There are formulas you can use to help you plan your weddings. Here’s one we like…
Schedule first dances at dusk so it’s dark before the party gets started. Your dancing guests will thank you for that! Let’s call that 8:30 for now. Then you can go backwards from there. Dinner service starts an hour before that… give or take… so let’s go with 7:15 to plan in some margin. Plan on 20-30 minutes for your grand entrance, welcome and toasts, so you can get that started around 6:45. It takes 15-20 minutes for guests to transition from cocktail hour to their seats in the reception, so start that transition at 6:30. Cocktail hour is an hour-ish so call that 5:30. Which has your ceremony starting at 5:00. Voila!
Formulas are nice. But they can also be thrown out the window. Many couples today want their wedding to be different. They want more experience than production and there are countless ways to make that happen. One of easiest and most affordable ways however is usually the most overlooked.
If you want your wedding to feel different, change the very thing that feels the most familiar. Rethink the routine.
Here’s just a few changeups we’ve seen that were amazing!
- A brunch ceremony with a light lunch. Then throw a killer party later that night.
- Start later with a roaming reception to make it feel less like a dinner and more like a party.
- Late night candlelight ceremonies are mind blowing.
- Have your cocktail hour before the ceremony then head straight into a roaming reception.
- High participation ceremonies with speeches / praise and worship / traditions, etc.
With its flexible format, Record Box is ready for whatever you throw our way!