Wedding reception entertainment normally consists of cocktails, dinner, and dancing. If you’re having a beach or destination wedding, there will be a lot of unique options available to spice up your event. This will be especially important if you’ll be on the sand, and away from easy power sources. This article will provide some entertainment ideas for your beach wedding guests.
Are you looking for a way to provide some unique music for your guests? Forget working with a DJ, and hire a local band. This could work especially well if they play their instruments acoustically. You wont have to worry about providing any power sources, and your guests will love the local feel. You can also try using Japanese or Hawaiian drummers. Drum music definitely has an island feel.
Having one or two performances during your dinner and dancing hours is also a great way to add a beach or tropical wedding feel. Popular performance entertainment for beach weddings include Tahitian and fire dancers. They’ll get your guests moving, and the fire will light up any evening reception. You can even try a limbo contest on the dance floor. Are you anticipating children at your event? Hire a magician or children’s party planner to allow kids some focused entertainment. Their parents will thank you for the chance to dance and let loose for an hour or two.
If your beach wedding will be a day time affair, there are a few excellent options for entertaining both small and large groups of guests. A smaller group of guests can enjoy a scuba diving or deep sea fishing trip. You can also book a local tour of a beach town. Larger groups of guests may enjoy the use of rented wave runners over the course of your reception, or rotating trips on a larger sail boat. If you want to try something more low key, set up a beach volleyball net or supply a tent where guests can change to test out the water. Researching the area and options in advance will give you an idea of what will be available. Don’t forget that some types of entertainment will require city authorization or a permit.
