| Sure, everyone has a band or a d.j. at their wedding, | | | | having the ice already done and on display, one neat |
| but why stop there? If you really want to wow your | | | | idea would be to have an ice carving demonstration |
| guests, think outside the box, and provide some fun | | | | right there at the cocktail hour. Just keep in mind that |
| and different entertainment which will set your | | | | large sculptures can be time consuming (and noisy in |
| wedding apart, play up your theme, or just plan | | | | the early stages, thanks to chain saws!), so work |
| make for a great party experience. To get you | | | | with the ice artist to come up with a feasible design |
| started, check out these unique ideas for wedding | | | | for the time you have allotted, such as putting the |
| entertainment. | | | | finishing touches on an ice sculpture which was |
| Adding special details to a wedding is a fantastic way | | | | roughly formed before the cocktail hour began. |
| to give it a personality all its own. As every bride | | | | Certainly music is a wonderful way to set the mood |
| knows, the custom bridal jewelry or artisan designed | | | | at a wedding reception. If you or your fiance come |
| invitations will make her wedding one-of-a-kind. The | | | | from a cultural background which has a heritage of |
| entertainment is no exception to this rule. Let's say | | | | music, why not showcase it at your reception? A |
| you were having a tropical theme wedding, with a | | | | Mariachi band would be a fun addition to the dinner |
| flowy bridal gown and custom beach wedding | | | | hour if the newlyweds have Mexican heritage. If you |
| jewelry. Think beyond the steel drum band or Don | | | | ancestors hailed from Italy, have several violinists |
| Ho music, and treat your guests to a spectacular | | | | wander through the cocktail hour or the dinner |
| show they are not likely to forget. Firedancing with a | | | | portion of the reception. Or honor your Scottish |
| Polynesian flair would be a dramatic addition to an | | | | background with a bagpiper announcing your grand |
| outdoor evening wedding. Having a daytime tropical | | | | entrance to the party instead of just the bandleader. |
| wedding? Why not incorporate some lovely hula | | | | For a wedding with a Celtic theme, let a line of |
| dancers? Make it even more fun by having the | | | | Riverdancers enchant your guests with their steps. In |
| dancers offer group lessons at the end of their | | | | fact, any of these musical additions would be |
| performance so that your guests can give the hula a | | | | wonderful for a wedding even if the couple did not |
| try. | | | | come from those cultural tradition. |
| The cocktail hour at your reception would be a | | | | There are many other inventive ideas for exciting |
| wonderful place to treat your guests to something | | | | wedding entertainment. You could have belly dancers |
| fun and different. Think about ways in which the | | | | or a traditional Chinese dragon performance. Hire a |
| entertainment will surprise and delight them. If it can | | | | magician to entertain your youngest guests if you will |
| tie in with your theme, even better. Ice sculptures | | | | have a lot of kids at your wedding. The possibilities |
| have been quite popular in recent years, especially | | | | are nearly limitless, and the best part is that you can |
| those which feature the bride and groom's initial or | | | | tailor your special show to fit your own interests and |
| have some other modern flair. Instead of simply | | | | wedding theme. |