How To Have A Cocktail Wedding and Who Should Prefer it

Everything You Need to Know Before the Cocktail Wedding Reception

We want to inform couples that plan to organize a cocktail wedding reception also have question marks. We mention about how to organize a cocktail wedding reception and give examples for cocktail decorations in that article

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What is the Cocktail Wedding Reception?
The cocktail wedding reception is one of the most preferred organizations by the couples in recent time. We can define as the more advanced version of wedding services that are made only cake and beverage.

In the cocktail receptions; at least 8-9 different snacks and beverages are served to guests. These snacks can be generally served as a plate on each table or a wedding cocktail plate for each person.

The cocktail wedding reception prices are more economic than a wedding with meal so it is more ideal for the couples who want to have more an enjoyable organization. For instance; wedding cocktail reception prices in the venue almost decrease half and half according to per person prices of the menu with meals and decoration costs. Of course, prices can change according to beverages with or without alcohol.

How to be Cocktail Wedding Reception?
Cocktail wedding reception takes average 3-4 hours. Guests are constantly served during this period. For the seating plan, bistro tables and bar chairs is generally preferred.Cocktail menus are both served for the person and offered with creating meal tables. It also seems to be more an advantage than menus with meals about offering a much more different flavour.

The process of a cocktail wedding reception is generally like that:

• Service starts when guests come to the venue.
• First dance starts in a short time after everybody comes to the venue.
• After the first dance, beverages are kept going to serve and meal buffets are opened.
• Wedding cake is cut and served to guests.
• Dessert plates are served towards the end of the organization.

Cocktail Wedding Reception Songs: Songs have a really important place at the cocktail organizations. You can tell when and which style songs will be during the organization before. First of all, calm songs can play while coming of guest and during the service of beverages because guests want to chat with each other during that process. Furthermore, if you have the cocktail reception, you can arrange teams using instruments such as cello, violin, saxophone.

Who Should Choose a Cocktail Wedding Reception?

• People who want to have a cheaper wedding
• People who like short-run organizations
• People who has a young guests
• People who like a modern wedding instead of the traditional ones.
• People who want to serve a much more different flavour to their guest.

Where Does Cocktail Wedding Reception Organize?
When says wedding cocktail reception venues, the first thing that comes in mind is venues that have a poolside area. However, the list is not over yet! Historical venues, hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs, and reception places are commonly chosen for cocktail weddings.

Actually, it will be better and easy to choose a wedding venue after you know your guest number. If you don’t invite many people to your wedding, you can prefer clubs and restaurants. We highly recommend you to check poolside places for crowded organizations.

Options of Cocktail Wedding Reception Menus
Couples are presented cocktail and cocktail prolonge options instead of menus with meals for the organizations. Cocktail menus; snacks such as nuts, chips, appetizers, cheese plate, canapes, carrot-cucumber slices are served. On the cocktail prolonge wedding menus, we see that there are more delicacies such as meatballs, pizzas and chicken pieces.

We would like to share some flavours that are loved by guests and placed in cocktail menus of the wedding. You can choose 8-9 pieces you like among flavours that we listed and create a special menu for yourself.

• Mini Hamburger
• Canapes
• Chips
• Fried cheese
• Pizza slices
• Mini chicken sandwiches
• Meatballs
• Nuggets
• Soup in shot glasses
• Carrot – cucumber slices
• Mushroom with cheese
• Shrimp
• Salad boats
• Various cheese
• Pancake
• Brochette
• Bruschetta
• Spicy fried brand
• Sushi
• Sliced wrap
• Humus

Do not forget to serve dessert to your guests. Except for the wedding cake service; you can evaluate alternatives such as waffles, chocolate fruity, tartlets, mousse glasses, cupcakes, macaroons, fruit skewers.

What to Wear at the Cocktail Wedding Reception?
Cocktail wedding organizations are generally standing events. Couples walk around bistros and chat with the guests besides dancing during the organization. We recommend brides that should wear a comfortable wedding dress model.

Grooms should choose according to the wedding venue. If the cocktail wedding reception will be organized in the hotel, a tuxedo can be chosen. Suits will be more suitable for clubs and other places.

Guests should know that the wedding will be a cocktail reception before and they should wear and choose their clothes according to this. If couples wish, they can request to wear standard color or model cocktail wedding clothes from their guests. However, you should mention about these situations on the invitations that sent.

Things that you should avoid: You shouldn’t prefer fluffy and fishtail wedding dresses. Fluffy bridal dresses make it difficult for you to move and walk around the tables. Fishtail bridal dresses also make you exhausted fast.

Our recommendations: You can prefer the one suitable for your body type from the slit, half fish, short, two-piece, straight cut and asymmetrical bridal dresses for the cocktail wedding. Especially, the slits in half fish cut bridal dresses are important details for brides to move freely.

Concept Decorations for Cocktail Wedding Reception
The top of most preferable concepts are alternatives where floral, rustic and LED lights are used extensively for the cocktail weddings. You can apply these cocktail concepts as you wish in your venue where the wedding will be. You can take flowers to the first place for ballroom weddings, use woods a lot at the country weddings and give a place LED lights for the clubs.
If you would like to make special touches for you at your wedding, you can use monogram details. You can print the initials of your name and your spouse’s name to glasses and napkins. Placing a welcome board into the entrance of the venue also is a good choice.You can adjust tables for special flavours. For example; only serve fruit tables, dessert buffets or chocolate corners.

Direction signs add a very elegant ambience to the venue at the cocktail weddings. You can show direction with signs at the area that is present beverages, the point of the open buffet.

Advices About Cocktail Wedding Reception

• If there are middle age people among your guest, we recommend that you should place a round table layout among the bistro tables. Elder, aged guests always can’t stand and it can be really hard to sit on the bar chairs for them.
• You should mention that you are going to have cocktail organization in your invitation. It is really important that your guests prepare according to this.
• If you prepare special service tables, place them more than one point. Your guests don’t have difficulty to reach sneaks through buffets are more than one point.
• You can have bar chairs up to 1/3 of your guest number. That amount of bars table will be enough due to it is really hard to stand that long for your guest and they will want to rest.
• Pay attention to have a cloakroom at the entrance of the wedding venue. Your guest can hardly find a place to hang their jackets or bags due to there will be less amount chair in the venue. You can prefer tables that have hanger under it.
• You can create special fun corners for your guests at the venue. Sitting doesn’t need that much at cocktail weddings besides weddings with meals. That’s why you have some areas that your guests spend their times such as photo corner, or Jenga area can be attractive.
• If you will present a beverage with alcohol, do not forget to create a special corner for your guests who don’t drink alcohol. For example, you can put limonite jugs on some certain points.
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