-Is there handicap accessibility if this a consideration for us?  

- Do we need to hire caterers and/ or a wait staff?

- If we have a live band, are the acoustics good? Will they have access to all the outlets and things they'll need?

When?

The wedding reception can be immediately after your ceremony or late in the evening, depending on the proximity to the ceremony site, and what you plan to provide in terms of food and drink.   For example, if you are working on a very tight budget and can't provide a full dinner for your guests, you can hold a later reception (after-dinner hours) for drinks and cake.   Be sure that if you go this route, though, you include this information on the invitations, so people don't keep asking where the buffet is.

The last to arrive to the reception location is likely to be the wedding party, who often have photos taken beforehand. The last ones to leave the reception should generally be the groom and the bride, but times have changed, and special circumstances sometimes dictate that folks will need to leave at different times according to their lives and schedules.

What?

The reception is where all the guests gather for food, drinks, wedding toasts or speeches and entertainment.   Everyone will have a great time, and the night will go smoothly if you have a clear plan of how the reception will go well in advance.

Choose your MC wisely. This should be someone with a great personality who rubs people the right way and doesn't tend to get too controversial.   The MC should be outgoing, well-spoken, trustworthy, and funny.

 

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