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In our modern times acceptable wedding activities have expanded to not just the traditional activities like First Dance, Bouquet and Garter toss and so on. Today’s wedding will sometimes include other activities that keep the party upbeat and lively. Now again this would be entirely up to the bride and groom’s taste as to whether or not they would want these activities.

Here are a few activities to consider:

The CONGA LINE is a fun activity to get the guests motivated and out of their seats and on to the dance floor. We find it’s most successful when lead by the wedding party starting with the bride then the groom, followed by the rest of the wedding party and then family and friends. It should be lively and exciting. You now have a full dance floor and can go on to next song with a dance floor full of people.

CENTERPIECE GIVEAWAY
During the meal, the D.J. will ask someone at each table to hold up a dollar bill. When the music plays, the dollar bill is to be passed around the table counter-clockwise (to the right). When the music is stopped, the person holding the dollar is to become the In-Charge for the rest of the guests at the table during the remainder of the reception. They are to make sure that anybody who needs a drink or anything else, will get serviced. That peson keeps the dollar for their efforts in this regard. Now the folks who initially held up the dollar bills have just bought themselves the table centerpiece! (Very fun game to get the crowd motivated.)

ELECTRIC SLIDE – A very well known and simple line dance which crosses over into many different styles of music. There are even some Electric Slides that are not of the country genre but are more pop and one mix even has a techno feel to it.

LINE DANCING is very popular. There are many different country-swing style songs that do nicely for this activity. This well known line dance is for those who are familiar with country line dancing. If this is among your song and style choices, I would think that many of your guests would also enjoy country music.

THE TWIST – Tried and true, this tune is fun for young and old. It brings them out on the floor. Most guests are very well acquainted with this piece and know how to move to the beat.

Getting all the men to sing “You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling” to all the girls, or just to the Bride is a lot of fun. Also, your DJ can come around with a wireless microphone to those who like to “ham it up” and sing a love song to the Bride and Groom. This game is one that will definitely be remembered.

There is a wealth of activities that can be done at a wedding reception. Our games page has dozens of different ideas and suggestions. If you are looking for an even broader list of game ideas, give us a call.

As the guests arrive from the Ceremony site, they will come in to the reception hall, get oriented to the room and start socializing. This is generally known as the Cocktail Hour or social hour. Some nice easy listening music played lightly in the background works well for this.

The Bride, Groom and the bridal party will begin to arrive after post-ceremonial photographs are taken. The DJ/MC (Master of Ceremonies) and Coordinator will organize a “Grand Entrance“ aka “Bridal Party Announcement”. There are many great songs that will accompany this event.

As everybody finds their seat and people start to think about eating, the Best Man will be the first to propose a Champaign Toast to the Bride and Groom. It is then traditional with many faiths that a Blessing be made before the meal.

Then the Dinner or lunch announcement is made. The Bride & Groom are the first to be served.

Toward the end of the meal the Bride and Groom, having been fed first, will begin a Table Visitation to thank their guests for sharing their wedding day with them. The Emcee could go into a variety of activities during this time, such as a Centerpiece Givaway, the longest married couple, the furthest travelled, etc.

As the post-meal activities end, it is generally the time to begin a block of dancing. Traditionally, the Bride and Groom will have a chosen personal favorite song for their First Dance. This is usually followed by various appropriate family dances, such as the Father/Daughter Dance and the Mother/Son Dance. This may be followed by inviting the Bridal Party out on the dance floor to get things moving a little more. The dance floor then gets opened up for everyone to join in the fun.

After about a half hour or so of dance floor excitement, the Cake Cutting is announced. Everyone is invited to the wedding cake to witness the bride and groom cutting and sharing the first taste of their cake, afterwhich, the cake will be served up for the guests by the vendors.

This can be a good time to start off a Money Dance or an Honor Dance. This activity is a chance for each guest to be able to have a one on one dance with the bride and groom – usually to the beat of soft love songs and ballads. If it’s a Money Dance, the guests may offer monetary gifts to the couple.

As the DJ sees the Honor Dance line finish off, more popular dance songs are put on to get the crowd going again on the dance floor. Then within this new block of dancing, the guests should be quite warmed up to doing the Bouquet Toss and Garter Removal. These traditions are to signify that whichever unmarried lady catches the bouquet will be the next to get married as well as the bachelor who catches the garter.

From there, dancing may commence until it is time for a Send Off of the newlyweds or a Last Dance for the event.