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JJAF, on February 12, 2018 at 8:05 PM Posted in Planning 0 10

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I received my proposal from the reception and was wondering what everyone’s thoughts for this was?

5:30pm-6:00pm - traditional Chinese tea ceremony
6:00pm-7:00pm - Cocktail Hour
7:00pm-7:30pm- Introduction, cake cutting, speeches, and toast
7:30pm - 8:30 pm - dinner
8:30 pm- 12 a.m. - cocktails and dancing

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Latest activity by Gipperkm, on February 13, 2018 at 7:58 AM

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Samantha · on February 12, 2018 at 9:14 PM
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Why can’t you start dinner and do the intro while salad is being served? No reason to make people wait to eat for that.
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JJAF · on February 12, 2018 at 9:43 PM
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Maybe I should be clearer. I did not come up with the timeline, but this is what they gave me in the proposal. I wanted to see if anyone thought it was weird or if it was fine
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Samantha · on February 12, 2018 at 9:46 PM
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I would do all of the speeches during salad and entrees. You have a captive audience and they aren’t just sitting there hungry. Are you serving the cake you’re cutting? If not, I’d wait until later to cut the cake.
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m&j18 · on February 13, 2018 at 12:00 AM
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What is a traditional Chinese tea ceramong like? Is the the actual wedding vows? Or is all of this after the wedding? Sorry to sound ignorant, I'm really curious!
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Married and Loving It! · on February 13, 2018 at 12:23 AM
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Are you having appetizers during cocktail hour? If there is food I don’t think it is a bad timeline- if not people might get really hungry waiting for dinner.
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JJAF · on February 13, 2018 at 7:01 AM
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Yes, we are!
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JJAF · on February 13, 2018 at 7:05 AM
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Hi! It’s not - it’s a separate ceremony that’s usually private. We will only be having immediate family there for the tea ceremony. Essentially the bride and groom pay respects to their elders (parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles). The bride and groom kneel in front of their elders and pour tea to them. In exchange the elders give words of luck or blessing and a red envelope filled with some money. The parents give gold bracelets and necklaces to the bride that is essentially used as a “dowry” or gifted to put in a safe in the event we were to go bankrupt we have gold to pawn. Not ignorant- thank you for asking!!
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The Nuptials · on February 13, 2018 at 7:13 AM
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This is beautiful!

when are vows? At another location? Church? If so what are your guests doing for that gap?
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JJAF · on February 13, 2018 at 7:35 AM
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Vows are at a nearby cathedral. There would only be a 30-minute gap, so that can be used for traveling, arriving early for cocktail hour, using the restroom, going to their hotel to freshen up or change, etc.
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Gipperkm · on February 13, 2018 at 7:58 AM
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Every wedding I've been to except for one, had the speeches and toast during dinner, so people didn't have to wait to eat. The one that had the speeches before dinner, well, the food was buffet style and was cold by the time dinner was served. It didn't help that the men who gave toasts talked for 20-30 each and no one stopped them. I would do speeches and the toast during dinner. Also, it seems odd to have the cake cutting before dinner. Seems like that should happen later.
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