In a controlled exit, you are able to have it before some of your guests leave.
I am a big fan of controlled exits for a number of reasons. Controlled exits can happen at any time during the reception, typically shortly after the cake cutting. Typically formal exits are placed at the very end of the night. In a formal exit, the party ends right after the exit ends. But then they all return to the party right after. In a controlled exit, guests create a human tunnel to “send off” the newlyweds. A faux exit, or controlled exit as I like to call it, is set up before the reception is over. The exit is a photographic opportunity to capture the bride and groom leaving their reception to head for their honeymoon. The exit - whether it’s a faux exit or a formal exit - will need some planning too. Regardless, wedding planning means planning all the little details, from beginning to end. Nobody enjoys thinking about the END of their best day ever.