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Nearly every wedding reception follows the same running order, and there’s a reason for it: the sequence controls how the energy in the room builds. Get it right and the night carries itself. Get it wrong, toasts after the dance floor opens, cake cutting an hour too late, and you spend the evening trying to win people back.<\/p>\n

Below is the standard order of events, what each part is for, and roughly how long to give it. Treat the timings as a starting point for a five-hour reception and adjust from there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nearly every wedding reception follows the same running order, and there’s a reason for it: the sequence controls how the energy in the room builds. Get it right and the night carries itself. Get it wrong, toasts after the dance floor opens, cake cutting an hour too late, and you spend the evening trying to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":12181,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","category-weddings-engagements"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPlanning a Wedding Reception in Melbourne, FL: Order of Events<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Planning the order of events for a wedding reception in Melbourne, FL can be both exciting and overwhelming. 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