Wedding ceremony will be 2:00pm-3:00pm.
2007-03-12 08:30:54 · 11 answers · asked by ppigworm 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
No, not at all. But you should have some simple hors d'oeuvres or finger foods/appetizers and/or drinks (could be non-alcoholic) available for guests to enjoy while they are congratulating the married couple and talking with one another after the ceremony.
2007-03-12 08:35:12 · answer #1 · answered by Princess K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are inviting guests, and thinking they will bring gifts, then yes, it's strange. If you don't want to or can't afford a reception, then keep it just very close friends and only family and then go out to dinner after. But what will you do for a whole hour? Most ceremonies take 20 minutes tops - if you want your guests to sit around through a long, drawn out ceremony, seriously, you need to give them something. If you have the wedding from 2-2:30 you could have a late luncheon or champagne reception - with just cake and champagne. Seriously, you can't invite 75+ people to a wedding, expect gifts and then not feed them "something". Good luck.
2007-03-12 09:05:53 · answer #2 · answered by Brandy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is strange, but people have to know their own budget capacities. What I would do is get married in a church, have the wedding car waiting outside with ribbons, and a just married sign in the back window of the car, and just ride off into the sunset after the wedding ceremony. If you change your mind, and can get some money together, have it in a restaurant with a small buffet. Then have wedding cake and coffee and tea. Champagne toast is optional.
2007-03-14 11:39:34 · answer #3 · answered by cardgirl2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard of some couples not having a reception. But it would be nice to have at least a cake and punch reception afterward to thank everyone. Since your ceremony ends at 3:00 pm, it would be perfectly acceptable to have a simple reception that doesn't include a meal. But you are not obligated to have a reception at all, especially for your time frame.
2007-03-12 08:36:49 · answer #4 · answered by Veronica W 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you want a whole lot of people to come to your wedding and bring you gifts. Well that's not the way it's done.
If you expect people to give you gifts, you should at least offer them refreshments in the church's basement. If you want just a wedding ceremony, it's done all the time. the 2 of you, your 2 witnesses and the minister....that's all it takes.
2007-03-12 19:23:19 · answer #5 · answered by Pat C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strange but definitely not bad-strange. The focus should be on the ceremony anyways, the reception just wraps things up.
2007-03-12 09:34:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no plenty of people have weddings with no reception. it may not be the normal thing to do but it is still ok. its not about the food or the dancing after its about two people becomming one.
2007-03-12 08:35:38 · answer #7 · answered by bding817 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, some people don't have one and go straight on the honeymoon, others wait for a few weeks to a month to have the reception.
2007-03-12 08:35:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having people just come to the ceremony isn't exactly "hosting" a wedding.... and yes, it's odd.
2007-03-12 10:59:31 · answer #9 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No its fine
just don't invite a lot of out of town quests send them announcements later. It really is too much to expect people from out of town to come for one hour with nothing else planned.
2007-03-12 10:34:49 · answer #10 · answered by emmandal 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋