How To Set Up A New Year's Eve Wedding

By: Thomas K

Break Studios Contributing Writer

Learning how to set up a New Year's eve wedding takes a lot of thought and preparation. Although you will likely want your event to be unique, there are some basic things that you must do to give it the New Year's feel, which is only appropriate for the time of year. the following is advice on how to set up a New Year's eve wedding.

To set up a New Year's Eve wedding you will need:

  • Place for wedding and reception
  • Guests
  • Invitations
  • Appropriate atmosphere at location (setting, food, decorations)
  1. First, you will need to pick a spot for your New Year's eve wedding. Clubs, ballrooms and event halls can be great places to host your event. Book one, and know that you may need to reserve it well in advance, as this particular holiday is very popular.
  2. Next, find some original, but relevant to the season, invitations to send out to your guests. Make sure to ask for RSVPs, so that you may get a feel for your wedding's attendance. Do this well enough in advance that you can set up for everyone.
  3. Give the wedding the right atmosphere. Dim lights, plenty of mistletoe, festive silverware and glasses, and a band are necessary. You will also need a way to broadcast the countdown, and you should consider a special place for the bride and groom at this time. Hire caterers who have great reputations for such events and consider a uniquely themed wedding cake.
  4. Have your wedding event. Try to keep it as lively as possible, and do not focus too much on the activities of matrimony because, remember, you have all of your guests on their New Year's eve evenings.

Learning how to set up a New Year's eve wedding requires a lot from you. You will need to plan it out, and book everything that will make it great event. Make sure, most importantly, that all of your guests will leave with satisfactory feelings about how they spent their holiday evenings.

Posted on: Oct. 10, 2010