| Cocktail Hour | Guests Arrive at the Reception Site |
| Grand Entrance |
- Wedding Entourage
- Bride and Groom
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| Blessing
(Optional) | Blessing of the food, the bride and groom, and all the wedding attendees |
| Toast | Toasting the Happy Couple |
| Forks at the Ready! | Bon Appetit! |
| Cake | Cutting the Cake |
| The "First" Dance |
- Bride and Groom Dance
- Father of the bride and the bride dance while Groom dances with his mother
- Bride dances with her new father-in-law and Groom dances with his new mother-in-law
- Best Man and Maid/Matron of Honor join the dancing
- Guests join in the dance
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| Bouquet Toss | All the single women in attendance are gathered to catch the tossed bouquet |
| Garter Toss | All the single men in attendance are gathered to catch the tossed garter belt |
| Dancing and Fun | More Dancing and perhaps some games.
-The one who catches the bouquet and the one who catches the garter will kiss and the garter catcher will slip the garter onto the leg of the one who caught the bouquet. So the process will continue to the next wedding...
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