Wedding Expert
Friday
Angel Pacanins
Wedding DJ - M and A Entertainment
Web Site : WWW.MandAEntertainment.COM
Phone # 325 627 6677
Well I believe I will start out with myself on expert Friday As a wedding professional I get the pleasure to work with so many wonderful brides and grooms. I also get a chance to meet the people who are of importance to them.
The tip that I would like to share today actually has to do with the timeline of the wedding. When I first started doing weddings I didn't quite understand what the purpose of a timeline at a wedding was....... It wasn't like we were going to stick to it anyway. The bride and groom will let me know when they are ready to do their dances, or cut the cake, or bouquet toss and so on. If you are the really easy going bride that just wants it to go nice. Not wanting to tell people what to do. Then this is for you.
Not every wedding reception is the same, however they all seem to follow the same structure:
Guest Arrive - Listen to music, enjoy cocktails and either snack on Hors D'oeuvres or dinner line begins
Wedding Party arrives - Introduction of the bride and groom into their reception,
First Dance - there is a reason that this fits in right at this point but that is another blog.
Dinner- In the event that you decided to allow the bride and groom to be the first ones served. then you allow the guest to be served at this time
Cake - cut the cake
Toast - Remember that it is formal for the best man to go first
Father Daughter Dance - tearjerker time
Mother Son Dance - keep the tears flowing
Open the Dance Floor -
Bouquet Toss - all the single ladies
Garter Toss - all the single guys who you drag out.
Toast by the bride and groom- thanking their guest
Send Off - That's all she wrote
Disclaimer------ It is your big day, Do it your way. this is just the normal flow of things, But if you want to start off with the garter toss. DO IT!!!
Why is it important to write down a timeline and make sure that all of your vendors understand it? Its simple, to make it easier on your self. You don't want the DJ, Photographer, videographer, caterer, to come ask you if you are ready for the next thing while you are trying to talk to one of your guest. This is the classic example between professional and hobby wedding vendors.
I actually attended a wedding, as a guest where the bride finally literally threw her arms in the air and told the DJ to stop bothering her. This was a bride without a timeline, and well, lets call him a starter DJ (witch only got worse through out the night). The bride and groom at this particular wedding left their reception with out ever dancing their first dance!!!! Here is what happens in this situation. The bride and groom arrive and after their introductions they are immediately surrounded by their family and friends wanting to personally congratulate them. They never make it past the front door, metaphorically speaking.
The time line is not something that is set in stone. It is a guideline to whomever is the Master of Ceremonies (MC) that lets them know, what time guest arrive and what time you are leaving. Here is a list of all the things that we would like to get through in between those two times, and here is the order we would like to do it in. You are not being rude or a bridezilla, you will find that this one step of sitting down and writing it out, will actually make every ones day go a lot smoother. Make sure that your wedding planner, wedding photographer, videographer, DJ or band, venue manager, caterer, all have copies of this timeline. All of these people are your wedding team and they are the ones who are going to make it memorable (good or bad). This is a tool for wedding success.
I hope that with a bit of knowledge you will have the wedding reception that people praise for years to come.
Remember Fridays are expert day!!!! Share this with a bride or bride to be. they will thank you.
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