Making Merry

Making Merry

May 12th, 2010 @ 9:42 am by Mrs. Pug
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So, guests found their tables. And hopefully they looked at their menus. What were they waiting for? Us! I don’t remember what happened because we had not planned on doing a “grand” entrance, but we had one anyway.

We were introduced by none other than my brother in law, who did a fabulous fabulous job as the emcee for the evening…

People gave heartfelt and funny toasts…

We played the shoe game (and it was fun!)…

And just made merry.

While I had been anxious about having a no-dancing wedding, I’m here to let people know that you can have a fabulous, fun wedding reception without dancing. I love to dance, but it wasn’t in the cards for our wedding plans and I can honestly say that I didn’t miss it at all.

The evening was so full of friends and family catching up, getting to know each other, laughing, eating, drinking, and celebrating that we were overflowing with good vibes and good times. Dancing would have been great as well, of course, but I’m just saying that it’s okay not to have dancing—your friends and family are there to celebrate you and they know how to have a good time without dancing. Ultimately, it was our guests and their energy that carried the evening (as did our scheduled toasts, the shoe game, and cake cutting—gotta provide some structure, you know?).

What do you think is the most important part of getting a wedding party going (for both dancing and non-dancing receptions)?

Photos courtesy of CK Hwang/39 East Photography

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38 Responses to “Making Merry”

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Ms Potato Chips (message) 1,193 posts, Bumble bee

What great photos! Everyone’s faces are so happy and full of joy! Your reception looks so fun.

5/12/10 @ 9:52 am (reply)

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Miss Hamster (message) 4,046 posts, Honey bee

Oh, the shoe game looks like so much fun!!

5/12/10 @ 9:54 am (reply)

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Miss Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

Thanks for posting this! We have been struggling with the dance thing also. Would you mind posting your timeline?

5/12/10 @ 9:54 am (reply)

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Ms. Purple (message) 527 posts, Busy bee

Your reception looks just beautiful and everyone looks like they had a great time!

5/12/10 @ 10:02 am (reply)

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Mrs. Pug (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

@adias.angel: there’s a timeline of my reception at the bottom of this post: http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/04/14/wedding-day-timeline-a-la-pug/
hope it is helpful! let me know if you have any questions.

5/12/10 @ 10:15 am (reply)

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Ms Scrabble (message) 48 posts, Newbee

Your reception looks wonderful! We too are not having dancing (we’re doing lunch and restuarant is just too small) so it’s really nice to see that it can (and WILL!) work out for us too. Thank you for sharing!

5/12/10 @ 10:16 am (reply)

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Miss Seashell (message) 1,713 posts, Bumble bee

What a fantastic reception!
One of my best friends didn’t have dancing at her reception, and it was one of best weddings I’ve ever been to. The night flowed wonderfully, and everyone had a great time!

5/12/10 @ 10:17 am (reply)

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Ms Scrabble (message) 48 posts, Newbee

Oh yes, I’d love to see your timeline as well if you wouldn’t mind posting it

5/12/10 @ 10:17 am (reply)

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T_Sims (message) 9 posts, Newbee

We are definitely going to play the shoe game! How fun!

5/12/10 @ 10:31 am (reply)

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dpham67 (message) 249 posts, Helper bee

When I looked at that first picture, the person in the corner looks like that have a GIANT afro. LOL.

5/12/10 @ 10:33 am (reply)

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Miss Hermit Crab (message) 3,564 posts, Sugar bee

Your wedding looks like it was so much fun! and you just look so beautiful in every picture!

5/12/10 @ 10:36 am (reply)

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Miss Trail Mix (message) 6,328 posts, Bee Keeper

Looks like so much fun!! And you really were an incredibly gorgeous bride

5/12/10 @ 10:42 am (reply)

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MsBrooklynA (message) 2,681 posts, Sugar bee

When you had open mic time for your guests to give speeches how many of them actually gave one?

5/12/10 @ 10:49 am (reply)

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Mrs. Pug (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

@MsBrooklynA: this will obviously vary from wedding to wedding, but we had 4 scheduled toasts, and then 3 “open mic” toasts. my sister and husband actually casually went from table to table earlier in the evening and mentioned to folks that there would be an opportunity to say something, so people had a chance to get ready. i’ve also been at receptions where it was completely spontaneous and 10 people took a turn at the mic.

5/12/10 @ 10:54 am (reply)

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Mrs. Pug (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

i meant to say “my sister and her husband”. mr. pug did not go around soliciting toasts in his honor, that would have been funny.

5/12/10 @ 10:55 am (reply)

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Miss Lobster (message) 668 posts, Busy bee

I love how happy you and Mr. Pug look in all these pics.

5/12/10 @ 11:11 am (reply)

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beexiong (message) 194 posts, Blushing bee

The shoe game! How fun! And you look so beautiful in all of these pictures!

5/12/10 @ 11:12 am (reply)

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Mrs. Quiche (message) 3,160 posts, Sugar bee

Fun!

5/12/10 @ 11:21 am (reply)

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Miss Sewing (message) 2,701 posts, Sugar bee

it looks lovely, pug! great pics! definitely didn’t need the dancing! im still trying to skirt out of doing the dancing thing myself. i should point to this post and say, “seee! you don’t need dancing at all, and you too can be awesome like mrs. pug!”

5/12/10 @ 11:21 am (reply)

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