I am sure you have been to a wedding reception before, and you had to deal with the "clinking" of the glasses to watch the bride and groom kiss.
Every 5 minutes someone will start the headache by tapping their champagne glass repeatedly until everyone in the room follows suite.
How do you avoid the clinking of the glasses? Read our article below for some great tips that will keep your guests involved and you guys kissing.
A Little History Many of you are probably wondering how the whole tradition of guests clinking their glasses at wedding receptions started.
The "clinking" of glasses originates back to medieval times when wine was usually poisoned.
If a host wanted to prove to their guests that the wine wasn't poisoned, he would pour some of the guest's wine into his glass and drink it first.
If the guests trusted their host they would clink glasses when the host offered his glass for a sample.
Hence the clinking of glasses has become a sign of trust, honesty, and toast to good health.
Sing a Love Song One great way to avoid the clinking of the glasses is to have tables sing a song with the word love in it instead.
Not only is this fun, but it gives guests the chance to mingle and brainstorm a song together.
It is great to do this during dinner when soft music is playing in the background.
Next thing you know, tables are standing up and singing, in perfect harmony...
I can tell you one thing; it is not always perfect harmony.
Some common songs guests have come up with on their own are listed below: All For One - I Can Love You Like That Elvis Presley - I Can't Help Falling In Love with You Norah Jones - Love Me Tender Etta James - At Last Barney - I Love You (I know what you're thinking) Frank Sinatra - Love & Marriage B52's - Love Shack The Outfield - Your Love Joann Jett - I Love Rock n Roll Sarah Bareilles - Love Song Countours - Do You Love Me Beyonce - Crazy In Love Haddaway - What Is Love The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love Rod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You soft Cell - Tainted Love Tim McGraw Ft.
Faith Hill - It's Your Love Maroon 5 - This Love Lady Gaga - Love Game Doors - Love Her Madly Bob Marley - Is This Love Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name R.
Kelly - Step In The Name Of Love The Shirellas - Going To The Chapel Of Love Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself 2Pac - California Love Diana Ross - Stop In the Name of Love Harry Connick Jr - Recipe for Love Tim McGraw - I Like It I Love It Elton John - Can You Feel the Love Tonight Have Guests Tell A Story Another unique way to avoid the clinking of the glasses is to have guests tell a story about you over the microphone during dinner.
This quick speech does not have to be formal; it can simply be about a funny story, something sentimental, or just some insight into the guests of honor.
It can be either about the bride or the groom.
This is great, because it breaks up the typical down time people experience during dinner.
On average, you will get 8-12 people to volunteer to talk about.
But be careful what you wish for, some of these stories might be embarrassing! Give Them Something to Ring Get it, ring! Besides your wedding bands, you can put little bells on the table that replace the clinking of the glasses.
This is more common than the two suggestions above.
There are companies online that specialize in selling these bells for your wedding day.
You can even put sentences or photos about wedding day attached to the bells.
A nice alternative to glass clinking, but it still might give you a headache.
Mirror Kiss Majority of people attending a reception will bring a date.
So why not have the guests kiss, and have the guests of honor recreate the kiss.
What will happen is that the guests will walk to the head table, do a kiss a certain way, and have the bride and groom recreate that kiss.
Variations include dip+kiss, spin+kiss, long kiss, slow run towards each other+kiss.
I think the last one is the most hilarious! These are just 4 ways to switch up the traditional activity of tapping the glasses.
There is no right or wrong way to do anything for a wedding, just your way.
If you have a comment or suggestion, then feel free to leave it on our wedding blog.
Every 5 minutes someone will start the headache by tapping their champagne glass repeatedly until everyone in the room follows suite.
How do you avoid the clinking of the glasses? Read our article below for some great tips that will keep your guests involved and you guys kissing.
A Little History Many of you are probably wondering how the whole tradition of guests clinking their glasses at wedding receptions started.
The "clinking" of glasses originates back to medieval times when wine was usually poisoned.
If a host wanted to prove to their guests that the wine wasn't poisoned, he would pour some of the guest's wine into his glass and drink it first.
If the guests trusted their host they would clink glasses when the host offered his glass for a sample.
Hence the clinking of glasses has become a sign of trust, honesty, and toast to good health.
Sing a Love Song One great way to avoid the clinking of the glasses is to have tables sing a song with the word love in it instead.
Not only is this fun, but it gives guests the chance to mingle and brainstorm a song together.
It is great to do this during dinner when soft music is playing in the background.
Next thing you know, tables are standing up and singing, in perfect harmony...
I can tell you one thing; it is not always perfect harmony.
Some common songs guests have come up with on their own are listed below: All For One - I Can Love You Like That Elvis Presley - I Can't Help Falling In Love with You Norah Jones - Love Me Tender Etta James - At Last Barney - I Love You (I know what you're thinking) Frank Sinatra - Love & Marriage B52's - Love Shack The Outfield - Your Love Joann Jett - I Love Rock n Roll Sarah Bareilles - Love Song Countours - Do You Love Me Beyonce - Crazy In Love Haddaway - What Is Love The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love Rod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You soft Cell - Tainted Love Tim McGraw Ft.
Faith Hill - It's Your Love Maroon 5 - This Love Lady Gaga - Love Game Doors - Love Her Madly Bob Marley - Is This Love Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name R.
Kelly - Step In The Name Of Love The Shirellas - Going To The Chapel Of Love Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself 2Pac - California Love Diana Ross - Stop In the Name of Love Harry Connick Jr - Recipe for Love Tim McGraw - I Like It I Love It Elton John - Can You Feel the Love Tonight Have Guests Tell A Story Another unique way to avoid the clinking of the glasses is to have guests tell a story about you over the microphone during dinner.
This quick speech does not have to be formal; it can simply be about a funny story, something sentimental, or just some insight into the guests of honor.
It can be either about the bride or the groom.
This is great, because it breaks up the typical down time people experience during dinner.
On average, you will get 8-12 people to volunteer to talk about.
But be careful what you wish for, some of these stories might be embarrassing! Give Them Something to Ring Get it, ring! Besides your wedding bands, you can put little bells on the table that replace the clinking of the glasses.
This is more common than the two suggestions above.
There are companies online that specialize in selling these bells for your wedding day.
You can even put sentences or photos about wedding day attached to the bells.
A nice alternative to glass clinking, but it still might give you a headache.
Mirror Kiss Majority of people attending a reception will bring a date.
So why not have the guests kiss, and have the guests of honor recreate the kiss.
What will happen is that the guests will walk to the head table, do a kiss a certain way, and have the bride and groom recreate that kiss.
Variations include dip+kiss, spin+kiss, long kiss, slow run towards each other+kiss.
I think the last one is the most hilarious! These are just 4 ways to switch up the traditional activity of tapping the glasses.
There is no right or wrong way to do anything for a wedding, just your way.
If you have a comment or suggestion, then feel free to leave it on our wedding blog.
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