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08/18/2008 at 02:00 pm

Hey girls, 

I was wondering if anyone could share their reception timeline. I don't know what goes where? Our first dance, father/daughter dance, cake cutting, toast, garter toss, bouquet toss, etc. I want to let the vendors know when, but I'm lost.

Thanks girls.

 

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08/18/2008 at 02:05 pm

I JUST finished mine last week.  Obviously you can tailor to how ever many hours you have to work with or what ever else you need to include (mine does not include the father/daughter and mother/son dances...) but you get the idea nevertheless! :)

5:00 Ceremony

5:30 Ceremony ends

5:30 Cocktail hour

6:45 Grand Entrance

6:50 Thank you from bride and groom

7:00 Dinner

7:45 Toasts by MOH and BM

7:55 Pass champagne

8:00 Champagne toast by MOB

8:05 Receiving line

8:15 First Dance

8:20 Anniversary Dance

8:25 All dance

9:00 Bouquet Toss

9:10 Garter Toss

9:20 All dance

10:00 Cake

10:50 Last dance

11:00 Goodbye! :)

08/18/2008 at 02:08 pm

Thank you so much Kohler. This is such a HUGE help!! This may be really stupid, but what is a receiving line?

08/18/2008 at 02:11 pm

I don't have times yet, but this is the order:

Grand Entrance

First Dance

"Welcome/Thank You (by bride & groom)

Dinner (buffet)

Toasts (begin once all guests have been seated with food)

"Parental Dance" (father daughter and Mother Son)

Dancing

Money Dance

Cake

Garter & Bouqet Toss

Dancing

Last Dance

Move party to the Lounge/Bar for any guests still going strong :)  We love to dance the night away!

08/18/2008 at 03:31 pm

Interesting how some are doing the first dance right after the grand entrance(we are too) and some are doing it later. I'll post mine later.

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08/18/2008 at 03:36 pm

The receiving line is just basically us standing there so we can say hello to everyone as they go by and they can tell us congratulations.  Traditionally you do it after the ceremony and the bridal party kinda stands in a line so all the guests can come through to congratulate you :)

Paddysgirl- I know, we are waiting to do our 1st dance only because the dance floor is in a separate area from where we are sitting for dinner. :)

08/18/2008 at 03:45 pm

Oh I see! Thank you girls so much for your help! It was all a little confusing for me!

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