Reception Planning

A wedding reception is probably the biggest party you d your family will ever plan, and there is a lot involved.

Here is a list of the basics:

• The rental of the site itself.
• The theme for the decorations.
• Selection of a host or hostess.
•  Hiring of a professional staff or recruitment of volunteers.
• The food menu.
• The beverage menu.
• Entertainment and presentations, including the musical selections to be performed or played.
• The rental or purchase of equipment.
• The signing of the guest book.
• The order of the receiving line, if you choose to have one.
• The dance order.
• The toasts.
• The wedding cake.
• Seating charts for the bride's table and parents' table.
• Favors, if you choose to have them.
•   The bouquet throw and garter toss.
• The order of the reception.
• Arrangements for cleanup of the site.