Do you and your partner have big families? If so, wedding day planning is going to look a lot more intense! After all, it’s not just a small group of people you have to plan for, but instead a range of family members and friends, all of whom will have their own needs and preferences. Keep reading to learn how to ensure absolutely everyone has a great day.

Choose High-Quality Food Services

One of your biggest concerns when planning a big wedding is ensuring you feed everyone – no one should go hungry, after all! There are a few things to think about here, including:

• Number of guests
• Potential allergies
• Food preferences

It’s a lot to consider, so the best action here is to choose genuinely high-quality wedding food services. You want the food to be top-tier for starters, with a range of courses that make you salivate. Beyond that, you also want a service that covers all the organizational side of things, such as food prep, making the perfect menu, and waiting on the guests. You can work together with the service to ensure the menu appeals to your tastes, but from there, you can rely on them to feed everyone on your big day. It’s a weight off your already over-encumbered shoulders!

Think Carefully About the Seating Plan

When you have a big wedding, it’s almost essential that you have a seating plan, as it means more order and structure. People will be able to get up and move as the evening goes on, but you need people to know where they are sitting, especially when the food arrives!

So, think carefully about the seating plan to ensure everyone has people they want to be around them. It makes sense to put families together, but don’t be afraid to mingle different people, especially if you think certain individuals will get on well with others. Of course, if you’re stuck, you can always ask some of your guests where they might want to be seated.

Ask for Song Requests on the Wedding Invite

With so many people attending the wedding, it’s hard to create a playlist or to hire a band that appeals to everyone. What you can do, though, is ask for song recommendations from your guests and then sprinkle them in throughout the day and evening – particularly towards the end when people are dancing. Of course, keep it to one song per guest; otherwise, you’ll be overwhelmed with choices.

Add Group Activities

When you have a big family, it is nearly impossible to have everyone included in each ritual. However, you can ensure everyone is included by adding in group activities. For example, having a guestbook that everyone can sign, or by having a game show host bring everyone into the fun – a game of bingo, a pub quiz-style game, or a scavenger hunt will all go down a treat. The more group activities and adventures you incorporate, the more fun everyone will have!