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Choosing Your Events

Keep it, skip it, or maybe, for every reception tradition, with what each one costs you in minutes and what to decide about it.

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There is no right or wrong list. Traditional does not mean required, not by any means, and it is your wedding, so say no where you want to. Keep, skip, or maybe for each one; every kept moment opens the questions I would ask you about it, and the minutes add up at the bottom so you can see what the dance floor is paying for.

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Kept 9 · 60 min of moments · Maybes 35 min
EventMinutesKeep, skip, maybe
Grand entrance10Keep Skip Maybe
First dance5Keep Skip Maybe
Welcome or blessing5Keep Skip Maybe
Toasts10Keep Skip Maybe
The meal60Keep Skip Maybe
Cake cutting5Keep Skip Maybe
Parent dances10Keep Skip Maybe
Anniversary dance5Keep Skip Maybe
Bouquet toss10Keep Skip Maybe
Garter5Keep Skip Maybe
Money dance15Keep Skip Maybe
Centerpiece giveaway5Keep Skip Maybe
Slideshow or montage5Keep Skip Maybe
The shoe game10Keep Skip Maybe
Special or sorority songs5Keep Skip Maybe
A surprise performance5Keep Skip Maybe
Last dance5Keep Skip Maybe
Send-off10Keep Skip Maybe
Put them on the clock