Wristbands

Why are you so concerned about crashers? I would hate to have an outfit ruined by a weird bar wristband...

I’ve never seen this, and this seems really odd to me. That’s going to cause such a backup getting people into the reception area and as a guest I’d be annoyed to stand in line behind 200 people waiting to prove I’m on the list for a wristband.

No, and I wouldn't wear one with a nice dress and whatever other jewelry I was wearing. This is entirely unnecessary, and not a thing people do at weddings. Your wedding is not a nightclub, and I sincerely doubt anyone who's not invited cares that much to crash it. You're not a celebrity.

No and I wouldn’t wear a wristband, it’s not a nightclub.

I'm not sure how I feel about wrist bands. It's not a concert or bar event. As a guest that plans my jewelry and attire very carefully, I also don't think I'd like this as it would upset my well planned look. I think if you do a receiving line you'll meet everyone as they enter the reception and get a good idea.

Unless your reception is in a hotel I can't see many people crashing the wedding.

As PP have said, there's no need for this. It's a wedding, not a nightclub. So what if yo've never met the SO. If they're part of the guest list, then it doesn't matter. Why so concerned with wedding crashers?? I don't even see how this would happen unless its in a resort, or something where there's other guests staying there.

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I can see this being an issue. I intentionally had a DW because my grandma is notorious for inviting anyone she's ever met to the family weddings. Had I had a local wedding, I would at least have had a guest list at the front for sure. The wristbands aren't my favorite idea, but I certainly don't think it's a bad idea- especially with that many people.

This is strange. As a guest, I'd feel like we were about to "turn up in da club"

I went to one wedding where they gave us wristbands if we were 21 so we could drink. The father of the bride was livid at the venue and told us all to take them off. A lot of underage guests got wristbands and kept them on so they could drink, so it didn't really work out.

I also attended a wedding that had a list at the door. It caused a lot of back up as two or three people frantically tried to find everyone's names. I think that was how they handled table assignments and not a security issue. I can't remember the reason, but I do remember the long line.

This seems odd and out of place for a wedding. You could give people a wrist band as they enter the reception but you can't force them to wear said wrist band.

I haven't seen this but if you decide to do it, I would suggest sending the wristbands with their invitations so that they have them upon arrival, including the plus ones. This way your guests won't be holding up the door.

Also, I would consider maybe using the actual invitation as their "ticket" instead of a wristband. I agree with previous posters that most people might not want to wear them.

No I would never make my guests prove they were invited with a wristband, shame on the crashers, but really will there that many at your wedding to worry about? Seems dumb.

This is just weird. No. Next we'll be stamping hands with black-light ink.

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And what if someone forgets to bring their invitation? They won't be allowed in, even if they've traveled by plane to get there? That's a terrible idea.

No one needs tickets to a wedding. This is ridiculous.

If you do go through with this plan I think you and the groom should be the ones to personally check out ID's and slap the wrist bands on your guests. Receieving line and inspection all in one swoop!

It's highly unlikely you will need that type of security for your wedding. No one cares as much about your wedding as you or your FS and its highly unlikely anyone who's not invited would attempt to crash the wedding.

I think its weird and kind of rude to your guests TBH. Like saying you don't trust them. Also wristbands are also generally given out at events to determine who is over 21 and who isn't for an open bar situation. So It might get confusing

I've never heard of using wristbands to identify guests but I have heard of people having to show their invitation to get in to the venue. Maybe that would be a better way to go?

I'm worried because we're having a parade around the downtown between the ceremony and reception, where it is common for random people to join in. Everyone will also be very aware that this is a wedding, and will be leading to fancy free food. I don't think it would take too much time to slip on a band. Guests will already be wearing all sorts of beads and whatnot (New Orleans) so a wristband won't look entirely out of place.

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Woops I misread this at first. Editing to delete!

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I'm still skeptical that this would truly be an issue. If you happen to spot someone out of place, let your venue coordinator know. But I really don't think you need wristbands.