Pre-Reception - About 20 minutes

You and your beautiful new wife, along with your parents and her parents will form what is called a receiving line atthe reception . Guests will enter the reception room and you'll greet them as they do. The receiving line is great fun. You get to spend approximately 3.5 seconds with each person, and, in the case of your wife's family and friends, just enough time to realize you can't remember their names, or aren't sure if they really are family or friends.

The Reception - About 2 hours

Food, drink and speeches. That's about all you need to know, other than when, exactly, you'll be making yours. Make sure you've had a discussion with your wedding master of ceremonies a couple of days before the reception and, ideally, the night before as well. He has to keep things rolling otherwise it will be painfully slow between courses and toasts.

Post Reception - All Night Long (that is, until you leave)

The beginning of the end of the wedding. Have a great time. You'll leave at some point with your bride, earlier in the evening, leaving your guests to party.

Wedding Night Sex - About 7.5 minutes, if at all

You, of course, have other important things to take care of. There's no shame in leaving the reception at midnight to retire to your hotel room. It is, after all, your wedding night. If you're too tired for wedding night love making, then don't worry about it. Unless, of course, it's your first time, and having saved all that energy, desire and passion for wedding night will be quite a relief, we'd expect. Click here for some wedding night performance tips.

Gift Opening

Traditionally, around noon the next day, the bride and groom will re-appear and open presents. "A cutting board and salad mixer combo!" you'll grin, with a great big, and likely less than real, smile. You're in the home stretch now.

Bon Voyage

You say your goodbyes, and if you've planned it all well, will be whisked away to the airport for the honeymoon of a lifetime.

And that's how this whirlwind wedding will go. Don't be late!

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