Weddings are often no longer just about proving the couple's love, but also about expressing gratitude to loved ones and friends. That is why couples increasingly want to surprise their wedding guests with an interesting and exciting program of evening celebrations, various performances and activities.

LĪGAVĀM offers up-to-date ideas on how to impress your wedding guests in the 2018 wedding season.

Surprise classic – staged dance

Of course, one of the all-time favorite surprises that has not lost its popularity over the years is the wedding dance performed by the young couple. Dances have long ceased to be just dances - the more attractive the couple, the more surprises are expected. A special choreography is staged, close friends or family members join the dance, together forming a flash mob or flash action, and countless more variations.

In addition, it must be said that unique wedding dances will always please the guests - this is also confirmed by the fact that they are one of the most watched videos on the Youtube channel . Wedding dance can be learned both in various dance studios and with choreographers, for example:

• in the dance studio Dance Magic
• and at the dancer and choreographer Beātes Riekstiņas , who is most pleased by couples who are not afraid of crazy and original ideas.

New generation photo booth

Photo booths have long been no longer a novelty, and no matter how popular they are, they will no longer succeed in surprising guests. But this wedding season

the new generation of photo booths will gain more and more popularity - the so-called GIF creators,

which allows you to create a small video of a couple of seconds in motion. It will be both an activity for the guests and a lasting memory, allowing both themselves and the wedding guests to remember how fun this event was long after the wedding.

Show elements

If the wedding budget allows, then you should also think about special elements of the show.

The guests will be surprised and delighted by a special fireworks display and the hiring of such professionals as acrobats, aerial rope dancers, magicians and other masters.

Magician Dmitrijs Bubins , for example, offers not only to entertain wedding guests with various tricks, but in this way to help guests get to know each other.

Such an activity could be very useful when the young couple themselves went out after the ceremony. On the other hand, if you don't want fireworks, a great alternative will be a fire show. Fire Spirit offers to see a professional and breathtaking combination of live fire, dance and music performed by one or more jugglers.

Late night snacks

We have created that cold snacks are also served at wedding celebrations after dinner, which are available throughout the night. Why not make this tradition a little more interesting, for example by serving so-called unhealthy snacks instead of the usual snacks - chicken wings, french fries, sweet waffles with all kinds of sauces, as well as the possibility to order ice cream cocktails.

Of course, when choosing such a concept, you must also think about the design. For example, coming up with alternative and paired snack names or creating a special packaging design. By the way, the candy table doesn't have to be just a table anymore - maybe a whole wall of colorful donuts, a cotton candy machine or something else.

Changing elements

This is a thing that will almost always surprise. If the new couple is quite brave, then why not get out of their beautiful and formal wedding dresses during the evening and put on, for example, sweaters with the same prints or something else that will not only look impressive, but also surprise the wedding guests.

When sewing her wedding dress, the bride can consider a multi-functional dress that transforms from a long princess dress into a short skirt.

Of course, there are many ways to surprise your wedding guests. For example, hiring your favorite musician or band without anyone knowing about it, a performance by professional dancers and acrobats while the guests are eating dinner (yes, at least on the tables), a wedding ceremony at sunrise, staged as if the wedding cake is accidentally dropped on the ground, which will surprise all the guests, but it turns out to be just a fake cake.

A little imagination and careful dreaming and you will end up with the best wedding you will ever attend - yours!

PHOTO: ELÍNA UPMANE , BILLIJS LOTS , KRISTINE GRÍNVALDE , LIENE PETERSONE, MARCIS BALTSKARS, REINIS MELIORANSKIS