What is important to you in planning a wedding reception?

How do you determine what is important in planning a Wedding Reception?
What is essential to you about your wedding reception? Rate the following areas on a scale from 1 to 10. The scale is as follows: 1 being very low or no importance; 5 being medium importance; and 10 being extremely important. Once you have completed the rating, then you are able to determine where your planning focus must occur. Below, Wedding Reception Entertainment is broken down as an example of the many components to take into consideration.

Basic Wedding Reception Elements:
1. Venue _____
2. Food _____
3. Beverages _____
4. Cake _____
5. Decorations _____
6. Flowers _____
7. Entertainment _____

Wedding Reception Entertainment:
Music (overall)
1. Control over sound volume _____
2. Control over musical content _____
3. “No-play” list followed _____
4. Master of Ceremonies _____

Music (up through the traditions)
1. Cocktail/Dinner music at a lower volume so guests may talk _____
2. Dinner music (appropriate to match the formality of event) _____
3. Traditional songs meaningful _____
4. Announcements made for specific events _____

Music (after traditions are completed)
1. Overall tone of celebration (_______________________) _____
2. Music ONLY that the Bride and Groom want to hear _____
3. Wide variety of music available _____
4. Mixture of guest’s requests and Bride & Groom –pre-requests _____
5. “No-play” list guidelines _____
6. Party facilitator/interaction _____
7. Guest participation songs (ex. Chicken Dance, YMCA, etc) _____
Components of a Wedding Reception Notes
1. Cocktail (hour) _____
2. Introduction of Bride & Groom _____
3. Introduction of Wedding Party _____
4. Prayer/Blessing before meal _____
5. Dinner _____
6. Toasts _____
7. Cake Cutting _____
8. First Dance _____
9. Wedding Party Dance _____
10. Bride/Father Dance _____
11. Groom/Mother Dance _____
12. Bouquet Toss _____
13. Garter Removal/Toss _____
14. Anniversary Dance _____
15. Dollar Dance _____
16. Other Traditional Dances _____
17. Party Music _____
18. Closing/Ending Songs _____