Cape Cod Wedding Ceremony and Reception Timeline

General flow of events for your Cape Cod Wedding Ceremony & Reception

Feel free to modify this order to suit your own preference

1. Guests arrive and are seated for your wedding ceremony
2. Wedding ceremony – woo hoo!
3. Wedding reception begins with a cocktail hour
4. Arrival of your guests at the reception site
5. Introduction of the Bride and Groom (usually into their first dance)
6. Bride and Groom’s First Dance
7. Toast
8. Blessing
9. Dinner
10. Cake cutting
11. Special parent dance – Bride and her father
12. 2nd Special parent dance (optional) – Groom and his mother
13. Invite everyone to begin dancing (dance floor officially opens)
14. Dancing usually starts with slower songs, then the tempo builds
15. Last Dance (farewell song) – Let the DJ know if you want guests to make a circle around the Bride and Groom
16. Wedding Planner Sheets (3 Pages – pdf) Print this out and use to organize and outline the flow of your reception