How to keep your guests busy during Cocktail Hour

Picture this: Your wedding ceremony is over (You're married, yay!) and it's time for cocktail hour.  You and your new husband are going off to get photos taken. Your guests are enjoying drinks and waiting. What are they waiting for? The main attraction: the reception.

But it doesn't have to be that way.  They could be so entertained that they are forgetting that they are waiting to be seated.  They could feel like they aren't having to count the moments by because they are having fun.

Here are some fun ideas for how to keep your guests busy during cocktail hour.

Fun photobooth (with props and a white board)

via in the booth

give them a cocktail they can't stop talking about
this one is a cotton candy cocktail!

via Southern Living

wedding madlibs

 via Emmaline Bride

a DIY cupcake bar (yep, before dinner!)

via Bridesmaid.com


play a round of cornhole?

via Wedding Chicks

What other fun things could your guests do during the Cocktail hour?
Which one of the above is your favorite?

Spring time Cocktails

Spring is such a lovely time, especially for a wedding!

Let's talk cocktail hour. 

Many weddings have signature drinks.  Maybe just one. 

Or maybe one for the Bride & one for the Groom!

Have your bartender or caterer create a cocktail that fits into your wedding colors.

Spring infuses signature drinks with pretty fruit options that make for 

drinks that are yummy for your guests' eyes.

first row: via Laurie Arons, Martha Stewart Weddings, Laylita

second row: Martha Stewart Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings, Wedding Wire Gallery

Fun & flirty fruits to use:

Strawberry

Pomegranate

Blood Orange

Orange

Raspberry

Cherry

What are you planning to do for your cocktail hour?

Will you have a signature drink and do they match your wedding colors?

Do you have any fun drink recipes?

Super-fun Themed weddings

 Personally, I'm not ballsy enough to be this different but if a bride asks me to do any of these weddings, would I turn it down? 

NO WAY - I would TOTALLY be into that.

Super Hero Theme Wedding

via Etsy

Harry Potter Theme Wedding

via Erin Johnson Photography

story via Bridal Guide 

 Hunger Games Theme Wedding

via Wedding Chicks

Alice in Wonderland Theme Wedding

via Wedding Chicks

What's a theme that's outrageous and you'd like to see happen but you would never do yourself?