Events that may
be held at your reception:
Pre-Dinner Cocktails:
Following the ceremony,
I recommend that if you plan on
having a receiving line, this would
be a great time to have it. Once
this is completed the bride, groom,
and the bridal party will be having
photographs taken. At this time, the
guests will make their way to the
reception site. There they will
enjoy cocktails and music until your
arrival.
Bridal Party Introduction:
When the bridal party arrives, they line up and
enter the reception room as their
names are announced by the DJ.
The Receiving
Line: is a tradition in which
the bride,
groom, both sets of parents and the
entire bridal party greet the guests
as they enter the dining area.
However, many newlyweds choose to
make rounds with the guest favors to
thank each guest personally.
The Toast:
Raise your
glass; it's time to make a toast to the bride
and groom! Traditionally the best man gives the
toast, however, many couples also have a second
or third person say a few words as well. A
wireless microphone will be
available.
The Blessing:
Saying grace
prior to dinner is typically done by a clergy
man. However, many brides and grooms designate a
family member to say grace before the meal. A
wireless microphone will be
available.
Dinner:
Music will be
provided continuously during dinner. Guests are
seated by place card at most sit-down meals. At
both full-service and buffet-style wedding
dinners a coordinator will announce, or have
already predetermined, the order in which tables
are served. Since the bride and groom finish
their meals approximately 15 - 30 minutes before
the guests, this is a good time for them to
visit each table to say hello.
Cake Cutting Ceremony:
The tradition
is that the groom feeds his new bride first,
however many brides and grooms feed each other a
piece of cake simultaneously. The DJ will
provide music and a bit of encouragement.
Formal Dances:
Now the DJ
will ask the newlyweds to take the floor for
their first dance. Other formal dances may
include the father/daughter dance and the
mother/son dance. Parents and the wedding party
can have their own dances or be incorporated
into the bridal dance. Guests are then urged to
join in.
The Last Dance: The
bride and groom may like the DJ to play a
particular song for the last dance of the
reception. Let us know if you have a special
song you would like played at the close of the
wedding reception.
Other events may include the
tossing of the garter and bouquet and the money
dance.
There will be available
suggestions of songs that will go along with the
above events. You will also be able to list
anyone having a birthday or anniversary.
