it. A small sign that says "Charging Station" on either side of the room in the same font as the programs.

You WANT them to be too busy dancing/socializing.

I spent one wedding on my phone because it was boring AF. No one was dancing, no one was socializing. You don't want people to be on their phones for the majority of your wedding! You want your wedding to be fun

Hillary, I see where your coming from. I would say spend your time and money else where though. You don't wanna encourage guest to be on their phones. We are having a no cell phone ceremony. I would hate to see guest in the background of professional pictures on their cell phones.

If people are going to be on it that much then they can either deal with their phone dying or bring a charger and be anti social and on their phone. But don't encourage it! Hopefully people put it down and hang out! I understand you wanted to offer something to your guests but like others said, you can offer something else.

100% agree with Celia. You want people interacting have fun not worried about phones. Spend the money somewhere else. Let the wall huggers figure it out themselves.

I wouldn't want my phone stolen.

As a bride, I wouldn't want to worry about the liability.

Guests should be interacting not interneting. (yes, I totally made up a word)