I am trying to come up with the order of Events, for the Recepetion.Even though my Wedding is not until May 30th, 09, I'm trying to get things in order now.(Truth be told my coupon for printing at Officer Max 40% off expires on April 05). Please Help

The order of the events bellow aren’t written in stone and you can change the orders or dismiss of any event you don’t want.
You and your New husband arrive at the reception location with your wedding party.

Touch bases with your coordinator. Touch up your make-up, grab a drink and get into positions for the receiving line and greet your guests. Your guests will mingle and have drinks and hors d'oeuvre during the time it takes to finish the receiving line.
The next, is the MC or DJ introduces the wedding party into the room. Traditional order: bride’s parents, groom’s parents, bridesmaids and groomsmen in couples, the maid of
honor and best man, then the flower girl and ring bearer and lastly the newlyweds.

You could have your first dance now or wait until after the speeches. If you are planning on cutting short your photographer's hours, getting the first dance over with now allows the photographer to get a few good shots.

Before you eat, the best man makes a toast to the new couple.

If you have invited your clergyman have them or someone else say grace before the meal. Grace is optional.

We find that if you are having more then 4 speeches, it’s more entertaining when they’re given between courses. If you want to have the speeches said one after the other, that can be done after the meal.
Speeches and dinner are done, now it's time for dancing. If you haven't had your first dance yet, let's go. If you did, then you and your wedding party should start the dancing. You can also cut your cake and have the parent’s dance now too. Try not to stop your DJ too often, it’s hard to get everyone back on the dance floor once it’s been cleared.

An hour after dancing starts, cut of the cake. You don’t have to announce this, it can be done anytime during the evening. Just make sure that the views of your photo & video people aren’t blocked. To save money on your photographer, do a fake cutting of the cake earlier and cut down on the amount of time they have to be at the reception.
An hour bebore you leave its time to toss your bouquet and your husband to toss your garter. This has become an event that only half the couples incorporate it into their day. Personally, I like it.

The dessert table or late-night buffet can start right after the tosses.

Lastly, change into your going away outfit (if you're doing that), have your last dance, say your goodbyes and leave.
You should plan for your maid of honor and wedding party to start packing up anything that is left behind and that has be removed from the reception venue once the reception is done.

You can get some interesting ideas from these web-resources as well.
www.favorideas.com › ... › Reception Ideas
www.perfect-wedding-day.com/wedding-reception-timeline.html
www.a-wedding-reception.com/wedding-reception-order.html
www.frugalbride.com/stepbystepreception.html ezinearticles.com/?The...Reception---Order-of-Events&id
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