Perfect Party Planning

After your Wedding Ceremony in Suffolk you'll want your Wedding Party to go with a swing! It must be memorable, enjoyable and a great start to your married life. So what makes a good party is a question events organisers are often asked. The obvious ingredients - food, drink, location, are all part of the answer, but how do you create that atmosphere to make a party memorable? The Suffolk Weddings Guide is here to guide you!



It's good to start with thinking about your guest's experience and how they will enjoy the party. This includes layout of the room - and a natural flow for guests to follow. Key elements of planning like where to take coats, the positioning of the bar or spontaneous access to the dance floor are all as importnant as each otther. If the event has been thought through then guests will feel more relaxed, which means you can relax and just enjoy yourself!

Philtor Photography


Immortalise your party or celebration by hiring Philtor Photography to capture every moment of your special event! Many services and print options are available, and Phil & Victoria also offer pre-wedding & engagement photography sessions. Please click on the link above for more information.

The style of the food on offer and how it is to be served is also an important consideration in planning your Reception. Whether you're having canapes or a sit-down banquet there are ways to make it run more efficiently. So, for example, you might offer a cold starter at the table before a buffet. Or you might offer drinks at the back of the venue to prevent bottlenecks around the food tables.

Lighting and music should also be considered early on. If your Reception starts during the day and will end in the evening, ensuring overhead lighting can be dimmed and perhaps replaced with uplighters.



For a real touch of wedding fun, DJDoubleTrouble Disco comes armed with a full lighting rig, bubble and smoke machines and can even provide strobe lighting on request. With flexible start times, competitive pricing and a music collection that spans the last five decades, DJDoubleTrouble ensures that your wedding party will be one to remember!

If possible arrange for candles or small lamps to be lit around the venue during the early evening to create a warm and intimate atmosphere. Chandeliers might look wonderful during the day but can be too harsh once the disco starts!

JLW Sound & Lighting, Bury St Edmunds


JLW have over 20 years experience in providing lights, music, DJ's and Karaoke to make sure your wedding reception goes with a swing! You can rest assured that you will find the right package for your function, and for your budget! Please click on the link above for more information and to contact JLW.

Once the setting is established then the fun can begin with the content. It seems nowadays that anything is possible you can have plasma screens showing highlights from your wedding; interactive dance floors; or even traditional fireworks to make the party go with a bang!!


Party On based in Bury St Edmunds can provide all the things you need to create a show stopping disco for your wedding reception, and make your party really special. Their standard set up uses equipment valued at £15,000.00+ including a digital sound system hand made by RCF that can cater for up to 500 guests. They also use LED and Laser lights to create spectacular light shows to compliment your disco.

To ensure that all your guests' musical tastes are catered for, Party On has 75,000 tracks of music with them at all times encompassing lots of genres including the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, right up to today’s top 40.

They can even host a range of games for you and your guests to play if you wish which can really help your family and friends break the ice! For more information about all the services Party On offers, please click here.



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