Hi - How long do you plan to have your cocktail party for? We originally had it down for 2 hrs and now thinking about it, it seems too long. Plus, we are putting down a great chunk of money for the booze and once that amount has been met, it becomes cash bar. I think we may get about an hours worth of our money.
We also thought about making our grand entrance into the ballroom, go into a first dance and father/daughter dance and then have speeches/toasts and entertainment like my cousin singing. But this would take up about 45 minutes. Do you think it's better to invite the guests to grab their buffet dinner first, then settle down in their seats and then have the entertainment/speeches or do the entertainment/speeches first and have dinner later? My concern is that dinner will get served much later in the night as buffets require some extra time to get food. Insight into this would be great. Many thanks!