So the wedding reception slide show has become commonplace and we’ve seen enough to point some things out to make yours more entertaining for your guests.

1. Make sure everyone can see the screen.
2. Make sure everyone can hear the audio (no your friend’s ipod hooked up to computer speakers won’t cut it).  Have your DJ help!
3. Limit the time of the show from 3-5 minutes.  Please do not make your guests sit through more or you’ll see people starting to ignore the show and talk at their tables.  Yeah our attention spans are…onto #4.
4. Make it entertaining.  20 pictures of the bride and groom doing the same thing at different locations is… well boring.  Be creative and consider a professional to make an awesome show for you (pick me pick me)!  Our same day video edits of your day might get the crowd on the edge of their seats!  Your show should help tell the story of who you were growing up and how you met.  Consider recording some audio of you telling your story to put into the video.  Add in humor that the majority of the room will get (having 3 people laugh at the picture of you doing something only those 3 people know about won’t be funny).
5. If you can’t pull the above off then consider having a video show in the bar area on repeat that guests can watch at their leisure and skip showing one during your reception dinner.

So some of these points may make you say ‘duh’ but really many of these points get missed at a lot of weddings we attend.  Your wedding reception slide show can be a hit if you take a little time to think about it.  Follow these tips and you are well on your way!