How to Pull off a Surprise Wedding
A darling wedding was recently featured on one of our favorite go-to wedding blogs, Style Me Pretty. The bride was absolutely stunning in her classic ¾ length sleeve Chantilly lace gown and her groom was flawless. Their décor was subtle and had guests seated at a large outdoor restaurant venue that looked like a cobblestone street in Paris. Every detail was perfectly executed, but one thing made this wedding uniquely one for the books: None of the guests knew it was a wedding!
When guests arrived to the venue for what they thought was the groom’s surprise 30th birthday party, they were greeted with a beautifully scripted note letting them in on the little secret. The photos are absolutely priceless; full of tears and screams of joy. We can only hope to be a guest at one of these of the moment fetes sometime soon!
So we got to thinking: What does it take to pull off such a covert operation as a surprise wedding? Here were a few tips we found from the bride in this story and a few industry insiders who can only hope to see more of these type of weddings in the future!
- Keep it quiet, and let it slip: This has to be the trickiest part of all. Not telling your nearest and dearest about the biggest day of your life can be torture, but is well worth the pay-off in reaction. Of course there are always exceptions in a surprise scenario. Some of the guests that might think they are merely missing a birthday or engagement party might skipped the event since it may require travel – in this case, trust us, it’s worth spilling the beans. You want to make sure your secret doesn’t stop your favorite people from being there. They may never let you live it down!
- Make something up! : Some brides decide to surprise guests at their “engagement” party, while others create an entirely new scenario like a birthday or Bon Voyage so that their guests are completely caught off guard. Sometimes the more casual the event they think they are attending, the more exciting it is when they realize they are at a wedding.
- Gift or no gift? No one gets married for the gifts. But for some couples that expect to leave their wedding with a little extra to start their new lives with , may be disappointed with the lack of envelopes they see since guests don’t come prepared. While this is hardly a reason not to have the wedding you want, most guests gladly send a gift after the wedding as they would with any other. They understand the time and money spent and want to show they wish you well. Some guest might even be inclined to be more generous than usual given the once in a lifetime memory you shared with them.
Image: Magda Fou via Unsplash
Really great post. I like it and definitely share with my friends.
Thanks.
Wow.I’m amazed by your post.I learned a lot.Recently,I witnessed a surprise wedding.I’ve seen that the couple were very happy specially the surprised bride.Makes me dream of having the same wedding too.
Wow That’s amazing.. This idea is so great as well as unique no body else had done this. I was searching such a fabulous idea… Glad to read your post..Thanks for sharing with us.. Waiting for your next post..
To be honest a lot of people nowadays will register their gifts, ask for donations to charity or contributions to their honeymoon and so all of your creative gifting will go to waste. Thanks for letting me know about it.