What does reception include

The reception usually includes:

- A meal or food option

- Drinks (open or cash bar)

- Speeches

- Any wedding games including garter toss, or bouquet toss

- Dancing depending on your style of wedding

It is up to you how you format your day however, so you can do the games first and then food, or speeches first, etc.

Typically you see people invited to the Ceremony AND reception (for all thats mentioned above), or people just invited to the Ceremony or people just invited to the reception. Having people come part of the way through the reception can be really tricky.

I'm pretty sure those are part of the reception. Unless you can give them a specific time to attend which will be after those events that you may not want them in.

Thanks we aren’t having a dinner we’re habing snacks right after ceremony while we take photos ... Then having late lunch at 10pm

I guess it depends on if you are trying to avoid paying for them meal wise. Some of these things are spread throughout dinner. So speeches, bouquet toss, games tend to be done between courses with music starting after dessert. Some guests I will be inviting for the later in the evening part of dancing mainly to save money and because they are someone we want to invite but aren't in the must come list.

I’d assume that if you’re inviting them to the reception then it’s for the entire thing (including first dance, bouquet toss, etc.).