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More Fun Cocktail Dinner Ideas

Bob V. • Jan 21, 2022

More Fun Ideas For Cocktail Dinner Hours That Engage Guests!

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Everyone wants a fun reception, no one wants to be bored! We're back to bring you more fun cocktail hour ideas that will engage your guests at your wedding celebration, here's the other 20 fun, engaging ideas for cocktail and dinner.

It’s is super important that your guests feel welcome, and engaged in the festivities, which is why it’s important to have some fun cocktail hour ideas. I guarantee you that they will stay longer at your celebration if you engage them with some FUN cocktail hour ideas!

Have a Chocolate Fountain- Who doesn’t like Chocolate? Your guests will be in heaven when they sample some great fruit, and dipping items. Get ready for indulgence!

Have a Fun Photo booth- Invite your guests to get a little crazy with props, hats and fun individually or in groups. A Photo booth during your cocktail hour and reception is a great way for your guests to have fun, and be entertained. Not only are guests engaged with the photos and props, but they get to write a message in the scrapbook too. The best part is that you get a picture of everyone, and they get one to keep as well! Sound Sensations Entertainment has 3 hour packages & more.

Caricature Artist Sketches- Another great keepsake item for them to take home is a cartoon sketch of them being created in front of them at your celebration. They will cherish the memories forever, not to mention how different and unique it is.

Words of Wisdom Cards- One of my favorites, provide note cards, pens and a receptacle. Ask guests to put their names on one side of the card, and their favorite words of wisdom on the other side for a lifetime of happiness for the bride/groom. Later on, after your wedding, you can incorporate them into a scrapbook for a lifetime of memories.

What Does Love Mean To You?- Similar to the above idea, place pens and cards on tables and have guests write down what love means to them and then have them put it a box in a designated location at your celebration, you can read them following your reception and/or put them into an album, but regardless it gives guests something to do and engages them from the beginning.

Creative Photos for Table Numbers- Instead of table numbers, find a photo of something you love or a favorite place, and name them with photo's. You'll find guests roaming the room looking at the different table photo's during the cocktail and dinner hours.

Sound Sensations Entertainment offers highly personalized wedding DJ Entertainment for Wisconsin, based in Oshkosh, WI, they also offer Photo booth Rentals , Slide Show creation + projection, venue uplighting, and ceremony sound reinforcement serving all areas of Wisconsin including Green Bay, Appleton, Wausau, Madison, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dells, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Fond Du Lac, Ripon, and all other Wisconsin areas. Check to see if your date is available today!



We Help Couples Create a Memorable, Fun & Engaging Experience!


Every Sound Sensations Entertainment DJs/MCs has at least 15 years of experience at more than 1500 events all over Northeast & Southeast Wisconsin.   DJs Bob V, Devon L, & Ed E would love to be a part of your day. Our DJ/MCs help couples create a memorable, fun & engaging celebration that keeps guests involved and engaged from the cocktail or social hour until the end.

Entertainment experiences are more than just a DJ showing up and pressing play. It’s also more than just knowing how to choose songs and mix them together. Being a Wisconsin DJ is about creating experiences and atmospheres for you and your guests. We don’t want to just provide the perfect music, we want to help you create a fun, engaging & memorable celebration that EVERYONE will REMEMBER. We want to create the perfect day with you. 

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What Do You Do Now?

Contact DJ Ed & his team today to find out pricing and availability for your upcoming event. We offer wedding DJs, Event DJs, Photo Booth Rentals, Uplighting & Monograms, Slide Show Creation, Event Planning & Wedding Planning.


Let's schedule a quick Zoom chat & guide you through the planning process, share a few ideas about what's possible on your day including:


  • Understanding Your Vision for your day & Your story
  • Fun, Engaging Ideas for the cocktail/dinner hours
  • A couple of fun introduction ideas
  • How to keep the timing & flow of your celebration moving
  • FUN ways to release guests to the buffet (if applicable)
  • FUN Kissing Activities & FUN ways to Involve Kids (if applicable)
  • We'll show you how to make sure the dance floor is packed from the beginning
  • How to have a Memorable & FUN Celebration & MORE!
  • We'll share all of this & more BEFORE signing a Contract/Agreement


Our service areas include NE Wisconsin including Appleton, WI, Oshkosh WI, Fond Du Lac WI, Green Bay WI, and everywhere in between.


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