I’m undecided!!!

I would do dinner before so guests don’t get hungry waiting. We did dinner first.

9 PM seems late for dinner. We went to a wedding where the cocktail hour started at 7:30 PM, dinner was served around 10:30 PM. Even though cocktail hour had a ton of food, it was WAY too late and we were starving/exhausted by dinner. We did our first dance upon introductions, guests were seated to a plated salad during our dance. Then they went to the buffet, then speeches, then parent dances at the end opened the dance floor.

We did: grand entrance, speeches, dinner, cake cutting, dances. 9 is way too late to be starting dinner.

I agree with above. 9 pm is very late for dinner. Kidding, even your cocktail hour is rather late start time. A lot of people I know pointedly stop eating by the time that your cocktail hour is just beginning! By 9 pm, your guests would likely be famished.

Yes, it would be too long for your guests to eat at 9pm. Have them eat before dances. You could start the dances while people are still eating, but I would wait until everyone has had a chance to get food.

Woah 9p is super late. I went to a wedding where dinner serves at 8 and I was already like God this is so late

Suggest you do it before and 9 pm is too late for dinner. Last thing you want are hangry guests.

Thank you all so much for your feed back!!!
I literally have no clue what I’m doing (clearly)😂
Middle eastern weddings normally start at 7/7:30! So that’s the only reason why dinner would be so late either way😅😅😅
Im contemplating a late dinner because my photographer has me on a specific limit! (4 continuous hours, starting from “Getting Ready” up until the Reception. So my fear would be that ill be out of time to capture the dances I want
Dances:
First Dance
Mom Daughter Dance
Traditional Dance

View Quoted Comment Lmao. Oh gosh no😂

View Quoted Comment 10:30😱😱
I like your timeline! Will take that into consideration for sure

View Quoted Comment Thank you for your suggestion!!!🥰🥰

I agree with previous posters, 9 for dinner is too late.

we’re doing: grand entrance/welcome speech at 7:30, dinner at 7:45, and all danced after dinner (around 8:30).

Nice!! Okay noted!!! Thank you so much🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

As a guest who went to my FH's cousin's wedding that was heavy on apps (I am talking buffet tables miles long of apps) then served a filet mignon dinner I was not hungry by dinner, which was served very very late around 9pm. I wasn't interested in eating dinner that late and ate too many apps lol. I would do the dinner before dancing for sure! With only a half hour for cocktails and apps you should be fine serving dinner right after that