What is the proper sequence of events for a wedding reception?
Our wedding reception and ceremony will be held at the same site. I am having trouble planning the structure of the reception. We will be having a band, and I do not know if the band starts playing before or after dinner is served. When does the toast, the first dance, the cake cutting, the garter and bouquet toss take place? I would like to have about a half an hour cocktail/mingle session after the ceremony and then start with the reception. Please offer some helpful advice.
Our wedding reception is a few months after our wedding, should be still do a garter and bouquet toss?
We had a destination wedding on May 9th with only immediate family. We are having our official wedding reception on August 15th, I have been tossing the idea of a bouquet and garter toss around in my head, but I don’t know if it would be appropriate so long after the actual wedding.
Is a destination wedding reception the same as a traditional reception?
If a couple gets married far away and then has a celebration back at home later, are the activities pretty much the same as a traditional wedding reception? First dance, champagne toast, cutting the cake, father/daughter dance, bouquet & garter toss, and so on? What are normal activities for a formal destination wedding celebration?