Common Format Of A Wedding Reception

Arrival of guests at reception site
Typically, a wedding lasts about 15 minutes. However, some guests do
arrive early to the reception. Therefore, be sure all reception to-dos
are complete by the start time of the wedding. Also, all wedding
vendors should be wearing proper attire for early arriving and late
staying guests. All tables should be set-up including cake table,
entertainment's table, sign-in table, food tables, and tables with
chairs for all guests. If you have a seating arrangement, all seating
lists should be at the reception with everyone's name with where they
are sitting.

Introduction of wedding party
This step is not mandatory, but it is nice for everyone to know who
the wedding party is as many have not met before your wedding. Create
a "Reception Planning Guide" and give this to your master of
ceremonies prior to your wedding. This details, among other things,
the order of entrance into the reception site with their names and
titles. The order of entrance is as follows: parents of the bride,
parents of the groom, ushers with bridesmaids, flower girl and ring
bearer, special guests, best man, maid/matron of honor, bride and
groom. In addition, review the pronunciations of the wedding party's
names with the master of ceremonies.

Introduction of bride and groom
This is always the last of the introductions. Everyone should stand
before the bride and groom enter. In addition, a special song can be
arranged with the music entertainment and a special announcement made
to punctuate a true grand entrance. Also, inform the master of
ceremonies how you would like to be introduced: Mr. and Mrs. Smith or
John and Jane Doe.

Blessing
This is another step that is not mandatory, but for the religious
couples makes a nice setting. If you invite the person who performed
the marriage ceremony to the reception, I would recommend having them
conduct the blessing. If they are not able to attend, a parent or
family friend is a good idea. Lastly, the master of ceremonies could
give the meal blessing. Be sure to communicate with whomever is giving
the blessing in advance so they are prepared to give a personal touch.

Meal
It's time to eat! Bride and Groom, be sure to stop and take a moment
to eat. This may be your only chance in the day. In addition, it is
customary for the bride and groom to start the food line. Most guests
know to wait until the bride and groom start the food line. So don't
be late!

Cake Cutting
This is the traditional bride and groom making the first cut on their
wedding cake. Then, the bride feeds half of the piece of cake to the
groom and the groom feeds the remaining half to the bride. The cutting
of the cake is a ceremony intended to symbolize the caring and sharing
for one another. Forks may be used as they make the image very
attractive for the photographer. Forks may also minimize the
possibility of someone being hurt with the more playful squashing that
sometimes happens.

Toasts
The toast is when the bride and groom toast each other then interlock
arms and drink. Immediately following, the best man and maid/matron of
honor make toasts to the bridal couple. Be prepared for other family
and friends to follow with their toasts too.

Bride & Groom's First Dance
The Bride & Groom's Dance is the first dance between a bride and groom
as a married couple. The dance is also commonly known as the "First
Dance". The timing of the bride groom dance can vary in the evening
based on your preferences. The first dance can be done immediately
following the grand entrance with the wedding party circling the
dance.

Father & Daughter's Dance
The Father & Daughter's Dance or the Father Bride Dance is the dance
between the father(s) of the bride and the bride. Brides, if you have
more than one father in your life, one can tap the other on the
shoulder in the middle of the dance so you can dance with both of
them. If you do not have a father, a common substitute is a father
figure or even your brother would make a very nice gesture.

Mother & Groom's Dance
The Mother & Groom's dance is the dance between the mother(s) of the
groom and the groom. Grooms, if you have more than one mother in your
life, one can tap the other on the shoulder in the middle of the dance
so you can dance with both of them. If you do not have a mother, a
common substitute is a mother figure or even your sister would make a
very nice gesture.

Special Dances
There may be songs in your life that mean dear to your heart. You can
ask the music entertainment to play these songs during the night or
immediately following the formal dances. An example would be: If
someone dear to you passed recently, you may ask the music
entertainment to play Angels Among Us by Alabama.

Bouquet and Garter Toss
The traditional tossing of the bouquet is when the bride tosses the
bridal bouquet to all single women in attendance. Immediately
following the bouquet tossing, a chair is set in the middle of the
dance floor. The chair is for the bride to sit and the groom to remove
the bride's garter from her leg. The traditional tossing of the garter
is when the groom tosses the bride's garter to all the single men in
attendance. The people whom catch the garter and bouquet are said to
be the next one to marry.

Dancing and Fun
This is what you pay the music entertainment to do...get people to
dance and have a good time. Give the music entertainment music
examples and limitations of what type of music you want but don't give
them a list of 100 songs they need to play.

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