On the
Event Horizon
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Receptions are more entertaining than ever;
here are a few reasons why.

P hiladelphia master
wedding consul-
tant Lynda Barness
thought she’d seen
it all. Until her
clients Shelby Zitelman and Dan
Stamm proposed the idea of a silent
disco for their June wedding. It was
a fi rst for Barness, of I DO Wed-
ding Consulting in Philadelphia
“I still love surprises, and Shelby
and Dan had one at their wedding
that I had never seen before,” she
marveled. Th e couple got married
at the Abington Art Center last
June and they decided to contain
the noise and have fun in a new
way. So, they hired Silent Storm, a
company that supplied 200 wireless
headsets and transmitters for the
7-10 p.m. after-party.

“For the after-party, there were
two — yes, two — separate DJs,
and the guests could listen to
the DJ and music of their choice
through the headsets and dance to
the music. But if you were standing
in the room, all you could hear was
the chatter of guests talking and no
music. Th is would be great for a
wedding in a township with a noise
ordinance, too!”
“Yeah the headphones are an
awesome, easy and inexpensive
gadget to add to any aff air,” said
Zitelman. “We’d experienced the
headphones at a music festival and
wanted to recreate the amazing ex-
perience for our wedding.”
Once again, technology grabs
the headlines.

Whether you’re planning a
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, wedding or cor-
porate event, there’s no dodging
the high-tech bullet. Depending
on the occasion, tech can be in the
spotlight, or on the down low, but
it’s always going to factor. Even if
you want low-tech, there are some
fun developments on the social
and corporate scene that can add
a sense of Right Now to your next
Big Day.

By Beth D’Addono
Social Media — Yes or No?
According to a survey by Wed-
ding Paper Divas, the average
nuptials guest shared 22 wedding-
related photos to social media sites,
and four in 10 recent wedding
guests reported a specifi c hashtag
was provided and social sharing
was encouraged for the event. Th e
company’s etiquette maven, Am-
ber Harrison, advises thinking
before you post. “Be very thought-
ful and deliberate about what and
when you choose to post. When
in doubt, hold off . Nothing will be
harmed by waiting a few hours, or
even days, to post that photo.”
Th ere’s no right or wrong ap-
proach to social media for a special
occasion or event, but the reality is
that attendees need to know how
the host feels. In the case of wed-
dings, Harrison says that “it’s im-
portant for the engaged couple to
establish the tone and make a de-
cision about what best suits them,
so they can clearly communicate
those wishes to guests along the
way.” If the hosts are all about the
share, then the simplest thing to do
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