When do you have the first dance?

We are having ours after all of our evening guests have arrived. I don't know exact timings yet but our ceremony is 1.30pm so I gues our meal will start about 4pm and evening guests to arive for 7pm. So the first dance would be about 7.30?

I'm not certain though and if you aren't having a formal meal or speeches you could probably do it earlier. Speak to your TOG again, he will probably be able to tell you what timings to expect

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First dance is usually about 8pm. You wait until the evening guests have arrived. What time does your evening do start?

I have seen first dances as early as 7 and as late as 9 the idea with the firs dance is that it is usually not only your first dance but its the first dance of the night and is a call for everyone else to join in so if your eve do people have been told the eve do starts at 7.00 then have the first dance at 8.00 which give you some time to say your hellos before "YMCA"

Thanks guys

Was thinking evening started at 7, so will anticipate around 8, get a few dances in, then organise the grub for around 8.30. But working out food timings, especially for day guests, is another dilemma lol

The first dance is traditionally your first dance as a married couple and is often used to start the evening entertainment however you can choose to do the first dance at any point during the night although I do think that a lot of people will "expect" it to be at the beginning of the party.

Hope this helps!