3 Easy Entertainment Ideas For a Custom Event Experience
When it’s your time to bring everyone together, it’s hard not to want something outstanding at your event that everyone remembers! There’s something special about looking around the room and seeing your guests having an enjoyable time at your own wedding or event.
We’ve created a list of three easy entertainment ideas to add to your event that can keep your guests entertained while you’re busy taking photos, eating dinner, dancing, or visiting with everyone else. There’s only one of you, so it’s awesome if your guests can be entertained on their own while they wait for speeches, dinner, or a moment to congratulate you in person.
Easy Entertainment Ideas
We’ll dive into three entertainment ideas, all that can be implemented by your vendor, but offer opportunities to add your own ideas to make them custom. These elements help make your wedding or event unique and finding something that fits you and your partner’s personality will help create a more meaningful, memorable day.
Grazing Table Or Food Station – A Delicious Display
Food can absolutely be a form of entertainment! From the time guests arrive, they will eat if it’s provided! Help keep their belly pleased before or after dinner with a delicious display of snacks, desserts, or candy. Create an appealing display with trays and cake stands of varying heights.
An interactive food station, where guests can customize their food creation to their preferences is a win for everyone. Some of our favorite ideas are smores, popcorn, soft pretzels, or a bloody mary bar. While these are mainly do-it-yourself and low-maintenance activities, you still will want someone’s eyes on the table, like a coordinator or designated helper, to restock and tidy up from time to time.
Here are a few San Diego area caterers that can help bring your display table or food station to life:
Photo Booth – Complete Customization!
Photo booths are a fun activity with a ton of benefits, whether you’re the creative type or not! Each guest leaves with photo strips in hand documenting the fun they had with the people they love at your wedding! The photo strips can also be customized to include elements personal to your day like wedding colors, hashtag, or date.
Want to take the customization even further? Create a few of your own photo booth signs or props to use in the booth! Also, with open-air photo booths, you can get creative with your backdrop, or use a unique wall at your venue, for an extra bit of flair!
Personalized Photo Strip Design
Customizing the print layout is a great way to reinforce your wedding theme. Include your wedding date, hashtag, or monogram on the strip design. Many packages now bundle photo booth services, making it easier to create a unified look across entertainment offerings.
Creative Backdrops and Props
Use your venue’s unique features or set up a personalized backdrop with florals, neon signs, or fabric. Open-air booths provide flexibility for creative setups. You can also bring your own themed props to match the vibe of your event.
Digital Sharing Options
Modern booths offer instant digital sharing, allowing guests to text or email their photos right after snapping them. This adds a tech-savvy twist to your reception while reinforcing guest engagement—especially when tied into your DJ entertainment setup.
Creating the Right Atmosphere with an Event DJ
Your DJ plays a huge role in shaping the energy and experience of your event. Beyond playing music, the right San Diego DJ crafts the flow of the night—from the first dance to the last call—and brings together every element to match your vision. With a range of DJ packages available, you can choose services that align with your style, timeline, and guest experience goals.
Tailored Music Experience
A skilled wedding DJ doesn’t just hit play—they build a soundtrack that reflects your story. From upbeat moments to emotional highlights, a custom playlist can amplify the atmosphere and help each moment feel intentional and unforgettable.
Master of Ceremonies
In addition to spinning tracks, many DJs serve as the event’s emcee, announcing transitions, introducing speakers, and keeping everything on schedule. This blend of DJ and MC coordination keeps the momentum going without awkward pauses or confusion.
Lighting and Sound Design
Pairing music with the right lighting packages sets the tone for the night. From ambient uplighting to spotlighting key moments, your DJ’s professional setup brings clarity, consistency, and a cohesive feel to the entire event.
Complete Interactive – Guest Engagement at its Best!
With Complete Interactive, your Complete Weddings + Events DJ introduces various activities for your guests to participate in while their answers and submissions are displayed live at your reception. This unique DJ option includes the following elements you can choose from to fit into your evening’s timeline.
Social Media Wall – Allow all your wedding guests to experience the virtual social media stream of your event, group meeting, or activity. The social wall lets you submit photos and/or messages from your custom url or hashtag to display at the event virtually, or you can integrate Twitter or Instagram so those posts with your hashtag will be displayed.
Crowd Questionnaire or Trivia – A fun questionnaire on the couple is always a great way for guests to learn more about the couple or see who knows them best! Complete can also provide trivia questions, which is a great way to battle to decide who will be served dinner first or to win bragging rights for the evening. With Complete Interactive, we can show the live rankings on the screen to let everyone know who’s in the lead!
Polls – See instant answers from the audience as they interact with the platform on their phone choosing from options and sending in their answers from either a multiple choice. We love having guests vote on their favorite songs to help tailor the soundtrack of the evening to the liking of the crowd (with couple-approved choices of course).
Complete Weddings + Events in San Diego, CA
Work with an experienced San Diego vendor who will help you implement these elements easily! Learn more about Complete Weddings + Events photo booth or DJ services, and contact us to get started!
