{"id":1578,"date":"2018-05-15T09:50:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T09:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2018-04-15T09:52:46","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T09:52:46","slug":"get-your-family-involved-in-your-big-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/get-your-family-involved-in-your-big-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Get your family involved in your big day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Make your own photo bunting<\/span><\/p>\n

DIY bunting is always popular with brides wanting to personalise their wedding \u2013 it\u2019s super easy to make and can transform plain spaces like marquees. Why not take it one step further and create bunting out of family photos? It will go down a storm with your guests, who will love reminiscing over the photographs during the reception.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ask them to do a reading<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the most meaningful ways to include family members in the ceremony is to ask them to do a reading. This is an especially lovely way to involve family members who may be be a little further removed from the immediate family, such as aunts or uncles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have personalised place cards<\/span><\/p>\n

This is another sweet photo idea \u2013 use pictures of your friends and family in their place names! It\u2019ll get everyone talking on their tables, and literally putting faces to names means that you\u2019re less likely to get awkward introductions. We also love it when couples use photos on their table plans for the same reason.<\/span><\/p>\n

Set up a hashtag<\/span><\/p>\n

In the age of social media, it\u2019s becoming much faster and simpler to share your wedding photographs and videos of the big day with lots of people at once. If you\u2019re embracing social media on your big day, why not consider setting up a hashtag and letting your guests know for easier photo sharing? You may have to explain it a little to the grandparents, but once they realise that they\u2019ll be able to see everyone\u2019s photos all at once, they\u2019re sure to be on board!<\/span><\/p>\n

Have a family wedding wall<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a great way to observe family wedding traditions on your big day while still keeping it your own. Get as many family members as you can to send you their wedding photos<\/a> before the day, and then create a big canvas out of all of them. If nothing else, this is a great way to see how wedding trends change! We also love it when couples recreate one of their parents\u2019 wedding pictures for a nostalgic photo opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget granny!<\/span><\/p>\n

It might seem obvious now, but your wedding photographs<\/a> will be over quicker than you think \u2013 so if you know your grandparents would love to be involved in the formal photos, make sure your photographer knows this before the day. The pictures will make great keepsakes to send your family after the big day, and they\u2019ll always treasure them. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Make your own photo bunting DIY bunting is always popular with brides wanting to personalise their wedding \u2013 it\u2019s super easy to make and can transform plain spaces like marquees. Why not take it one step further and create bunting … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[303,261,5,330],"tags":[352,297,268,296],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1578"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1579,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1578\/revisions\/1579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}