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Just Said Yes August 2018

Cocktail Hour Introduction

Rachel, on July 17, 2018 at 5:57 PM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 4

Hi! My fiance and I are really considering doing all of our separate group photos before the wedding and just our couple photos after the ceremony because we really want to enjoy cocktail hour with friends and family and also begin the greeting process. How do you think we should be introduced? Should cocktail hour be stopped and the DJ announce just us in? Or should we just walk in with no introduction (seems odd) and then do a formal big introduction with the whole wedding party & parents before dinner? HELP! Smiley smile

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Latest activity by Hannah, on July 18, 2018 at 9:35 AM
  • Chris
    Master February 2022
    Chris ·
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    Hey, Rachel! Smiley heart

    I think this is a great idea- gets photos done and maximizes your time with your guests! I would definitely still do an introduction during cocktail hour. Will the wedding party and parents be doing photos during the cocktail hour? Smiley ring

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  • Erika
    Expert April 2019
    Erika ·
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    This is exactly what we're wanting to do! Following because we haven't quite figured it out yet either.
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    Dedicated September 2018
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    We are planning on having all of our photos done before the ceremony including family photos. Our cocktail hour will be held on a deck just behind the ceremony area. My plan is to exit the ceremony and head to the bar haha. We won't have a separate introduction before cocktail hour, I don't know where we would go to even be introduced. We'll of course be introduced before the wedding but I don't think it's necessary for cocktail hour. I've had a few friends do it this way and they haven't been introduced at cocktail hour either.

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    Expert July 2019
    Hannah ·
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    We are doing all pictures before the wedding for this exact reason. We are doing a receiving line as guests enter cocktail hour so they will have all just talked to us. After the receiving line we are gonna take like 10 minutes to just relax and have a snack together before the reception madness. Then we will go to cocktail hour and not be announced. Then as everyone heads to their seats for dinner we will "go hide". Then we will do the grand entrance before dinner with the bridal party.
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