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• Nora says:

  January 20, 2009 at 02:50

  Usually a cocktail/hors d’oeuvres reception last for 2-3 hours. Here is a simplified timeline:

  First half hour
  1. Drinks and hors d’oeuvres passed around on trays
  (This may be the time that you are still taking photos)
  2. Light cocktail music

  Second half hour –
  (Bride and Groom enter)
  1. Introductions and toasts.
  2. First Dance
  3. Have person with mic mention that there are hors d’oeuvres stationed on a table and welcome everyone to dance.
  4. More drinking, eating and dancing.

  Second hour -
  1. Cake cutting
  2. More dancing, eating and drinking
  3. Thank everyone for coming and mention you will have more drinks, hors d’oeuvres and dancing for the next X minutes.

  Hope this helps!
• EXCLUSiVE_B says:

  January 20, 2009 at 00:13

  usually at weddings you eat before anything so;
  1. have hors d’oeuvres while you prepare the food. 3:30-4
  2.bless the food/toast 4 to 4something depending on how many ppl speak
  3.eat dinner 4-4:45
  4. have first dance 4:45- whenever the song ends
  5. cake cutting. no later than 5
  6. last but not least more dancing and buh-bye guests.
• xtina says:

  January 16, 2009 at 23:54

  let people eat right away !

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