Part II - giving your guests the best experience- What Your Guests Hear, Smell and Taste
In my last post, I spoke about appearance and its effect on an event. In this piece, I will cover the sense of sound, smell, and taste and explain how all three can affect an event.
Now let us look at sound. Sound is a close accompaniment to sight. The change from the sound of the outdoors to the indoors can be dramatic; this impact of sound seeps through the profoundness of silence, the laughter and the chatter of guests, the lure of music, or the whimsical special effects. In that light, appropriate audio systems can ensure that speeches, announcements, and entertainment are correctly projected and well received.
Consider, as part of your LOCATION selection, the potential for competing sounds that can detract from your wedding.
As a result, events in other rooms, such as in the kitchen or coatroom, or even sounds filtering from the road, can ruin the atmosphere you are trying to create.
Taste and Smell are separate senses, but they affect one another. We all know that if something does not smell right, we will not try it. Conversely, if something smells particularly good, it activates all your other senses but mostly inspires your taste buds. Therefore, food and BEVERAGES play a critical role in the sensory experience. They must be plentiful and at a minimum, taste, smell, and visual appeal to add to the total experience.
Additionally, FLOWERS are a powerful stimulant to our sense of smell. Who does not put our nose to a flower or bouquet when presented with one? We expect to be delighted and cannot control the inevitable “mmmm” that escapes from our lips. Flowers please our sense of sight, but it is our sense of smell that they take prisoner.
On the other hand, heavily scented flowers can be overpowering and a short while, unappealing.
They can also compete with the smell of food that you plan on serving. Your nose becomes confused, and nothing smells good. These scents you use should have a pleasant balance or place in very separate areas of your event. Further, I would also like to caution you of unpleasant odors. Hopefully, you to have the nose to sniff out these problem areas when you check out a sight for your venue. Nothing is quite as repellent as odors wafting from a cow pasture into your outdoor soiree. This illustration is not the best, but bad scents can happen indoors too.
On the other hand, heavily scented flowers can be overpowering and a short while, unappealing.
They can also compete with the smell of food that you plan on serving. Your nose becomes confused, and nothing smells good. These scents you use should have a pleasant balance or place in very separate areas of your event. Further, I would also like to caution you of unpleasant odors. Hopefully, you to have the nose to sniff out these problem areas when you check out a sight for your venue. Nothing is quite as repellent as odors wafting from a cow pasture into your outdoor soiree. This illustration is not the best, but bad scents can happen indoors too.
For example, garbage cans, disposals, bathrooms, and sewers can all conspire to invade your event. Take the time to plan everything carefully, and you will successfully avoid the many potential pitfalls that could interfere with your engagement party or your wedding.
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Ha! I hired a wedding planner to do EVERYTHING for me when it came to my wedding. I told her to tell me the time and the place and I would be there, LOL!
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DeleteI have never thought about the ambiance before when it comes to a wedding. But that is because I didn't go too many and I am not married yet. But indeed, the wedding venue should smell lovely.
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DeleteThis is helpful for those planning a wedding! I never had to plan one since I got married in a courthouse, so I don't know much about this.
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DeleteWedding planning is certainly a difficult task and it's really important to think of your guests for sure. I even didn't think that their senses may occur to be so important! I'll use your tips if I ever get married! :)
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DeleteYes, spot on. I had lilies at my wedding and they were awful. I still can't stand the smell 20 plus years later.
ReplyDeleteI am smiling... I try not to place strong smelling flowers as centerpieces because of that. Guests will not be able to enjoy their meals or have a good time because of this. Usually, I placed floral arrangements on an angle (buffet) and raise them so that they are not too close to the guest's food or under their noses. Thanks for sharing your experience and reading.
DeleteOur wedding, looked nice, smelled nice, tasted nice, but oh, the music. We had hired a DJ and his cds skipped and he got drunk towards the end and started singing along to the songs on his microphone. We didn't even have a bar because my husband and I went to a Christian college at the time and drinking was something that could get us in trouble. The DJ had to go to the bar at the restaurant or pack his own drinks. He actually kept trying to hit on my mom.
ReplyDeleteDespite all of that, it was still a great wedding and we had a lot of fun.
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I love seeing and smelling flowers at a wedding. And, there’s nothing worse than being seated next to a huge garbage can while trying to eat during the reception.
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DeleteMy mom always stresses how important scent is when planning any kind of event. I used fresh peaches and apricots as centerpieces at my wedding, and it looked and smelled wonderful.
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DeleteSmart idea to check for scents. When we lived up north everything was fine in the winter for smells, but in the early Spring the farmers would fertilize and it would STINK for miles. I always felt bad for those people who bought homes near that and didn't realize.
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Deletewhat fabulous ideas. I will remember this when I plan my daughter's wedding. I especially like the part about taste and smell. You are so right that it activates the other senses.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Tell your daughter congrats on her engagement and all the best in her new life. Yes, if something does not smell right, we most definitely will not try it. Same if it does not look great. All our senses interact with each other, which cause us to react. Thanks for visiting and sharing your feedback. Please share.
DeleteThese are really nice tips to consider when planning for the big day! I got married 7 years ago, but I never even thought about the competing smell of flowers and food.
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DeleteIt is definitely important to think about what your guests will experience when planning a wedding. I love the idea of using the 5 senses to plan a wedding. We had fake flowers which was great because that means our wedding did not have a heavy floral smell and we got to keep our flowers. I think we took into account the smell sense.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. Silk flowers are always the best way to go if you are unsure of the scent of the flowers you have in mind. Thanks for visiting and sharing your feedback. Please share
DeleteWhen someone pays so much attention to pleasing all the senses and creating a nice atmosphere for your event, you know that you are in the right hands.
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DeleteI never thought about the different scents and how they can counteract with one another. A friend is getting married, would love to share this with her.
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DeleteWedding planning can be a total stresser!! Great way to break it down and make it doable for people!
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DeleteI'm shortly getting married, but I don't have any pans to go this big about it.
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DeleteThis is such a nice way to take a step back and figure things out. It really helps to think outside of the box too!
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DeleteThis is great reminder. The wedding is about the bride and groom but you want it to be memorable for all. By using all their senses, you create lasting memories!
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DeleteMany people don't consider the sounds of smell when they are planning a wedding so this is such an eye opening post
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DeleteThese are all extremely important when it comes to weddings. After reading this, I will so be in control of what the guest would feel. Guarantee, this will help the wedding to be more successful.
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DeleteI guess being able to know prior the wedding what the guests must feel is brilliant. It gets you to prepare properly. This is a mountain of great help.
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DeleteHow does the say go, the ceremony is for you and the reception for your guests. I think it's important to remember that not everyone likes super loud music or overly fragranced flowers. It's best to create an atmosphere for everyone.
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DeleteI am actually impressed as I never though about planning a wedding with senses in mind, how very cool
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DeleteThis is really helpful for those who are planning for a wedding.
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DeleteThese are such great ideas to incorporate what everyone would see, smell, hear etc. I never really think about this when planning something.
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