No Grand Entrance?

If you want one, then I think it could still be doable. People do not need to be seated for you two to be introduced.

Our entrance is going to be right at the end of cocktail hour - since our dinner and cocktails are in separate rooms, no one will be seated for ours, they will be mingling and standing. However, if you don't want to do a grand entrance for whatever reason, I think that would be fine as well.

Even if you don't plan a grand entrance, everyone at your wedding will be really excited to see you for the first time as a married couple and will probably cheer and congratulate you anyway. You might as well plan for it

We are doing a grand entrance/first dance combo. At the end of cocktail hr (& our pictures) we will walk in & go right into 1st dance. Then it's first in line for buffet dinner.

I think if you can make it fit & flow, then having a grand entrance is fun. After all, if may not be just your day, but you & FH are the center of attention, why not enjoy it lol

I'm trying to figure out how we are going to do a grand entrance when the ceremony and the reception are both on our back lawn LOL! I was thinking of just having the DJ introduce us as Mr and Mrs when we have our first dance.

Thanks for your input ladies!

We're hoping to be there for part of our appy hour. We don't want to do the first dance until after dinner nor do I want the buffet line to start right away, so what can we do when we come in and people are still just hanging out? I feel like it will awkward because we get introduced and...then what? I don't know if I'm making sense! I just can't see in my mind how this is going to work..

We will go out during cocktail hour to get some of our guests greetings done. Then we will go back to our room and wait and will have our "grand entrance" and first dance.

Alina: You could also do your toasts in that blank time between cocktail & dinner. I know alot of people do it after dinner, but perhaps as an idea it could be good to do it before everyone is full of good food & alcohol. Cocktail hopefully noone is dead drunk yet. But I'm assuming shortly after dinner is when alcohol flows & that usually means you might get a few drunk toasts fully of slurring & dirty jokes lol. Just an idea...

Yeah that is a good idea Tiffiny! I thought that FH and I could do a "thank you for coming and have fun" speech after we come in maybe.

That also might be a good time for you both to mingle with your guests and spend a little time with them before everyone sits down for dinner.

We are doing a grand entrance/first dance before dinner is served. While our guests are being served, FH, I and the BP will mingle with our guest for awhile before we sit down to eat.