Unique and Fun Entertainment to Have at Your Wedding!
As Chicago based wedding planners, we have designed some amazing weddings. Many clients want to elevate their wedding with some sort of non-traditional entertainment. If you are considering some unique entertainment during your wedding, check out a few examples from some wedding’s we have designed below:
Drag Queens
Drag Queens are the perfect option to elevate any event. They can sing, dance, and even host your reception. You can have them surprise guests, or make them a major part of your celebration. This is an amazing option if you are in the LGBTQ+ community, love dancing, impersonations, sparkles, camp, drag race, or want to support some local performers in your area.
A Live (Funk) Band
DJ’s are always a hit, but if you want to elevate the energy of the dance floor—hire a live band. They can be super fun to play during your first dance, cocktail hour, and/or reception. If you want to add some extra “flavor,” hire a funk band like Funktastic Productions, pictured above. They might even let you play on the drums, and surprise your newly wed partner! This is a perfect option if you love dancing, concerts, live performances, or you were once a band member/musician yourself.
Strings
Live string performers always add elegant, and romantic tones to your wedding—and there are so many types of string instruments! You can have a live harpist accompany your ceremony, or a string trio elevate your cocktail hour, or a live guitarist perform for your processional. Strings are a perfect choice for classical music lovers, if you want to add an elevated touch to your dances, or if you are having an elegant tea party vibe.
LED Dancers
Bring the party to your dance floor by hiring LED dancers, and even LED drummers! LED dancers will leave guests speechless, and the drummers will get guest’s booties grooving. We had the talented Spark Entertainment bring in the performers for a wedding. It’s truly a unique source of entertainment that will make your guests say “that was the most unique wedding I’ve been to!”
Mariachi Band
For any lover of mariachi, LatinX based couples, or those personally from Mexico, we love Mariachi Sirenas. They are female owned, and all the musicians are female. You can have them perform during your processional, cocktail hour, or even just for 15min for a transition. Hiring a mariachi band could be the perfect way to celebrate your culture, heritage, or just a way to enjoy some live music.
Samba Dancers
Nothing makes guests want to dance more than Samba dancers! They are another amazing way to celebrate your heritage, culture, Latinx pride, or just another unique way to elevate the dance floor and get guests involved. In Chicago we love Chicago Samba, but we even produce weddings in Miami and love the talented Hora Loca Entertainment - they truly dazzle guests.
New Moon Chicago
If you want something a little theatrical, creative, a little bit circus, and overall out of the ordinary—Check out NewMoon’s repertoire. They have red carpet ladies, wine bikes, aerialists, napkin ladies, confetti canons, stilt walkers, and more! They are the perfect group to inquire about any fun theatrical idea. No idea can be too big or small. They will truly elevate your wedding.
Games
If you are a lover of game nights, or if you want your wedding to more interactive or playful, then have games! You can have board games, rent some retro games, host a round of trivia, or even have carnival games like ring-toss! These are fun entertainment options that guests can partake in whenever they want (and you can take part too).
Themed Characters
photo: Miss Meow Studios
If you’re having a themed wedding, or just want a subtle “nerdy” hint at your wedding, then you can surprise guests with some character actors. Maybe your fiancé joked and wanted a chimpanzee ring bearer…so you hire an actor to be one…The character selection can be endless. Have some Storm Troopers greet guests, have a superhero (or classic Elvis impersonator) officiate your wedding, have a dragon mingle with guests during cocktail hour, or release your inner child and have your favorite princess host a brunch.
Something Interactive
I know this is BROAD, but prime entertainment is also having something the guests can do. Maybe it’s an interactive way to find their seating arrangement, maybe it’s an alternative guestbook that guests have to create, maybe its a task of “find a person that matches…” from a fortune cookie, or maybe its a terrarium making station. You don’t have to have the entertainment be something loud and performative, it can be a small thing guests can find. You can think outside the box!
A Couple’s Performance
If you are theatrical folks, then perform for your guests! Nothing will entertain your guests more than seeing their friends/family perform. It can be as grand as a whole separate choreographed moment, a Shakespearean play moment, or it can be a simple song. It can even be as simple as choreographing your first dance. Your guests are there to support you.
DO YOU HAVE A BOLD VISION FOR YOUR WEDDING?
Fierce Productions is a Chicago based event planning company specializing in curating unique, bold, non-traditional weddings and events. Our talented team of professionals can handle all of your event needs including planning and coordination, design and styling, vendor and talent management, fundraising, marketing support and beyond - get in touch to learn more!