| Looking for wedding theme ideas? Here is one - | | | | HELP YOUR GUESTS GET IN THE GROOVE |
| party in a flapper/gangster/old hollywood style! | | | | Once we decided on the theme, the ball started |
| My husband and I did! It was the most fun and | | | | rolling. We researched ideas, historical date about |
| memorable experience for not only us but also | | | | the 1920-1930 period, fashion trends, musical and |
| most of our guests. How did we do it? Here are | | | | cultural clues - all the information helped with |
| some tips. | | | | incorporating cool ideas into the wedding reception, |
| IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT YOU | | | | our outfits, wedding invitations. Most importanly, |
| Instead of planning a wedding reception where | | | | we have designed a flapper theme website and |
| everything is about us, we took a different | | | | posted links and suggestion for our guests on |
| approach. By going with an unconventional theme, | | | | there. By doing extra work and providing ideas to |
| we gave ourselves a great basis for thinking | | | | your invitees, you show to them that you care |
| outside the box. The number one goal in the | | | | and that you want them to be part of the event. |
| planning process was to entertain our guests, | | | | Not everyone maybe familiar with the flapper era, |
| make sure that everyone is having fun, and that | | | | and honestly, not everyone may have the time |
| they remember our wedding as one of the | | | | or the drive to do the research themselves. If |
| greatest parties they have gone to. It worked! | | | | you want your guests to parttake in the theme, |
| Almost three years later, and we still get raving | | | | help them out. |
| feedback about how cool everything turned out. | | | | |