I am having a noon wedding in mid-July. The reception will begin around 1:00 PM. As we are not doing a lot of the traditional reception things, I am having a little trouble "scheduling". I know from attending other weddings which skipped a lot of traditions, the guests can get confused or even bored if there isn't some type of schedule to follow. Could give me your suggestions on how to plan the reception events?
We do not plan to have a receiving line or announced entrance for the bridal party. Is this acceptable? We do plan to have them announce us as a couple upon our arrival to the reception. I am not planning to do a seating chart since I have already been told by several people that they will move to where they want to be anyway. We are not having a head table either. We do plan to have a Bride/Groom first dance, and Father/Daughter and Mother/Son dances. Since there are only 3 single woman on the guest list over the age of 16, I feel it would be silly to have a bouquet/garter toss so we are skipping it. I also do not care for the dollar dance so that is out too.
My current plan is: 1:00 - Guests begin to arrive. 1-2:00 PM cocktails and maybe some finger foods. 2:00 PM dinner. 3:00 PM First Dance, etc. 3-4:00 dancing. 4:00 Cake Cutting / Serving. 4:30 - 6 PM more dancing. The reception ends at 6.
Please advise,
tlcivnt
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Nancy Tucker
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May 11, 2007, 3:22 PM
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I think your plan sounds fine and following your announcement, you may want to do your first dance and then have your dinner. Just a suggestion. Nancy Tucker President of Weddings Beautiful US http://www.weddingsbeautiful.com
tlcinvt
May 11, 2007, 3:58 PM
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So it won't be a problem that we don't have anything really scheduled from 4:30-6? I know the last wedding I went to that didn't have a bouquet/garter toss, the guests felt really lost after the cake cutting. I was one of them, so I don't want to do that to my guests.
Thanks!
Etiquette Now
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May 11, 2007, 5:27 PM
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Many people are skipping those outdated traditions anyway. So, don't worry about that. After the cake cutting, you could have it announced that everyone should get up and dance and have a good time. That places the focus on dancing. Probably no one will notice the absence of tossing.
Thank you for skipping the money dance. It really is viewed as very negative these days. Rebecca Black, Etiquette Now
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