What matters most
Block the reception into arrival, dinner, formalities and open floor, and give each a music character.
Points to work through
- Keep dinner music low enough for conversation, then lift energy deliberately after the formalities.
- Place the first dance and any performances at fixed times, with the exact files ready.
- Leave buffers — dinner service and speeches usually run late, and the timeline should absorb it.
- Mark the last-song moment so the night closes on a high rather than trailing off.