{wedding trend: charging stations}

Nowadays it's becoming uncommon to see someone without a smartphone. These smartphones have enabled us to stay consistently connected to our business, family and friends. Smartphones play a vital role at events especially weddings since it becomes a guest's camera, video recorder or even their GPS to lead them to the reception venue. Smartphone users know what a challenge it is to keep the battery life of their smartphones going strong. Setting up a smartphone charging station is a clever and practical trend that is taking over the wedding scene recently.   

There's definitely a way to do this without it being an eyesore for your guests. You can incorporate these charging stations along with an Instagram hashtag encouraging your guests to interact thru social media. A small table with a few blooms, maybe a framed photo of the couple and some instructions would be perfect. At the table would be a power strip where guests could plug in their own chargers or use ones provided to them by the bride and groom.  Power strips can be visually displeasing. A way to fix this problem and keep the outlets out of sight. A perfect sign for this station would be "Charge your phone, then facebook, tweet or instagram away. Don't forget to tag the bride & groom and use the hashtag #williammarrieskate2013" 

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