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This section comes in two parts beginning with the benefits of engaging an afternoon/early evening entertainer, and then followed by more details regarding 'Options & Prices'. I have started with the benefits, simply because one of these are not be common knowledge and/or, intuitive.
So, what are the true benefits?
1) The obvious answer is that having afternoon/early evening entertainment at you wedding, will certainly add yet another layer of fun and sparkle to your big day... and who would not want some extra fun and sparkle?
2) However, whilst the above answer is in itself a very good reason to engage an afternoon/early evening entertainer, there is another less obvious, and perhaps far more important benefit i.e. that it can significantly improve the chance of the evening party being a success. This is because it can remedy the all too common "Afternoon-Lull" issue.
What is the "Afternoon-Lull" issue?
Firstly, the Afternoon-Lull is an important but complex issue to fully explain, so I have added a separate page to cover the topic in greater detail (see link below), but for now I will a give brief description of what it is, and why it should be avoided: -
An afternoon-Lull specifically relates to the period that starts shortly after the wedding breakfast, and only ends when the evening party 'FULLY' gets going. The timings of these two parameters will determine the exact length of the Afternoon-Lull but generally it will last somewhere between three to six hours. This is the only part a wedding day where there is very little going on to occupy your guests and if this issue is not addressed, this inactivity will very often lead to your guests becoming very tired and lethargic.
Obviously, having tired and lethargic guests is not a good thing as you will want them to all remain upbeat and ready for the evening party, rather than clock watching and working on a polite excuse to leave at the earliest opportunity.
However, should you choose to hire an appropriate entertainer to mitigate this common issue, there simply won't be an Afternoon-Lull.
Note: Singers and musicians are good choice e.g. Chasing Leaves (others are available), as are magicians, mobile casino operators, quiz masters, etc. Basically, any form of good quality entertainment that can bridge the gap between the Wedding Breakfast and the Evening Party.
If it is not obvious already, this article was not written by Zara aka Chasing Leaves, it was written by a former professional photographer who has observed the Afternoon-Lull issue many times... "too many times!". Whilst He would state that this is very common problem, it is also easy and relatively inexpensive to remedy. So, if you are planning your wedding, or are a professional wedding planner and want to help your future clients overcome this issue, then reading the more detailed page linked below will be helpful.
