What were the 5 best things about the last wedding you attended?

By the way, thank you for posting this. Lord knows we are all well versed on what DOES'T work.

Bar and foods already been covered so i wont even include that

-Over a holiday weekend, the bar was open one hour before the ceremony began. We left early to avoid traffic and had something to enjoy while we waited for the ceremony to begin

-photobooth was well liked, and the favors were photobooth frames. However it didn't make or break the experience

-Dj played a good mix of music

-Buffet had great options and the line was not long. The coordinators did a good job keeping it moving

-having good friends there!

This is kind of the opposite of what you asked, but i've only been to 2 weddings and they were not very good! so am i'm trying to plan my own i think of how i don't want my wedding to be like the ones I've been to......

1. bad food (hot dogs and burgers) what??????

2. small bar, limited choices

3. not enough seating during the ceremony AND the reception...

only close family had seats at the ceremony.

also, the reception was at a farm and there were a couple different barns.. no signs.. so no one knew where anything was. after standing in one barn for a while, we learned that the bridal party was in another barn with family and friends that got their first come first serve seats.. ( do assigned seating!!!) missed the speeches and whatnot. there was also a dinner tent... not enough seats in there either.... kinda just seemed the the bride and groom did not care what happened to some of their guests as long as the bridal party and families got tables.

4. also if possible... try and make arrangements around the weather, depending on the time frame you have. weather was not looking good for the wedding... kinda rainy, very windy and cold. only the bridal party barn had a heater -__- ... needles to say not a good time and we left right after dinner. haha whoops!

5. hire a DJ!!!! family tried playing music on their laptop.. not very good.

6. for the love of god do not run to the gift table and start ripping open cards to see how much money you received! OMG YES THIS HAPPPENED! how embarrassing.

-open bar

-good food

-pretty view

-sat with good friends

-no super long speeches

That being said, it was on a Monday at 5:30, so tons of traffic on the way there. Also, cocktail hour was very long with not a lot to snack on.

IDK but personally, I've never been to a perfect wedding...they don't exist. I've always been able to pick out a few special things at each wedding (usually it's something very personal to the couple).

1. Open bar with fun signature drinks

2. PASSED appetizers!!!!

3. No old outdated music (yawn) aka good dj aka know your crowd.

4. Surprise food at the end

5. Open bar

The last wedding I went to was thrown together in two months, literally. They got engaged in November and married in January. I hate to say it but there were just as many dislikes as likes.

Likes:

-Beautiful ceremony

-Couple's close friend (pastor) officiated

-Lots of dessert

Dislikes:

-Ceremony, although beautiful, was WAY too long. It was sweet their friend officiated but he said way too many jokes and it took awhile.

-reception area could only hold 75-100 people, and there were around 200 in attendance so I stood the whole time.

-ONLY food offered was dessert at lunch time.

Oh a huge plus I forgot is:

NO BREAK between ceremony and cocktail hour/reception, all in one place!!

1.) beautiful views (at an art gallery looking at the brooklyn bridge at sundown 2.) open bar (it was only wine and beer but service was top notch and I didn't mind!) 3.) good music and dancing! 4.) passed trays during cocktail hour so we didn't have to clump around food tables 5.) FH officiated it

The food, cake, my coworkers company, bride and father dance, and the toast from the bride's brother!

1. open bar

2. great food

3. They did a slideshow in the middle of the wedding

4. great DJ

5. They had a free shuttle from the hotel to the reception

1. Wedding Ceremony was meaningful and purposeful. Wedding party lit lanterns on way in to signify how they helped be the light in couple's life, theme was how they chose each other, each color of sand ceremony represented the parts of their vows, family and friends sat in separate sections (think like electronic simon says game) so that the family could see the couple's faces during the ceremony.

2. Cocktail hour had lots of different apps and they didn't run out.

3. Ceremony and reception was at the same venue (even though there was like a 3 hr gap)

4. Their cakes.

5. After the speeches, the couple publicly thanked everyone for coming.

Getting one of the best seats in the house because I was in the wedding

I really enjoyed the food (although many guests stated opposite)

Dancing was fun

Limo ride (its not like I get to be in a limo on the daily)

Free amazing hotel room