What Should An Hors D’oeuvres Wedding Reception Timeline Look Like?
We’re having a short wedding…the ceremony is 3:00-3:30pm, and we want the reception to end by 6pm since we’re not serving a full dinner. We are going to have hors d’oeuvres, and we definitely want to include cake cutting, first dances and toasts. Does anyone have a good idea for a timeline? Let people start eating right away? When we get done taking pictures should we do the dances first so that people know they can dance?
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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!
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.
let people eat right away !