Help with time frame pleasee:):)?

Question

please someone help me im so lost. i need help with what is a good time frame for everything and what should be done when, eg bouquet garter toss, speaches, first dance etc. here is all i have haha

6.00 everyone arrives

6.10 we arrive

6.45 dinner

ha ha i havent got far at all.. also i need to tell the dj what kind of music when..

Answer 1

it would help alot if  we knew where you are gettin married :-(

and you cant really do a time frame...so many things happen... throws times off...

im gettin married at a church... the pastors wife is helping me with all that... we arent having a dj...so i really cant help... but

time frame? there isnt really a need for one... c**p happens...

i would write down the songs in order of which to be played give it to the dj.... have someone cue him.....  he plays the music in the order u have writen?

good luck sweety

Answer 2

My wedding started at a similar time and this was my timetable (as far as I remember)

5.45-6pm Guests arrive at reception and have hors douvers (sp?) while bridal party finishes having photos

6.00pm   Guests introduced into reception by parents of bride and groom (while bridal party arrives)

6.15pm    Formal entrance of Bridesmaids, Groomsmen and Bride and Groom

6.30pm    Dinner served

7.00pm    Champagne served

7.10pm    Speeches (Father of bride speech and toast to bride and groom, bride and groom respond and toast to attendants, best man responds and toasts to parents of bride and groom, father of groom response and speech)

7.30pm    Dessert served

7.50pm    Cutting of cake

8.00pm    Fist dance by bride and groom (then everyone dancing and mingling from here on...)

10.00pm  Bouquet toss

11.00pm  Leaving circle (guests gather in circle and bride and groom go around thanking everyone and saying goodbye)

11.30pm  Bride and Groom leave

12.00pm  Restaurant closes and guests leave (parents and attendants pack up and leave shortly after)

Hope this helps you get an idea!  There is nothing wrong with having a set timetable - but be realistic with your times and be willing to manipulate the times a little if needed.  Our night actually went perfectly to plan (we had an friend as an MC who kept things on track - but he hardly even needed to!)

Answer 3

I never saw a bride and groom who had a time schedule, just an order of doing things. It is almost impossible to have a time line at the reception, especially large ones.

Write out the order.

6:10 we arrive

host gives welcome message

bride and groom then wedding party eats.

guests eat

first dance

dance with parents

you get the idea.

Most brides just cue the musicians when they want things quiet or a special song, and you will give them the general order of what you are going to want..

Answer 4

That is the same time frame we had ours and this is what we did.

we arrive and did our first dance, mother-son and father-daughter dances.

dinner

speeches

dollar dance

cake

garter/bouquet toss

in between we had open dancing. Good luck and congrats!

~MLF~

Answer 5

I wouldn't do a time frame, you will get so off track.

An order of events is great, but i would not include a time.

The following is a typical order of reception events:

Cocktails

The cocktail period usually occurs in the first half-hour of the reception. It is usually held right outside the reception hall. Bar/drink service starts. Some hors d'oeuvres could also be served. There should also be some background music.

The Receiving Line

You and your groom open up the reception hall with a receiving line, which ensures that you will be able to greet your guests one at a time. The receiving line includes you and your groom, your parents, the best man, the maid of honour, and any special guests. There are some variations to receiving lines, so for more information about receiving lines click on The Receiving Line. Greeting guests with a receiving line, however, can take a long time (depending on the number of guests) so not all bridal couples choose to have them.

Introduction of the Wedding Party

When all guests have been seated at their tables, the MC introduces the wedding party, which march inside. The order is: the groomsmen and the bridesmaids (including the best man and the maid of honour); the flower girls and the ring bearer; the parents; and, finally, the bridal couple.

Lunch/Dinner

Approximately after the first hour, the MC announces that lunch or dinner is to be served. It might be a buffet or a sit-down meal, depending on what you have chosen. Bridal couples often walk around the room and mingle with their guests at this time. They may have photos taken at each table.

Speeches and Toasts

At the end of the second hour, champagne is served and the best man proposes the first toast. Then the father of the groom, the father of the bride, the groom, and the maid of honour make their speeches. It is quite unusual for the bride to make a speech.

Dancing

At the beginning of the third hour the first course is cleared from the head table, and the bride and groom have their first dance, followed by the dances with the parents and attendants. Then the guests may start dancing.

Cake Cutting Ceremony

After about three-and-a-half hours the first course is cleared from the other tables and the cake cutting ceremony commences. The cake is cut and served, as well as tea and coffee. Other desserts may also be served. Dancing continues.

Bouquet and Garter Toss

This is performed in the last half-hour. Dancing continues for a while.

Departure of the Bridal Couple

The couple leaves the reception hall amid a shower of rice, confetti, birdseed, bubbles, or flower petals.

Departure of the Guests

After the bridal couple has left, the guests start to leave as well. The wedding party gather the gifts from the table where the guests had previously deposited them.

Hope this helps x