Actual Day Program Template
Planning your program on your big day and have absolutely no idea what the sequences of events should be like during the banquet?
Look no further, here’s a program flow template that will fit 99% of Singapore weddings:
Guests Arrival
Cocktail Reception / Guest Registration
First Half
Childhood Montage
1st March-in -> Cake Cutting
Commence with Lunch / Dinner
Any speeches from friends / relatives / colleagues
Any games (Optional, and keep it short, people want to mingle and eat)
Second Half
Highlights Video
2nd March-in -> Champagne Pouring -> Yam Seng
Couple Speech
Photo-taking
Wrap up by emcee and Goodbye
There! It is that simple really.
If you would like to download this free program template, it is also available here.
Bonus Tips
Here are some bonus tips that I have observed in my 15 years of DJ-ing at weddings:
DJ Tip #1:
The sequences of events is more important than the actual timing for each event (that is why I have left out timing information in the above template). The program will flow naturally once the event starts, and there is no need to stress out over performing each event at a fixed timing.
DJ Tip #2:
The childhood montage and highlights video builds the atmosphere for your 1st and 2nd March-ins respectively. Also, your March-in songs naturally build the atmosphere and energy to lead into your cake-cutting or champagne pouring. Some people might advise you to shift your highlights video to AFTER your 2nd March-in. I DON’T recommend that as it disrupts the flow of energy and momentum built up from your March-in song which is supposed to lead in to your champagne pouring. Stick to the above sequence and your guests will enjoy undisrupted energy flow.
Conclusion:
The sequence of events at weddings is pretty straightfoward and you can follow or tweak the above sequence based on your preferences.
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Happy planning!