Our guests began helping themselves to drinks and finding a seat for the reception.
We decided not to do assigned seating. Instead, we put signs on just a couple of tables to reserve seats for the bridal party and some VIP family members (like my grandmother). If you are considering foregoing assigned seating, you can rest easy! We had absolutely no issues. There were more than enough seats for everyone, which helped avoid problems. Assigned seats are not really common in our circles, so most everyone knew how to make it work.
Guests definitely enjoyed our margaritas!
Once we finished our post-ceremony pictures, we lined up for our entrance!
Mr. HW and I were really ready to party. We just wanted to let loose, dance, and celebrate! We wound up changing the timeline and doing all of our “required” reception stuff (first dance, parent dances, cake cutting) immediately once the reception started so we could just get it over with. I’m glad that we participated in those traditions, but we were just ready to get through them as quickly as possible.
After the bridal party was announced, we immediately had our first dance to George Strait’s Carried Away.
It was wonderful to dance our first dance as husband and wife, but I’ve got to be honest, hive, it was kind of awkward. We didn’t prepare any kind of dance “moves” and so we just swayed there all by ourselves. It was hard to get in the moment and enjoy it. I’m glad we did it, but we were ready to move on.
After our mildly awkward first dance, I danced with my daddy to Paul Simon’s Father and Daughter.
Mr. High Wire took a spin with his mom to the Beatles’ In My Life.
After the dances were over, we immediately moved on to the cake cutting. (Again, we were extremely anxious to get the party started!)
Alright, now it is time to party! Phew, thank goodness.
All photos by Joy Neville Photography
Need to catch up on the High Wire Wedding?
- Our wedding weekend began
- We took a Friday morning hike and a had bridal luncheon
- We rehearsed
- We signed the Ketubah
- We started the day with some yoga
- The girls started to get themselves ready and the boys started working on getting the venue ready
- I shared our bridal party thank you gifts
- We took care of the last few preparations
- I put on my wedding dress
- We had our first look
- We took pictures with our bridal party
- We got married
- I shared some sights at the reception
