what the usual reception entrance "timeline"?

naturenut7

hey,  so what is the usual order of things at the reception?  enterance, first dance, toasts, dinner?  enterance, toasts, dinner, first dance?  what did you all do or are planning on doing?

fallbride1109

We did the same--first dance right after the announcement.  We were nervous and wanted it over with so we didn't have to worry about it all through dinner.  But some girls prefer to do it after dinner, it's just a personal preference.

So we did:
Announcement
First dance
Welcome speech by DH's parents
Dinner
Cake cutting/toasts
Dancing
Bouquet/garter
Dancing
Last dance
Exit

We didn't do any spotlight dances but you can easily work those in.  If you're having a DJ, he/she can help with the timeline also.

naturenut7

thanks ladies

aragx6

We'll do:

Entrance
Finish cocktail hour
Toasts
Dinner
First dance
Groom/MOG dance

We're not doing a cake cutting (we're having cupcakes) or any tosses so after FI dances with his mom there will be open dancing the rest of the night.

naturenut7

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_reception-ideas_what-the-usual-reception-entrance-timeline?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:5Discussion:7604250f-dd5f-428d-883a-b5496fe079bdPost:7dd11123-6a88-4659-84e5-74fda7916bd3">Re: what the usual reception entrance "timeline"?</a>:
[QUOTE]We'll do: Entrance Finish cocktail hour Toasts Dinner First dance Groom/MOG dance We're not doing a cake cutting (we're having cupcakes) or any tosses so after FI dances with his mom there will be open dancing the rest of the night.
Posted by aragx6[/QUOTE]

<div>that's probably most likely how ours will go.  the ceremony is at 4, will get done by 4:30. take family pictures and head out for wp pictures,  cocktail hour starts at 5:30 (so the caters could set up without all the banging during the ceremony that is underneath the reception), dinner served at 6:30.  my mom had me put that on the invites just in case people didn't want to come until dinner, but now that i think about it, it could have gotten started earlier. oh well!  i guess if we come back early, that would be a good time to do the dances and toasts and keep it moving haha.  also, we're doing a dessert bar with just a small 1 tier cake, so we could just pull our photog to the side for that after dinner, no need for everyone to stare at us cut a small cake haha.</div><div>
</div><div>ok thanks ladies.. this last message was pretty much me talking to myself. heh.</div>

librababy

I am planning on doing:

Slideshow

Announcement

BP Dance/GM dance/WP dance

First dance B&G

Toasts

Dinner

Spotlight dances

etc...