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Just Said Yes October 2021

Reception Ideas that do not include dancing

Vanessa, on April 24, 2021 at 6:51 PM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 4

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Hey! My fiance and I don't dance, nor does most of our family so there will be no DJ but we will have music playing over a couple of speakers throughout the day. I was thinking of doing the cocktail hour, then go right into dinner, then speeches. After that, it would be another social hour(s) until people head out. I feel like this isn't enough. We will have between 60-70 people at a hotel. Will be a cash bar as well as not many drink in our family.

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Latest activity by KYLIE, on April 24, 2021 at 9:08 PM

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Michelle · on April 24, 2021 at 7:05 PM
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Generally when there is no dancing, guests will mingle for a couple hours max and then head out. No one is bored by that either.
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Pirate & 60s Bride · on April 24, 2021 at 7:09 PM
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I’ve been to several weddings (including mine) that didn’t have dancing. Cocktail hour, dinner, dessert and nice background music is enough. But active food stations are fun, interactive and practical. Like a pasta station for dinner, or fancy coffee/tea bar with dessert.
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Christy · on April 24, 2021 at 7:36 PM
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We are having a similar reception. I am consider games (shoe game, trivia) after speeches. We’re also serving pre-ceremony cocktails & having a cocktail hr after the ceremony & of course an open bar. By the time dinner is over, no one will realize there is no dance floor.
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KYLIE · on April 24, 2021 at 9:08 PM
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We didn’t have dancing, and had a similar number of guests—we had a cocktail hour and a half with stations to encourage mingling and then moved to a different space for the dinner reception, which started off with about 15 minutes of speeches, then dinner for about 2.5 hours. No games or entertainment beyond a violinist and surprise parrot at cocktail hour and background music from speakers during dinner.
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