Please feel free to print out this timeline and make your own changes, this is only a sample timeline.

Your time line may differ from this one - we just picked the most common wedding reception schedule

6:30pm - Guests Arrive - Background Music (iPod) - Cocktails (The KC All Stars can provide all of the DJ music for your evening OR many couples prefer to make their own playlists on their iPod and give it to the band to operate)

iPOD Instructions! - If you are planning on programming your own iPod for your reception please visit our Wedding Reception Songs - iPod page for instructions.

7:00pm - Bride and Groom arrive and are announced to the guests.  If you want the band to announce your entire wedding party we will need you to email us a phonetically spelled out list of the names).  Pick out a cool song for the intros - some examples are "Jock Jams (Let's Get Ready to Rumble)", or the theme from "Rocky" etc.

7:15pm - Cake Cutting Ceremony - it's good to cut the cake right away - the attention is still on the couple from the introduction, and you don't want to have to get everyone's attention over the microphone too many times in a night - it gets irritating and slows the party down - (you will probably be running behind schedule anyway - 90% of weddings run behind schedule) - and many times cutting the cake early in the evening gives the caterers more time to cut it and get it ready to serve.  Do NOT have your cake positioned in the middle of the dance floor!  The band will not perform while the cake is sitting on the dance floor and it looks crazy sloppy when the caterers have to come out and move it.

7:30pm - Dinner (Sometimes a blessing is said before dinner is announced) - band will play iPod music during dinner - The KC All Stars will not perform during dinner - they are not a "dinner" band.

8:15pm - Toasts (Best Man, Maid of Honor, Parents, etc.)

8:30pm - Bride and Groom First Dance - It is recommended that the first dance be played on an iPod.  There are two reasons for this: (1) Your guests are very curious and anxious to hear what the band sounds like.  This means that their attention will be on the band instead of the couple.  (2) The KC All Stars do not learn songs on request.  Most couples' first dance songs are not on our playlist.  If your choice for a first dance song is on our playlist, then we will be happy to perform it live for you.

8:35pm - Father of the Bride and Bride Dance - (iPod)

8:40pm - Mother of the Groom and Groom Dance - (iPod) - You can combine the father of the bride and mother of groom dance by starting with the father of the bride and then inviting the mother of the groom to join midway through the song.

8:50pm - Band Starts - please have the venue turn the lights down when the band starts - people don't like to get on the dance floor if the lights are too bright - plus The KC All Stars have an incredible light show.

9:30pm - Band Break - The first set that the band plays will be the shortest and will be mostly old school songs / typical wedding songs so that mom and dad and grandma and grandpa will be happy.  We will then break and WHEN WE COME BACK and get ready to do the second set it's a good time to do the bouquet / garter toss.  Pick out a couple of fun songs for the tosses - "Single Ladies" by Beyonce is popular for the bouquet toss and "American Woman" by Lenny Kravitz is a good one for the Garter toss - or whatever songs you want.  The band will be onstage and will get "all the single ladies / guys on the floor" as well as do a drum roll during the tosses etc.

10pm- Band's Second Set - This set is usually a little more upbeat since your guests have had more to drink by now - they will be ready to dance!

11:30 / 11:45 - Last Call - The KC All Stars will play their last song and then DJ a couple of songs while people are leaving.

12am - The KC All Stars will not perform past 12am.

NOTE:  The KC All Stars will not contract for more than 5 1/2 hours total (including cocktail / dinner DJ and announcements).  So if your reception starts at 6:30pm, The KC All Stars will provide service until 12am latest.  No one wants to go to a party that lasts over 5.5 hours anyway - that is unrealistic considering most of your guests have been dressed in uncomfortable clothes and on their feet since early in the day.  We've done over 400 wedding receptions - your wedding coordinator has not - trust us on this one.  A swiftly moving party with a nice flow is the way to go.

The KC All Stars provide use of their microphones for announcements and toasts from you and your guests :)