I know this question has already been asked a while back...
In my
case, fiancé and I don't know what to do or what is "appropriate," it's
kind of a big toss up right now. We (think we) see pros and cons to
having it before or after dinner, so just wondering what you did and
why.
Here are some facts that may help our decision, maybe...if
you know anything about this and what's appropriate given our reception,
please share what you think!
-Southern
-Large Hispanic family
-Ceremony will be full Catholic mass
-Reception ~5 hours total, with 15 min cocktail drinks before intros, followed by dinner
Thoughts?
Re: First dance--before or after dinner?
We haven't fully decided, but this is what we are leaning towards:
Cocktail hour starts while we finish pictures (Catholic Church ceremony; reception site is 2.5 miles away) with BP, immediate family, at church.
BP introduced, B&G introduced (same upbeat song, nothing too crazy)
We do our First Dance (about a minute/minute 1/2) and transition into an upbeat dance song while BP encourages everybody to dance with us.
Mingle & munch for a bit, then move on to the rest of reception.
My FI is a little wary of the attention on him, so we are trying to break up the "spotlight" activities into smaller chunks. We'll do father-daughter, mother-son, etc dances later.
At every latin wedding I have ever been to, the first dance opens up the dance floor to all guests.
Websites/blogs where our wedding has been featured:
http://www.dapperq.com/2013/11/a-very-dapper-wedding/
http://www.onabicyclebuiltfortwo.com/2013/10/wedding-christina-g.html
http://4realequalityweddings.com/2014/05/16/g-christina/