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Outdoor Entrance, Indoor Reception

craftylatviancraftylatvian member
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Hello!  12 days until our big day!!

I have a question regarding announcing the bridal party.  We will be walking down a red carpet outside (complete with our names on a marquee) while our guests are lined up at the carpet, then we will go inside to the reception.  Is it OK for our DJ to announce us inside instead of outside?  I am not sure that there is a sound system outside for him to use.  I have not asked if he has a portable speaker and microphone. 

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  • climbingsingleclimbingsingle member
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    So he'll be announcing inside to no one? That doesn't make much sense. How far inside would he be?
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  • Maggie0829Maggie0829 member
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    I'm confused.  Is he announcing you all while you are walking down the carpet?  Or as soon as you hit the doors to the reception hall?  If it is the former, while I think it is weird to make your guests line up to watch you walk down a carpet then I guess that works.  If it is the latter, well you will be announced to an empty room, which really doesn't make sense.

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  • ShesSoColdShesSoCold mod
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    OP, if you want all your guests to stand around outside while you walk in and then go in to the reception where you walk in again (announced), I think this is odd and overkill. If you insist on this AW red carpet thing, then I'd just have you and your bridal party waiting inside the reception space when the guests come in.
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  • craftylatviancraftylatvian member
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    The reception is at a historic theatre and you "walk the red carpet" to the entrance of the venue and the guests will be lined up on the sides of the carpet (like paparazzi) when we arrive.  My question was do we have us announced at the time we arrive or wait until we go inside and everyone follows us?  It would be strange to have us announced twice, the guests will already see us arriving outside and I think having them wait for us again inside would be strange.  I'm just trying to figure out how this is going to work the best.  See below for a sample of the marquee and red carpet I am talking about.


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  • Maggie0829Maggie0829 member
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    craftylatvian said:

    The reception is at a historic theatre and you "walk the red carpet" to the entrance of the venue and the guests will be lined up on the sides of the carpet (like paparazzi) when we arrive.  My question was do we have us announced at the time we arrive or wait until we go inside and everyone follows us?  It would be strange to have us announced twice, the guests will already see us arriving outside and I think having them wait for us again inside would be strange.  I'm just trying to figure out how this is going to work the best.  See below for a sample of the marquee and red carpet I am talking about.


    Image result for temple theatre wedding saginaw

    So I am still confused.  Are your guests going to be inside the venue for cocktail hour and then they are going to be made to go back outside when you all arrive?

    Honestly, I would skip making your guests line up on either side of the red carpet and just have yourselves announced when you enter the venue where your guests are already enjoying their cocktail hour.  Then just take some fun pictures with your wedding party and photographer on the red carpet.  Have your photog snap some funny paparazzi style photographs if you want.

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  • AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    I vote that if you're going to do the paparazzi guest thing, you skip being announced. 
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  • climbingsingleclimbingsingle member
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    I think it's kind of weird to make all your guest line up outside while you walk the red carpet. But if you do that, I wouldn't have you announced the inside. It's overkill. 
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  • Jen4948Jen4948 member
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    AddieCake said:

    I vote that if you're going to do the paparazzi guest thing, you skip being announced. 

    I do also. Either or, but not both.
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  • STARMOON44STARMOON44 member
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    Gross. I don't want to line up as paparazzi for you. That's showing your guests terrible hospitality. Your focus should be on treating them well, not using them as props.
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