Grand Entrance... Then What?

Yeah after the grand entrance we went right into the first dance because we figure all eyes on us already

My wife gave a welcome speech then dinner began.

We decided that we aren't going to do a receiving line after the ceremony and instead we are going to walk around and greet guests after our entrance. We only have 50 guests and an hour of downtime between when we get there and dinner so I anticipate being able to get to most, if not all, of our guests before dinner. That could be a good option.

We did a "grand entrance" of just my husband and I - all guests and wedding party already seated at the dinner tables. The DJ had a mic set up near our head table and when we walked in (we took the long way around the room to get max face time walking the room) we gave a quick welcome, thank you for coming, thanks to our families, wedding party, etc. followed by a quick cheers of drinks and then let dinner commence!

Our dance floor and dining hall are in separate rooms so we figured our grand entrance is going to be through the dance floor we might as do our first dance then too! I would think going to dinner after a grand entrance would be just fine! It's what you prefer

Are you having a prayer before dinner? Once everyone sits after grand entrance, that's usually a good transition.

We did our first dance right away. If you don't want to, you could do your grand entrance then say a quick thank you speech?

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We thought about that, too, but we aren't really dancers so we want people to come dance with us halfway through our song

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That sounds like a good idea. Did people approach you two during dinner?

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That sounds lovely We have about 200 guests attending (probably) and so I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to do that kind of thing with our short timeline. But that sounds like it'll be awesome!

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I am leaning towards something along these lines Thank you so much!

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Thank you I'm sure your grand entrance is going to be fabulous

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We are! I am leaning towards having my Dad welcome (as father of the bride), praying for food, and then having dinner commence. We will give our thank yous after the other toasts

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Thank you so much! I am pretty sure this is what we'll do

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Cut the cake? I think I will do that between salad and dinner. Talk to your venue about flow. It might help.

We did a sword fight skit with our friends.

...But we're actors.

You can always have speeches, there, or just do the first dance. Talk with your DJ and your venue coordinator. They have a good grasp of these things.

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Oh my gosh, a sword fight! That one would've never crossed my mind Your wedding day sounds amazing.

We'll probably do a welcome speech. Thanks for your input, Rebecca!

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Thank you so much!

You brought up some good points.. I thought I was clear with what I wanted but you're right do you want to just start eating (because you'll probably be starving by then) or start greeting/dancing? do you have wedding planners? My venue came with a wedding planning team so I should probably see what people usually do before I decide 🤔