I am looking for the order or flow of a wedding reception from arrival of the wedding party- speeches, etc?

Question

I need to know from the begining of the reception, when to do the speeches, dinner, etc, etc

Answer 1

The bridal party and the bride and groom are announced and they enter the reception.
The next thing is usually the formal dances (bride/groom, groom/mother, bride/father, etc.)
Then it's the toasts and dinner.
Towards the end of the night will be the bouquet/gartar toss and then the last thing is the cake cutting.
Whoever is coordinating your wedding will know this and if you're having a DJ they also know all of this. You can change the order to be whatever you want. We didn't do this exact order.

Answer 2

It depends on whether or not you're having a receiving line or not but basically:

** Receiving line
** Guests asked to take their seats
** Introduction of the bridal party (bridesmaids and groomsmen first, followed by flower girls & ring bearers, then Maid of Honour and Best Man and, finally, Bride & Groom)
** First dance can happen either at this point or after dinner depending on what you want to have happen.
** Dinner
** Speeches
** Games to give away centrepieces if you're doing that.
** Cutting of the cake & appropriate pictures
** First dance if not done before dinner.
** Dance (bouquet toss and garter toss can happen pretty much at any time although if your reception is in a hotel where the bride & groom are changing into travel clothes before leaving, the bouquet toss should be the very last thing done)

Answer 3

This really depends on what you are wanting. Here is what we did at our reception:
We were all announced (starting with the flower girls, then the bridesmaids, and our parents, and then us)
We walked in the door and my aunt said a prayer, then we ate (the bride and groom went first) we sat down and people kept talking so we ate fast.
Then we got up and talked for a little while ( we went to each table not all at once though) then during our walk around the wedding director came up to us then we did our first dance, father/daughter dance. The we walked around a bit more. Then we did the garter toss, and the bouquet toss. After that we walked around some more and then we did the toast, then the cake.

You can really do it in any order.
Advice: serve cake last, that is the sign that the reception is almost over.
More advice: do all the things that need to get done fast so you can just enjoy yourself and also so people can leave if they need to.
Congrats on your upcoming wedding!

Answer 4

It's up to you... there's no such thing as a standard order.

For instance, the cocktail reception started, then:

* played a video photo montage (produced by Big Moment Films)

* Were introduced into the reception

* Did our first dance

* Did the Hora

* Did the blessings on food and wine

* Everybody ate

* More food, more drinking

* Toasts

* Father/daughter, etc., dance

* Cake cutting

* The end

But it's up to you to include whatever you want whenever you want it.

Whatever you do, enjoy and don't stress about it... the important thing is that you like the way it flows and you have fun. Etiquette guides are for people without their own opinions!

Answer 5

You can choose the timeline any way you want. Let me tell you how our timeline was so you can have an idea:

-Introduction of the bridal party
(1) bridesmaid & groomsman
(2) bridesmaid & groomsman
(3) Matron of Honor & Best Man
(4) Mother of Bride & Escort
(5) Flower Girl & Bride's Escort
(6) Bride and Groom

Once that was done, everyone sat down, and we did our first dance. halfway through the dance they asked everyone to come up to the floor and blow bubbles.

When that was done, we sat back down, ate dinner, and then after dinner, I danced with my brother (in place of my dad who passed away). My husband, danced with my mom (his mom was unable to be there), and we dedicated songs to the bridal party.

We then cut the cake, and my brother gave his best man speech.

After all that, we did the garter and bouqet toss.

Again, this was my timeline -- you can choose your timeline any way tou feel is best.

Answer 6

Bridal party/bride & groom are introduced
Toasts/speeches
Dinner

Then the following can go in any order:
First Dance
Parent dances
Bouquet/garter toss
cake cutting

Answer 7

Miss Manners' books on wedding etiquette are fantastic wedding planning guides, I love them. They can help you. You can even get them check secondhand like on half.com or something. don't trust unreliable online sources-- consult a published, established etiquette expert.

Answer 8

DO it however you want to. There is no required order, and frankly, having too much structure and talking is BORING for the guests.