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THE NORTH PLATTE TELEGRAPH
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2020
DARCEL ROCKETT Chicago Tribune
Couples are pushing forward with their planned wedding dates. Chicago Vintage Weddings owner Kate Reavey offers these spot-on pandemic wedding tips: » Upgrading menu options. Think ad- ditional courses and intermezzo teasers, “Don’t get ordinary banquet food,” said Romona Johnson, DNR Events co- founder/owner. “Be creative. Hire food trucks — empanadas, jerk chicken and some cupcakes.” » Bringing in a sommelier or improv- ing bar options. Think vintage wines, a champagne tower, or personalized bitters for cocktails. » See if your caterer/venue will allow you to bring in a chef to do a cooking demo for guests. » A trend in the time of COVID-19 is single-serve wedding cakes, so you can have small cakes brought to each guest’s setting for dessert. » Provide packages of desserts/candy for each guest to enjoy at home. Custom- ized cookies printed with your wedding logo and packed in a box with a person- alized tag. » Bring in draping to make the wedding environment feel more intimate, or deco- rative greenery walls to create the same effect. Katherine Healy Brown, owner of Clover Events, said lounge furniture groupings that allow people who live in the same house to sit together is another layout option. » Going big on flowers via a grand entryway, hanging floral displays, and larger-than-life centerpieces add to the wedding’s ambiance. » Order monogrammed customized masks. Brown suggested the same thing with cheeky face masks for guests. » Bring in specialty entertainment, such as a dance performance or even stand-up comedy for later in the evening. Brown said one of her 2020 couples chose to do a casino night, in lieu of dancing.
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