"Perfect Timing for Guests to Read Letters During Movie Screening at Your Wedding: 3 Scenarios"
2022.01.24 published
A Letter to the Guests♡
On the wedding day, a letter is prepared for each guest.
In this letter, we express our gratitude for their participation, our thanks for all the support so far, and our hopes for continued friendship, all written on a single sheet of stationery or card.
The letters to guests are often presented as place card messages, allowing guests to read them at their leisure once they are seated before the reception starts...
✅ I hope they read it at a quiet moment, not amidst a noisy environment.
✅ It might be a little embarrassing and unnerving for them to have others read or peek at it, so I hope they read it alone.
✅ Since it’s written with heartfelt thoughts, I want them to read it slowly without worrying about others' eyes.
✅ After reading the letter, I hope they can also feel the lingering emotion.
There might be brides who feel this way as well***
In that case, it’s recommended to incorporate it as part of the reception program, allowing everyone to open their letters at the same time with a signal.
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For example♡
There’s a wedding reception production called a letter ceremony or letter performance, where everyone reads their letters together.
Here's a suggestion for the timing♩
How about just before the entrance to the reception?
You could include a slide in the opening movie saying, “Please read the letter in your hand now,” or have the MC encourage it while playing the entrance BGM for a longer time.
After reading the letters, the couple enters in an elevated emotional state, which might make their appearance even more moving♡
I also think it would be wonderful to read the letters during the [screening of the profile movie].
Just watching the photos from the couple's upbringing and school days, along with how they met, can bring tears, and reading letters at that moment will likely stir up emotions even more.
By linking the memories in the letters with the photos used in the profile movie, shared moments will vividly come to mind♡
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How about having everyone read their letters right before [the bride's letter]? While it’s a bit unconventional, it might be better than having the room suddenly fall silent from chatting to the bride's letter, as it could create a calm and mellow atmosphere with a letter ceremony instead?
Another idea is to have them read their letters while the end roll is shown after the [couple's exit], waiting until the very last moment to open them♡
In this case, it might feel a bit too early to give out the letters before the reception, so perhaps it would be a good idea to have staff distribute them during an interlude or something similar.
It might be easier to write about the wedding itself too, like “How was the wedding??”♡
I want to be particular about when to read the letter*
These important letters written to each guest can be read at any time, but creating a moment for everyone to read them together, like in a letter ceremony, is also very lovely♡
It creates an emotional atmosphere of unity, and many guests might shed tears.
For brides who are determined to write a heartfelt letter, being particular about the timing of when it's read could make for an even better wedding♡