Wedded8611: Should I have some kind of entertainment for cocktail hour at my wedding?
I am planning my wedding for August of this year and was wondering if it is necessary to have entertainment for cocktail hour. Is that the norm? If so what kind? Cocktail hour is outside on patio reception is inside, so the DJ will already be set up inside. I definitely don’t the DJ to have to tear down and set up again especially in front of guests so I will have to hire all new entertainment. HELP!
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Answer by truefirstedition
Some people have low music playing during cocktail hour, but that really isn’t necessary. Most guests would just prefer to mingle, chat, and enjoy the nice weather. Think about cocktail parties – the “entertainment” is the opportunity to talk and spend time with friends. Same for cocktail hour. No need to provide anything structured.
I don’t think so. Having the bar open should be entertainment enough. Your guests will mingle and talk about how gorgeous you both looked, you don’t need to spend more money on separate entertainment.Answer by Messykatt
Not at all. In fact, I’ve never heard of this. People will be mingling and it’s just a chatfest waiting for the important people to arrive!Answer by Because I Said So
you can ask your DJ to have a set of speakers outside where the cocktail hour will be, that’s what I did. don’t worry, it doesn’t require him to tear down and set up all his equipment after the cocktail hour. I had him set up 1 set of speakers & a mic for our officiant, 1 set of speakers on the porch where dinner was served, and his main setup inside the ballroom for after dinner dancing. I think he charged me $ 50 extra. the other thing you can do is hire strings to play, I had that also. I contacted the music dept of the local college and asked if any students would play my wedding, and I hired a violin and cello for 2 hours. they played my ceremony music and part of the cocktail hour, then the DJ started up when they left.Answer by Resist Wedding Industry Lies
What is more important, the photographer’s schedule or your duty to your guests? Be there with a proper receiving line when your guests arrive. if *YOU* can’t be bothered to be at your party, then why in the would would *I* want to bother with it? Maybe your photographer will stick around for a drink and send you a gift; he can have my place since I will be leaving as soon as I realize that you have taken a leave of absence from your own party in order to do something more important. And no, I won’t be sending a gift.
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