The Time of Your Lives
If you're looking for a great theme to wrap your wedding around - look to an 80's theme. Great music, great times and fun (if not great) fashions symbolize this era and allows you and your guests to have the time of your lives.
One way to start your 80's themed wedding off right is to ask your guests right on their invitations what some of their favorite 80's songs are. Getting them involved in the planning ensures that the songs they will dance to later in the night are the ones they like to listen to.
With the right music you may even have some brave souls who are willing to do a little break dancing or the equally famous "Carlton" dance. Having a host of songs to choose from also allows you to recreate some infamous 80's movie scenes, that will take your guests back and get the party started. Whether it's a rendition of Tom Cruise's famous scene from Risky Business, a host of zombied guests in the know, replicating Michael Jackson's Thriller or the more romantic but equally well known Patrick Swayze/Jennifer Grey scene from Dirty Dancing.
While music is a big part of an 80's themed wedding, there are a number of other accessories and activities you can involve your guests in to get them gelling with your theme.
For your female guests, have an assortment of 80's styled accessories they can make use of located in the bathroom, from leg warmers to bangles and neon gloves to crimpers and hairspray along with other 80's hair accessories so the girls who just want to, can have a little fun.
For your male guests, you can have an assortment of skinny ties and wayfarer sun glasses, as well as some fun hair extensions to give these boys of summer the chance to recreate the full figured hair band looks of their youth.
To break the ice, look to questions selected from Trivial Pursuit, the quintessential 80's board game, and as wedding favors created from some favorite 80's candy such as pop rocks, fizz candy or wax candies. Small rubics cube keychains also make for fun mementos of this era, as do neon colored favor boxes or bags filled with tasty treats.
If you're looking to have the time of your lives at your wedding - look to an 80's theme and pull those old records off the shelf.
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