This is my second wedding. My finance has not had a wedding. The ceremony is planned for family & best friends only (about 70 people) at 4:30 pm. The reception is 8:00pm til midnight (150 guests) including some hors d'oeuvres, cake and an excellent band. On a budget with only a reminder invitation being mailed. Are we crazy or wil this work? I had the huge extravagant wedding the first time, just picked the wrong man.
2006-10-23 04:45:41 · 17 answers · asked by Jules 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I think this will work. But please arrange for people who live far away to have someway to spend the afternoon
2006-10-23 04:48:03 · answer #1 · answered by R C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds great.
Some things that come to mind:
1. Think about what you're wearing. If you're going formal at your wedding, do you want to go semi-formal for the reception? Plan an alternate outfit for you and your fiance, most guests will be in more casual attire for a reception only than they would be if they were going to a wedding.
2. My cousin did this several years ago, and when I arrived at the reception it felt like just a big party. There really wasn't anything wedding-like about it. Ways to incorporate the wedding feeling would be of course through decorations, but also consider having digital photos taken and having someone run to KMart/Target/etc and print out some 8x10s between the wedding and the reception. Assuming your ceremony takes half an hour to an hour, that's still plenty of time for someone to do this. Have these pictures staged in frames near the gift area, the entrance area, or the buffet line for food, so that the people who were not invited to the wedding can still see some of it. (Sounds like a great best man project to me.)
3. Make sure that the guests know what's going on, that you're inviting them to a reception to commemorate the event of your wedding. Don't word the invitations in such a way that they may get the impression they're going to the wedding at 8pm.
That's about it. Good luck, and congratulations!
2006-10-23 05:13:02 · answer #2 · answered by calliope320 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This used to be the way it was. There was an interim between the two as so the bride & groom could consummate the marriage before the celebration.
You shouldn't have a problem with this as it will allow that 'breather' you need after the ceremony.
But if you have alot of out-of-town guests attending the wedding & then the reception, what are they to do during the in-be-tween time?
2006-10-23 05:08:15 · answer #3 · answered by weddrev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that will be fine. I went to a wedding where there was a long time between the two events and only the wedding party and best friends were invited to the reception. It worked out just fine, I'm sure yours will too.
2006-10-23 06:36:20 · answer #4 · answered by rdnkchic2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to disagree with everyone else.... If I were invited to the wedding and reception, I would only attend the reception. Especially if I were coming from out of town. What are people supposed to do for three hours? Where do they go? Are you going to provide something for them to do? That is a very long break.
2006-10-23 07:16:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's fine. my friend is having a wedding and it's at 2:30 ceremony and 5:30 reception just for time for pictures. she's having a cocktail time for the guests so that people can just mingle, eat some hors doeuvres and drink. it'll be fine
2006-10-23 04:57:52 · answer #6 · answered by Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it sounds very uncomfortable for your guests who will be attending both events (I also think it's odd to have a different guest list for both, but there ya go, everyone is different!).
If I were coming to the ceremony, I'd be extremely uncertain what to do with my time afterward. Considering that you're not serving dinner, I suppose some will go out to find something to eat...But to be completely honest (which I assume is what you want), I'd be tempted to go home after the ceremony, and once I did that, chances of me going back out would be very slim.
2006-10-23 09:18:57 · answer #7 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you are doing is perfect. I have a cousin that eloped... having just her immediate family and closest friends at the ceremony, and after her and her husband got back from their honeymoon they had the reception for everyone (and I mean everyone)! Have a great wedding day, and congratulations!
2006-10-23 04:55:29 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah this gives all the guests time to get from the wedding to the reception it'll work no problem and good luck
2006-10-23 04:54:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, infact, you are up to speed on current trends to do so at different hours. This allows for your family and friends to dress appropriately for the ceremony, and dress more festive for the reception. Godspeed to you and your fiance!
2006-10-23 06:20:48 · answer #10 · answered by defiant_faint 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHY NOT ITS GOOD THAT AFTER THE WEDDING CEREMONY YOU TAKE A REST TIME OF A COUPLE OF HRS., OR EVEN 4 HRS TO HAVE A RECEPTION THIS WAY EVERYBODY IS WELL RESTED AND READY TO HAVE FUN!
2006-10-23 04:50:11 · answer #11 · answered by livinhapi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋