Remember - this is just a sample - your times and activities may
vary!
6:30pm - Guests Arrive - Background Music - Cocktails
7:00pm
- Bride and Groom arrive and are announced to the guests (pick out a
fun song for your entrance!)
7:15pm
- Cake Cutting Ceremony (go straight over to the cake after you are
announced and walk in while you have everyone's attention - this
will give the caterers time to cut the cake and have it ready to
serve later)
7:30pm
- Dinner (sometimes a minister will say a blessing
here) [SIDE NOTE] - An "Eat and Mingle" buffet style
dinner is preferred over a "sit down" dinner because a sit down
dinner tends to slow your party down and can make your guests
"sluggish".
8:15pm
- Toasts (Best Man, Maid of Honor, Parents, etc.)
8:30pm
- Bride and Grooom First Dance
8:35pm
- Father of the Bride and Bride Dance - (optional)
8:40pm
- Mother of the Groom and Groom Dance - (optional)
8:45pm
- Entire Bridal Party Dance - (a song just for the bridal party can
help "warm up" the dancefloor)
8:50pm
- Upbeat Dance Music Starts Immediately following the last of the
"dances". A good trick is to have the entire Bridal Party on the
dance floor when the fast music starts (see above where we played a
special song just for the bridal party) this way there's
already people on the dance floor having a good time and it will be
more comfortable for your other guests to join in - no one wants to
be the first one on the dance floor!)
9:45pm
- Bouquet Toss / Garter Toss (optional)
10:15pm - The Party Continues until LAST CALL / CLOSE
For Song Ideas Visit -
www.ourweddingsongs.com
Say Goodnight and hear
your friends and family tell you that they just attended the BEST
wedding reception in history! |
