Reception Entrance Help

DH and I were the only ones introduced at our wedding. Everyone took photos after the ceremony and our wedding party was released to cocktail hour while we took individual photos. So they were all already with all our other guests and DH and I made our entrance later.

I think you can take it or leave it. We have a small party and decided it wouldn't be worth the effort of holding them back from the cocktail hour just so they could walk in with us. So we are just doing our entrance. If you have a planner or one of the members of the wedding party to corral people then that would work.

Our wedding party is small, so they will be introduced. We will be introduced and go right into our first dance....following by us doing a short welcome speech, blessing and then dinner will be served.

We are having our party go into cocktail hour before us, since we are going to be taking some photos before we join everyone.

My husband and I had some family member's introduced (like my mom, brother, sister-in-law & niece, my husband's parents and my grandparents), followed by our bridal party, and then we were introduced last. My husband's sister's and brother-in-law were in the wedding party so they got introduced with the bridal party.

I'd say if all of the dancing is taking place outside, add it in your timeline for your bridal party to meet somewhere 10 minutes or so before introductions begin. That way you have enough time to hunt people down if you plan on introducing your bridal party.

This is what we are doing. Bridal party (my sisters and his brother) and then our daughter and then us going right into first dance.

Oh and I plan to be at the cocktail hour and then go out to get introduced. This has been the norm with weddings I've gone to.

Our entire bridal party was introduced, as well as us. However, we were introduced at cocktail hour, not at the conclusion of dinner. By that time, everyone has already seen you...

In and out is the problem. You could do intros of whoever, welcome, toasts, etc and then invite people outside for first dance as the first dance can act as a signal for the party to start. I think we’re doing cut cutting between salad and main entree. It will be on dance floor so we need it removed.