Cocktail Wedding Reception Etiquette

Get our advice on wedding reception seating to encourage mingling cocktail parties should have fewer seats than there are guests.

Cocktail wedding reception etiquette. Add cuff links and a silk tie with a dark charcoal gray or black suit for a semi formal evening wedding. Simply word your invitations like this. So at least no one was stuck.

Get all our tips on wedding invitation wording to clarify that you re hosting a cocktail party not a five course meal clearly state cocktail reception or cocktails and hors d oeuvres to follow set the soirée earlier and include an end time by saying something like cocktail reception to follow 5 to 8 p m. A ceremony followed by a simple 2 hour cake and punch reception is a perfectly proper celebration for a wedding on a. For a big scale function ensure ample seating arrangement before the party begins.

Please join us for a cocktail reception after the ceremony. Shoes should be oxfords clean leather loafers or wing tips. I wanted a cake and punch reception which exists in the us but there s no real equivalent in france so on the.

Guests arrive greet each other and you and generally get into party mode. We ll we did have seating. Provide chairs for approximately 50 percent of your total guest count.

Cocktail hour is what transforms your wedding into a full scale soiree. A morning wedding followed by a. Cocktail attire generally indicates a two piece suit buttoned shirt and tie.

The cocktail hour kicks off the wedding reception and can last for an hour or perhaps an hour and a half. If you can t afford to provide a full dinner for your drinking and dancing late into the night reception then you need to consider other options. Guests arrive greet each other and you and generally get into party mode.