Vera Wang on Planning The Event
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The ReceptionThe Reception

The Cocktail Hour: The High Art of Entertaining
While the wedding ceremony is entirely devoted to ritual and pageantry, the cocktail hour is intended for fun and acknowledging loved ones. Less formal and more relaxed than the religious portion of the wedding or the reception, the cocktail hour serves as a much-needed transition from the serious tenor of the ceremony to the joyous abandon of the celebration.