TFYP 06 | Join Your Own Cocktail Hour
You put all of this hard work, sweat, and probably a few tears into planning one of the most epic celebrations of your lifetime – you deserve to enjoy it, ammiright?!
In order to avoid the moments of feeling like your wedding is more of a “to do” rather than what it should be (a “want” “joy” “blessing” “pleasure” “celebration” “opportunity” and more), take time to enjoy each aspect of the day, including the cocktail hour!
These days, a cocktail hour is mostly a placeholder to give your guests something fun to do while you’re getting photos taken. While this IS convenient, you end up missing the ability to grab your favorite drink and mingle with your favorite people in a calm, relaxed, unplanned manner. Once the reception begins, you will have yummy food to eat, dessert to devour, and some serious dancing to be done. Sometimes it can feel like your guests are already beginning to hug you goodbye before you even had the chance to say hello. A planned cocktail hour that INCLUDES you and your significant other erases all fears of missing out. It sets the mood to celebrate into the night.
Unsure of how to plan your day in order to fit it all in? Having a “First Look” sets up your timeline so that once your ceremony has begun, the rest of the day can flow from one event to the other, all while you celebrate and make memories – simply because you were able to take all those sweet portraits together at the start of your day. If having a first look feels like it’s going against tradition or not formal enough, check out this other blog post where we talk about why it’s OKAY (and even good!) to break those age old traditions.
Trust us, we wouldn’t lead you astray. We not only want to make your photographs sensational, but we want you to completely and unabandondly enjoy your entire wedding so that when you look back at those sensational photographs, the only memories conjured up are bright, warm, and beautiful moments.
Go ahead, attend your cocktail hour, and CELEBRATE!
XO,
The Vafa’s