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Janessa
Devoted June 2013

Cake cutting and bouquet toss timing?

Janessa, on March 22, 2013 at 9:33 PM Posted in Planning 0 3

I'm trying to figure out the timing of events at the reception. I've seen all the timelines that have been posted here before but still have questions...

1. I have my DJ until 1am. I asked what time they'd suggest doing the cake cutting and they said 9:50pm and then right after the late night snacks would be brought out. Is 9:50 pm too late to cut the cake?

2. Does the bouquet toss usually happen before or after the cake is cut?

Useful info: FH and I will be staying until the end if the reception.

The venue does not need to cut the cake for us because we're having cupcakes.

I think my issue is that my reception seems to be going a lot later than other receptions and I think that might be throwing the timing off for me.

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Latest activity by Grethell, on August 17, 2021 at 1:26 AM
  • Angie B
    VIP August 2012
    Angie B ·
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    We did toss after the cake. I think the time depends on your guest age and personality, if they are late night people or younger then that time will probably be ok, if crowd is older not used to being up late then yes it may be a little too late, maybe something closer to 9pm. A lot of people will leave after the cake cutting.

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  • Danielle
    Super June 2013
    Danielle ·
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    I put a rough draft together today of my order of events. Hope this helps. (My ceremony and reception are at the same location, back to back, from 7PM until 12 midnight.)

    7- Ceremony Starts

    7:20 ceremony ends

    7:30 buffet starts

    7:50 Who Was It Game

    8:15 First Dance

    9:00 Cake Cutting

    9:30 Bouquet Toss

    9:40 Garter Toss

    11:50 Last Song

    11:55 Send off

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  • Grethell
    Just Said Yes December 2021
    Grethell ·
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    Hey I was curious to know where on this timeline did you account for pictures? Did you do a first look? Did you take pictures in the 10 minutes after the ceremony??
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