How long is it and what are you going to do? Are you cutting cake and doing the first dance in the beginning? im trying to put together a timeline, ours is 3 hours. We wont have dancing except for our first dance and maybe father daughter dance, and cake cutting. the rest of the reception will just be eating and drinking and hanging out
Re: what is the order of your reception?
Guests begin to arrive 3:30 ~ 4:00 PM
Ceremony starts by 4:15 PM (ended up 15 late thanks to my step mom)
Move guests to lounge after ceremony
Wedding party to photo session around Mandalay by 4:45 PM
Guests back to restaurant
Dinner service begins 6:30 PM
Dancing starts at conclusion of dinner
Cake cutting 8:15 PM
Cake is served 8:30 PM
Party till midnight for those that want to stay. Had about half of our 125 guests stay till the end.
Married in Vegas - June 2011
5:30 – 6:00 – Cocktail Hour 6:00 – Announcements & 1st dance & cake cutting6:30 – Dinner7:00 – Dancing (mother/father dances)
9:30 – Reception ends
We may add an hour.
6:00-6:30 - our guests were already there (we threatened them to not be late) so when we arrived at 6, we met with the lead waiter and had cocktails and the guests mingled.
6:30-8:30 - we had a 4 course dinner. Soup was first and immediately after we ate our soup, we did our first dance while others finished eating. Then we just let our ipod continue to play songs in the wedding album.
8:30-9:00 - we noticed that time was flying so we quickly did cake so eveyone could eat before they left (not like they kicked us out). Had people sign the guestbook print if they hadn't already done so and just finished up having a cocktail.
You will be amazed at how fast it all goes. Just make sure to sit back and enjoy as much as you can. What's planned will be great