We have talked a lot on The Willrich Wedding Planner’s Blog
about what makes wedding guests happy.
Again and again I have preached timing and flow, the two most important
concepts of your event. Timing refers to
your timeline, when are events to happen, how long is each event. Flow is how you move from one event to the
next. Each event (such as the grand
entrance, the first dance, welcomes) should flow seamlessly into the next
without any “watch checking”.
I was reading an article about Colin Cowie and he talks
about he like to makes sure a new event, or interesting moment happens before
the guests have time to look at their watch.
What a great statement. By the time a guest is looking at his watch he
has gone from “wow this is cool” to “when is this going to end”.
The biggest complaints by guests are that things just drag
on. If you ever watch the show Four
Weddings you know that once those brides start checking their watches, they are
going to start finding fault. “Watch
checking” starts when the ceremony does not start on time, when cocktail hour runs to long (45 minutes
at the most, with 15 minutes to get guests inside and seated) when dinner takes
too long to start or too long to finish up.
There are always the dreaded toasts that run on and on. You may think it is sweet but after the
second one your guests are bored and watch checking begins.
When setting up your timeline be aware of these things and
make sure you have professionals in place to assure an excellent timeline and
an enjoyable flow to your event.
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