Skipping the wedding party entrance

Well I think its weird to me since grand marches are in the middle of the reception, and we don't do the first dance until after dinner for all the weddings I've been to. But it seems like most people have the first dance before dinner?

We skipped it and I don't really think anybody cares. We did pictures with our families and BP first so they were already at the reception and the DJ just announced DH and I.

Thanks everyone, the comments make me feel better since I've been getting weird looks from people when I tell them I don't want to have a grand entrance/march!

I don't think anyone will really care if you skip it.

Only FH and I will be announced.

Yes we are skipping it. I would never even notice. I honestly couldn't care less who the wedding party is as a guest. I'm there for the bride and groom.

We skipped that. We were introduced and went straight to the 1st dance, mother son dance and toast.

We're totally skipping it. The goal is to get FH to the cocktail hour ASAP after the ceremony, because we're having live Irish music, which was something he really wanted (he wanted it for the whole reception, actually, but I nope-d out on that one and we compromised--Irish singer for cocktails, DJ for dinner and dancing). We will just wander in, mingle and enjoy the music, then at 6PM, start the parade to the buffet. We'll do some tables after we eat, then at 7PM, cut the cake, say some thanks (that's when we'll probably recognize our BP and FH's parents--mine are both deceased), do our dance, and then open the floor for gettin' down. Cake will be served to the tables and people can eat it at their leisure. Neither of us particularly enjoy being the center of attention, and I've always found those WWF-style BP introductions cringeworthy. I don't feel the need to be announced or introduced. Presumably everyone there knows who we are [And I'm not changing my name, so there's no big thrill of hearing "Mr. & Mrs. Yadda-Yadda" for the first time.]

We are skipping. We're limited in the amount of time we have during the reception, so we will do without

I've actually only been to one wedding that DID introduce the entire wedding party. All the others only introduced the bride and groom, if they did formal introductions at all.

View Quoted Comment YES! Agreed

I’m glad so many people are open to skipping this. My wedding is a year 1/2 our but it popped into my head today. I personally just want people to have fun and skip the cheesy stuff. I don’t like a lot of attention on me and there will already be enough between the ceremony and first dance. 😊

FH doesnt want to be announced because he doesnt want the DJ messing up names and we really want minimal announcements. So I'm fine either way. I dont think it's weird to not do it.
The wedding party is listed on our program so it's not like nobody will have zero idea who any of them are

I wasn’t sure if it was ok to skip, but my bridal party aren’t really for it and I think it’s cheesy and awkward for everyone involved lol so we’re definitely skipping it

I hadn’t thought about it, but after reading this thread I may suggest to my fiancé that we skip the wedding party intro. We will have a couple quick pictures with them after the ceremony, but then we’re having them go enjoy cocktail hour while my husband and I have our pictures, and cocktail hour is in the same room as dinner. So maybe just my husband and I will get announced. We also are having a small wedding (55?) and I find some of these finer details just don’t make sense for our reception.

We just walked in with everyone -- but our wedding was nice and small.