Just because you been to dozens (if not hundreds) of weddings in your life, doesn’t mean your reception has to happen in the exact same way as every wedding reception you’ve ever seen! Sometimes it’s fun to think outside the box and change the order of events and surprise people! It keeps everyone on their toes, not to mention it usually means more dancing and more good times all around!

If you’re looking to change a few things up on your wedding reception, consider some of these ideas. P.S. Several of them I heard via the infamous Ali Phillips from Engaging Events by Ali, based out of Chicago, Illinois! She’s an outside-the-box thinker for sure!