Once the ceremony completes, it will be followed by a post-wedding Reception Dinner, included are:
- Cocktails: Allowing guests to mingle with drinks and appetizers while the couple takes photos.
- Grand Entrance: The official introduction of the wedding party and the newlyweds into the reception space.
- First Dance: The couple's first dance together as a married couple.
- Reception Meal (Dinner): A plated dinner, family-style meal, or buffet where guests eat, chat, and watch the festivities.
- Toasts & Speeches: By the maid of honor and best man
- Special Dances (after dinner): Parent and Family dances.
- Open Dancing: The DJ or band plays music for the remainder of the evening.
- Cake Cutting: A ceremonial slicing of the cake, which historically signals the opening of the dessert bar.
- Late-Night Snacks: Casual, bite-sized foods (brought out toward the end of the night).
- Afterparty: Post Wedding time on the town afterparty by guests and part members in downtown Key West.