| Your wedding is the biggest, most important event | | | | great for those that have come in a couple or don't |
| you will ever plan. Everyone has some form of | | | | really know anyone else. The drinks reception |
| entertainment at their wedding reception and often it | | | | following the ceremony can take a long time as the |
| takes the form of the ever-popular DJ or perhaps a | | | | photographer tries to round the right people up for |
| harpist or string quartet. More and more couples are | | | | each photo. Similarly the part of the day where the |
| looking for something a little different for their big | | | | speeches finish and the day reception turns into the |
| day and are looking at different types of | | | | evening one. This tends to be a slightly dead patch. A |
| entertainment. | | | | close up magician (or indeed, any sort of mingling |
| A close up magician provides interactive | | | | entertainer) can help a lot to keep momentum up |
| entertainment. Mixing with your guests he is able to | | | | and keep everyone amused. |
| cause laughter and amazement. Magic appeals to | | | | Some weddings book entertainment a year or more |
| everyone from the ages of 9-90. Imagine seeing | | | | in advance but you will often be able to find people |
| your engagement ring disappear in a flash of fire only | | | | available at short notice. It is best to sort |
| to reappear seconds later in a ringbox that you were | | | | entertainment at least 6-9 months in advance. Most |
| holding. Or you write your name on a playing card | | | | decent magicians find their diaries and especially |
| and seconds later it is 40ft above you stuck on the | | | | weekend dates fill up quite quickly. If you have |
| ceiling. This sort of magic is the kind of thing people | | | | budget concerns and want to see how much spare |
| only witness on television but seeing it first hand is a | | | | cash you have then you will want to wait until closer |
| different experience altogether. | | | | to the date before booking extras. |
| Not convinced yet? Here's how a magician can really | | | | When it comes to hiring your magician check out |
| benefit you. | | | | their website, look at comments from past |
| There are a couple of periods in the wedding day | | | | customers and make sure they have photos of them |
| where guests are just, well, standing around doing | | | | in action. Speak on the phone to them to get an idea |
| not much. This is fine for the social animals who are | | | | of their personality. |
| happy to chat to old friends and family but not so | | | | Good luck with your big day! |