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Wedding timeline

Megan, on November 3, 2019 at 09:00 Posted in Wedding reception 0 4

Hey guys! So I’m really stuck on a timeline of events. We are having a destination wedding in Mexico and our wedding package involves a 20 minute ceremony, a cocktail hour, and a 3hr reception. As far as a timeline goes we have:
12- bride hair and makeup
3- photographer arrives for getting ready photos
4- ceremony begins
4:30- wedding photos with friends and family
5- wedding photos with bridal party
5:30-6:30- last hour of photographer, probably just us photos.
6-7- cocktail hour
7- reception opens
This is where I’m stuck because we only have the reception for 3 hours and we have to get toasts, dinner, first dance, father-daughter dance, party, bouquet toss, and cake cutting all fit in that timeline. Right now I’m not that bothered about dancing because we have it so anyone who wants to join us after the reception can meet at the discotheque at the resort since it’s open until 2am. But our package includes a DJ for an hour so I figured we should use him! I should mention too that we only have our photographer for 3.5 hours and are not using him for the reception.

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Latest activity by Cliodhna, on November 8, 2019 at 04:24
  • Cliodhna
    WeddingWire Admin January 2030 Galway
    Cliodhna ·
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    Hey there, Megan!

    I would advise the same time-saving methods as Valérie.

    Having the speeches during dinner is a great way to save time during your reception and will make the biggest impact to your timeline. Is this something you think you would consider?

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  • Ashley
    VIP August 2020 Ontario
    Ashley ·
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    You could also cut out a few things as well. you dont have to do all the traditional things everyone else does.!! if you want to do all of it i would extend the reception room for 4 hours instead or do speeches and cake cutting while people are eating.

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  • Valérie
    VIP September 2019 Quebec
    Valérie ·
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    You could:

    .Do the first dance right after your grand entrance;

    .Do the speeches during dinner;

    .Depending on how long dinner is, you could also do the parent/kid dance in there too;

    .Cake cutting right after dinner;

    .Finish off the reception with the bouquet/garter toss and invite everyone to join you at the disco

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  • Amelia
    Master October 2020 New Brunswick
    Amelia ·
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    You can do speeches during dinner, usually the head table is done eating by the time everyone else has been served. Then a first dance could happen while plates are cleared and cake could follow that. If there are a lot of speeches more could happen while people eat cake!
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