Equally important would be who to put in charge to coordinate each itinerary. A friend of mine who did not look into such details ended up not even knowing who played her wedding march-in music too early while the groom was still on the phone. Consequently, she had to rush out to find him as the parents-in-law had already marched-in ahead of them.
We also discussed our dinner program with Shangkar, the Bankers event manager, and took into consideration his recommendations. In the end, this was what we decided on:
- Cocktail reception with live pianist and pre-wedding album display & slideshow.
- March-Down ceremony.
- Unity Candle ceremony.
- (We had not originally planned for this but Kin Yuen, the best man, spontaneously arranged an orderly dinner hall March-In since we already had the music for it - guests first, followed by the bride’s parents, groom’s parents and lastly, the bride and groom.)
- Dinner starts, with the Bankers staff having their own food presentation ceremony.
- During the 4th dish: Cake-Cutting and Toasting ceremony (cake to be served together with dessert).
- During the 5th dish: Groom’s Music Performance.
- During the 6th and 7th dishes (we had requested for the fish and fried rice to be served together): Chen Chen & Sam’s Music Performance, and a multimedia Presentation “Gift” from a group of 8 student guests.
- After the Presentation: Table-to-Table Toasting (the 8th dish to be served in the midst of those numerous table visits).
- After dinner: Guests to be invited to the dance floor to witness the wedding couple’s First Dance.
- Guests to join in on the dance floor and continue dancing while the bride and groom (together with their parents) proceed to the reception area to bid farewell to (non-dancing) guests.
- (It turned out that we only bade farewell to a handful of guests while the rest were either on the dance floor or were just hanging out at the reception area enjoying the nice atmosphere. With so many guests still staying back and not ready to call it a night yet, we took Shangkar’s suggestion to perform the Bridal Bouquet Tossing ceremony).
