Reception Timeline

cdbishop · April 2012

What is everyone's reception timeline for introductions, first dance, toasts etc.?

carl4252003 · April 2012

definitely gonna be watching this thread .... i was just talking with my mom about this earlier ....

boderoe · April 2012

5:30pm- Guest enter ballroom > bridal party entrance- I got a feeling black eyed peas > Bride and Groom Entrance- 5:45pm- First dance- Keith Urban-only you can love me this way 5:50pm- Grooms Speech 6:00pm-dinner start >dj announce tables 6:25pm- Best Man speech 6:30- Father/Daughter Dance - Angel in my Arms by Gloria Sklerov and Barbara Rothstein 6:35- Maid of honor speech 6:40- Mother/Son Dance - I hope you dance by LeAnn Womack 6:45- End dinner 6:45- Married Couples Dance- Bon Jovi - Thank you for loving me. open Dancing mixed genres 7:45- Cake cutting, bouquet toss, garter toss Garter pull - mission impossible theme song or I'm sexy and I know it. Garter put on -another one bites the dust Bouquet- it's raining men -Weather Girls or hit me with your best shot 10:00pm- Last Call for Bar 10:30pm- Reception end

[Deleted User] · April 2012

6-6:20 - receiving line
6:20 - first dance
6:40 - father/bride dance
6:55 - mother/groom dance
7:15 - cake cutting
7:45 - bouquet toss
8 - leave

rardito · April 2012

Leave with all items for the venue	9:30am
Set-up	10:00am
Dressing/hair/makeup begins	12:00pm
Photos before the ceremony	3:00pm
Parents/guests arrive	4:00pm
Wedding ceremony begins	4:30pm
Formal group photos (wedding party/family)	4:50pm
Cocktail hour	5:00pm
Bride/Groom/Wedding party entering reception	6:30pm
Reception Meal (buffet)	6:30pm-7:30pm
Best Man toast/Maid of Honor toast/Couple toast	7:35pm
First dance/Father-Bride dance/Mother-Groom dance	7:45pm
Dancing	8:00pm
Cake cutting	8:45pm
Garter and Bouquet Tosses	8:55pm
Bride and Groom change clothes	9:10pm
Bride and Groom leave reception	9:20pm
Reception ends	9:30pm
Clean-up	9:35pm

[Deleted User] · April 2012

12:30 Guests enter ballroom
12:45 Bridal Party Intros/ B&G First Dance
1:00 Lunch served
1:45 - 3:00 open dancefloor
3:00 Toasts/Cake-cutting
3:15-3:50 Open dance floor
3:50 Send-off

feliswilderi · April 2012

7pm guests enter reception hall Food and open bar start 7:15 BGroom enter 8:00 food stops bar still open 8:15 mother of bride speech 8:30 cake cutting/plating service Free style fun! 10:30 wrap up

em01092 · April 2012

5:00-6:00-Cocktail hour/B&G take photos together

6:00-WP/B&G entrance

6:05-First dance

6:10-Dinner

7:00-BM and MOH toasts

7:15-cake cutting

7:40-F/D dance

7:45-8:30-dancing

8:30-garter/bouquet toss

8:40-9:45-dancing

10-send off

rlavach · April 2012

5-6p cocktail

6p enter reception

6:15p introductions & dancing

6:30p first dance

6:35p mother/son dance, father/daughter dance

6:40p our thank you's

6:45p prayer

6:50p dinner

7:45p cut cake

8p open dancing

10p closing

karenmruff · April 2012

noon-1 guests at cocktail hour

1 pm B&G intro (just us)

1:05 best man and MOH toasts

1:15 thank you from us

1:20 first dance

1:30 dinner

~2 cut cake between courses

~3 (after dinner) parent/child dances

3-5 open dancing and cake buffet

gurrlballa10 · April 2012

Ceremony 6:30-7:00
Cocktail Half Hour 7:00-7:30ish
WP Intros 7:30-7:45
First Dance/MS Dance/FD Dance 7:45-8:00
Dinner 8:00-9:00
Cut Cupcakes 9:05
Dancing 9:10-12:00

blgrout · April 2012

5:00 Ceremony ends, guests go out to covered garden area for appetizers.

5:15 Bar opens, guests can filter back into ballroom after transition is over.

5:30 Bride and groom introduction

5:45 Buffett line opens, DJ calls back tables.

6:45 Toasts

7:00 Cake cutting

7:15 first dance, father daughter dance to follow

8:30 last call at the bar

9:00 reception ends

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