What is the correct order of activities during the wedding programme?

What should we do in the reception? wedding dance, cutting of the cake, toast, butterfly release etc. What is the proper order of these activities?

What is the correct order of activities during the wedding programme?
This is the correct order for the reception.....


All of your guest should be in the reception area sitting in their seats before the bride and groom group and family comes in. The family and wedding party should come in next. Then the Bride and groom should come at the door and everyone should stand as they are announce as Mr. and Mrs. intering into the door. As the bride and groom reach their seats and sits down the guest may have a seat..


Next, the best man should give the wedding toast just before the meal is served, it could be the father of the bride or groom also. The guests should be seated and served something to toast with.


Next the bride and groom's first dance takes place after the meal is served. Before the first song ends, the rest of the wedding party should join in.


Next is the cutting of the cake, the groom is to put his right hand on top of the brides hand so that they both can cut the bottom layer of the cake together. The first slice is for the bride and groom so they offer each other a bite. Make sure that the photographer is taking all of the pictures and doing the videographing for this is a special moment also. Let the helpers cut and serve the rest of the cake to your guests. You both can go back to your seat or have the person who is playing the music play something special so that you both can dance and others will end up joining.


Next is the tossing of the Bouquet and Garter, this happens toward the end of the reception or after the cake cutting, what ever way you want to do it. At the bouquet toss all the ladies who are single needs to stand behind the bride not close so that she can toss the bouquet over her shoulder for that will be the next person to get married. Make sure you have two bouquet for the big one is yours to keep and the small one is for you to toss.


Next is the men turn with the garter, all single men are to stand behind the groom so when he finish taking off the garter in his own way he is to toss it to the single men and who catches it is the next person to get married.


Next is the Newlyweds grand exit. The music can keep playing while you go off to change or if you dont want to change you can dance a little more and the ones who have the butterflys can be standing at the ex of the door and everyone can already be out even if it is just a few outside as you exit they can release the butterflys. I do hope and pray that this did help....Take care... and God Bless
Reply:Since it's YOUR wedding... YOU get to choose!!! (Aint that NEAT!)





The last wedding I was at went like this:





*Really long very boring cocktail two hours (while B%26amp;G took posed photos at the Church)


*Introduction of the wedding party (follwed by ANOTHER hour of drinking)


*Cake cutting as soon as they entered (while everyone was drinking)


*Toasts


*Blessing


*Dinner


*First Dance


*Father Daughter Dance


*Groom %26amp; Mom dance


*Entire Wedding Party Dance


*everyone danced


*somewhere during the dance they tossed the bouquet and garter and had a dollar dance that was 12 songs long (550 guest there)
Reply:It's your wedding. Make it how you want to be.