what is the order of events at a wedding reception?

Question

cake, toast,dance,introductions,dinner

Answer 1

Here was the order of events at my wedding/reception:
-Hours derves and cocktails for the guests while the bride and groom, wedding party and family take pictures
-Short toasts from the best man and the maid of honor
-Sit down dinner
-Bride and Grooms first dance
-Bride dance with father
-Groom dance with mother
-Open dancing up for everybody
-Dollar Dance
-Boquet Toss
-Garter Toss
-Cake Cutting
-Dancing for everyone til the end of the event

Answer 2

After you have gotten replies from those attending and have hired a caterer, a hall, a band and the weddding cake. Here is what I suggest. After the crowd settles down, the best man should get up to speak from the center of your table, make an introduction to the bride and groom and introduces a pastor for a prayer, followed by a short speech about the bride and groom from the best man, then a toast. All followed by dinner. And after dinner dance.

Answer 3

It's basically up to you.

I'd start with the meal, then do the toasts, then spotlight dances, then bouquet & garter toss, then the cake cutting, then on with the party.

Common etiquette states that it's acceptable for guests to leave after the cake has been cut, so for my own wedding reception, we did that after all the spotlight dances.

Answer 4

-introduction of the wedding party than the new brides name with the groom
-dinner
-cake
speaches from who ever has one
-toast and welcome into the family speach from both sides of the family
-frist dance for the bride and groom
-all dance
-half way through bride throws her flowers
-groom takes off garter from bride and than flings the garter to the single men
-continue with the dancing
-if dinner was ealier like supper time and alcoholic drinks have been served than must be food later on in the night just some picking food, or left over food for the guests to pick at
- bride and groom give thanks to all for coming and thanks all for their help making it their best day every.