A Magical Wedding Reception

by Erica Longacre

It can be difficult to know how to make your wedding different, so that your guests will remember it as distinct from the others they have attended. The way to achieve this is to hire a magician. Magic will give a focus to your wedding reception, fill all the waiting-around times with sparkle and break the ice between people who don’t know each other.

The excitement and amazement generated by seeing the impossible happen right there, within touching distance, enhances the atmosphere of any wedding day.

My own wedding had the potential for being a bit strained. Our families had never got on particularly well and we were apprehensive as to how the day might go. The magician we hired was fantastic. Not only did he perform miracles of magic, he gave our two mums such a surprise that they both screamed, then laughed together, and we could see the tension between them draining away.

My sister had a very romantic wedding and the magician blended perfectly with the mood. We’ll never forget one trick in particular. Grace and her new husband each picked a card and signed it. The magician said the magic words and the two cards became one. They now have a card with two faces, one with her signature across it and the other with his. It lives in a double-sided photo frame, suspended from the ceiling in their bedroom.

Before we met, my husband went to a wedding where the only person he knew was the groom. All the other guests seemed to have been friends for years and Dan found it difficult to join in - until the magician appeared. When the magician had read Dan’s mind and divined where he was planning to go on holiday that year, everybody wanted to ask Dan if he knew how it was done, and he was instantly part of the group.

My cousin’s day could have been spoilt by a mistake the hotel had made, which resulted in the wedding breakfast being served a good two hours late. However, because they had a magician (at my suggestion, I’m proud to say), I believe very few people noticed the delay - we were all too absorbed by the magic.

The magician at our wedding also did a stint with the children, which they loved. He wasn’t a children’s entertainer as such but he was happy to show them some magic and it made an exciting change for them, between videos and party games.

When booking your magician, don’t just go for the cheapest. You don’t want to end up with someone’s Uncle Derek who knows a few tricks. You want a smooth, sophisticated magician who will get on well with everybody and perform the sort of magic that will make people gasp, not groan. Although there are many capable magicians who are not in it, membership of The Magic Circle is a good indication of a magician’s skill.

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