Timeline Help?

Re: Timeline Help?

• mlg78 member

  

  March 2015

  Why do 2 songs after the first dance? Just move on into the blessing and open the buffet after your first dance. The spotlight dances will open the dance floor after everyone is done eating.

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• southernbelle0915 mod

  

  March 2015

  Overall I think it's nice.
  
  Would it make more sense to just do all the dances at once - so the parent/kid dance then your first dance?
  
  I know you don't want to do a cake cutting, but you might want to have some announcement that people can take cupcakes. Personally, I wouldn't touch dessert until I saw a cake cutting or was told to go ahead.

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• Maggie0829 member

  

  March 2015 edited March 2015

  southernbelle0915 said:

  Overall I think it's nice.
  
  Would it make more sense to just do all the dances at once - so the parent/kid dance then your first dance?
  
  I know you don't want to do a cake cutting, but you might want to have some announcement that people can take cupcakes. Personally, I wouldn't touch dessert until I saw a cake cutting or was told to go ahead.

  This, especially the bolded.  H and I were not going to cut anything since we had cupcakes.  But someone came up to us and asked if they could grab a cupcake because they were afraid to touch anything if we were going to do a cutting.  So H and I ran over and did a quick cut of the top cake and everyone happily started grabbing cupcakes.  So either an announcement or a quick cut from you and your FI is pretty much needed so that people will feel comfortable grabbing some dessert.

  
  

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• MyNameIsNot member

  

  March 2015

  I agree that the 2 open songs on the dance floor before eating doesn't make a lot of sense. Is there a specific reason you want to do those two songs then? 

  
  

  I would also do something to get people to start grabbing cupcakes. Either do a quick cutting, an announcement, or have them put on plates and put out. 

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• strawberrybee9 member

  

  March 2015

  Thanks for your help, everyone! Our caterer had actually suggested quickly "opening up the dance floor" before eating to get everyone in a celebratory mood. We are definitely not at all attached to that idea at all, though.
  
  Should we still do our couples dance at the beginning of the reception, or have both after dinner?
  

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• strawberrybee9 member

  

  March 2015

  Also, thanks for the suggestion on the cupcakes announcement! Hadn't thought about that. We'll make sure our DJ does this.
  

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• MandyMost member

  

  March 2015

  strawberrybee9 said:

  Thanks for your help, everyone! Our caterer had actually suggested quickly "opening up the dance floor" before eating to get everyone in a celebratory mood. We are definitely not at all attached to that idea at all, though.
  
  Should we still do our couples dance at the beginning of the reception, or have both after dinner?
  

  I've been to weddings like this. Personally, I feel like dancing before dinner is a bit awkward...I don't want to get in a big riled up party mood...and then sit down for dinner. 

  
  

  If I were you I'd do your first dance after dinner,immediately followed by the other spotlight dance, and then the dance floor is open. In my opinion the event just flows better if it's a clear cut of 1. ceremony. 2. eating. 3. dancing. 

  
  

  That's the way we did it. No introductions, we joined our guests at cocktail hour, and then took our seats for dinner in the reception with everyone else. I loved it. We did have a quick "welcome toast" before dinner started by our parents, and then had two toasts in between the first course and entree. 

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• strawberrybee9 member

  

  March 2015

  Thanks, MandyMost! I thought it was kind of weird too, but our caterer was so strongly encouraging it. We will take your suggestions. Thanks!

  MandyMost said:

  strawberrybee9 said:

  Thanks for your help, everyone! Our caterer had actually suggested quickly "opening up the dance floor" before eating to get everyone in a celebratory mood. We are definitely not at all attached to that idea at all, though.
  
  Should we still do our couples dance at the beginning of the reception, or have both after dinner?
  

  I've been to weddings like this. Personally, I feel like dancing before dinner is a bit awkward...I don't want to get in a big riled up party mood...and then sit down for dinner. 

  
  

  If I were you I'd do your first dance after dinner,immediately followed by the other spotlight dance, and then the dance floor is open. In my opinion the event just flows better if it's a clear cut of 1. ceremony. 2. eating. 3. dancing. 

  
  

  That's the way we did it. No introductions, we joined our guests at cocktail hour, and then took our seats for dinner in the reception with everyone else. I loved it. We did have a quick "welcome toast" before dinner started by our parents, and then had two toasts in between the first course and entree. 

  
  

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• ohannabelle member

  

  March 2015

  Agreed, don't split up the dances. The whole social tradition of the bride and groom having the first dance is that they're opening the dance floor. It's a signal to the guests that dance time is here. 

  I think it's odd to open the dance floor, stop for dinner, re-open the dance floor. 

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• strawberrybee9 member

  

  March 2015

  ohannabelle said:

  Agreed, don't split up the dances. The whole social tradition of the bride and groom having the first dance is that they're opening the dance floor. It's a signal to the guests that dance time is here. 

  I think it's odd to open the dance floor, stop for dinner, re-open the dance floor. 

  Thanks!
  

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