Tips For Setting Your Reception Schedule
Author: George Meszaros

Wedding receptions normally last between three to five hours. A
careful planner should make a timetable. It is going to help
everyone involved with your wedding including your guests, your
caterer, the band, and the photographer. Keeping with the
planned schedule can enhance your and your guests' overall
experience.

Regardless of the style or the duration of your reception,
planning can benefit everyone. It is imperative that you plan
ahead and establish a sequence of events for your reception.
Spending time and effort before the wedding can save you from a
lot of confusion and unnecessary distractions on your wedding
day.

You can expect better results from any plan that is put in
writing. Be sure to give a copy to your wedding vendors, your
wedding attendants and family members so they know where they
need to be and when.

Be as detailed as possible when preparing your reception
itinerary. Include names, the order of events, specific
locations and song titles of special dances.

As you prepare your schedule, don't be too concerned about
exact times. The times on your schedule should act only as a
guide and to keep things moving in the right direction and make
sure that everything gets done! The order of events is more
important than the time of events. The order of events is up to
you, but once established you should stick with it.

Because wedding guests should not begin dancing until after the
bride and groom have had their first dance, some brides prefer
to do their first dance with their husband very early into the
reception, before dinner is served. Other brides prefer to do
it after dinner, when the "real dancing begins".

If you put in the effort to have every minute planned out, you
should complete the process by preparing a printed wedding and
reception schedule for your guests. Include the approximate
arrival time of the bride and groom, first dance, cake cutting,
special toasts to the bride and groom, picture taking, tossing
of the bride's bouquet and garter, etc. Getting everything
organized ahead of time helps you and your guests to have a
lovely wedding reception.


About The Author: George Meszaros
http://www.sweet-reflections.com