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That is way too long- right?
We were invited and It is going to be from
3:30pm- Midnight!!!! Wow! The ceremony is from 2-3:30pm. For a grand total of 10 hours!
What do you think?

2007-10-16 04:32:26 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships Weddings

29 answers

WHOA!!! That's got tp be the most insane thing I've ever heard! I'm sorry, I'm sure the people you know that are getting married are probably good friends or close family, but they're FREAKIN' CRAZY!!!

First of all, no one wants to sit through a wedding ceremony for AN HOUR AND A HALF! 45 minutes is too long if you ask me!!

Secondly, who exactly do they think is going to be staying at an 8 1/2 hour reception?!? The reception is only supposed to last for a few hours. MAYBE 3 or 4. EIGHT?!?!?

I'm sorry, but those people are very inconsiderate and out of their minds.

2007-10-16 04:37:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 4

Is the wedding ceremony a Catholic wedding with a mass? Those can take 1 1/2 hours. But otherwise, IMO, it's ridiculous and egotistical to make a wedding ceremony that long. I for one don't want to be sitting at a wedding ceremony that long. Whether you attend will depend on how well you know/like the people, combined with how many hours of your weekend do you want to devote to their nuptials.

As for the reception, if you go to the wedding, you can always go to the reception and leave "early."

2007-10-16 04:46:38 · answer #2 · answered by Ms. X 6 · 1 0

Yes, that is quite a while... but they may have chose to do it that way because some of their guests may not be able to make it right after the ceremony and could come later while others would want to leave early... Honestly, my reception lasted 3 hours and it felt like 1 hour...

If you are going, its one of those things that you might be able to leave if you are ready early... but on the other hand, you may have a blast and not want to leave...

But to answer your questions, yes, it does seem very long for a reception.

2007-10-16 05:20:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Stay as long as you want. If they want to party all night and pass out that's their deal. Either stick around and have a good time or go home anywhere after 3-4 hours into the reception. They don't expect everyone to stay until the end, 3-4 hours is about how much time it takes to get through all the standard happenings (toasts, dances, etc) after that it's just fluff like the cake and such. If you need to leave earlier just apologize after wards for having to exit early she'll be too busy until a few days after the event/honeymoon to care or worry about your presence or absence.

2007-10-16 04:40:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 4 0

Usually there is a time between the end of the ceremony and having cocktails at at least 5 p.m.!
Our reception started with cocktails at 5 or 5:30 (don't remember!) and the dancing probably went on til 1. Had a big buffet dinner, full open bar, late lunch.. and lots of great music!

2007-10-16 23:16:05 · answer #5 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0 1

I've been to weddings like this before. You don't have to stay for the whole night. If the reception starts at 3:30, meals and cake usually go until 5:30 or 6:00 max, and then there's dancing. You don't have to stay for the dance if you don't want to - usually the couple's really good friends are the only ones who stay for the whole time.

2007-10-16 05:42:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3 0

I guess I'm the only one that doesn't find it that odd at all. I've gone to a LOT of weddings that start around 4:00pm and go until 1 or 2am.

By the time you figure a cocktail hour, then dinner you're down to 6 hours left. A lot of people run them that late because they hvae younger friends that they know would just go to a bar afterwards anyway so they may as well keep the dancing going at the party. You're not expected to stay but it's just a way of saying "hey, party till you can't no more!" However, at most of these weddings older guests leave much earlier than that so don't feel bad if you want to as well.

2007-10-16 05:18:48 · answer #7 · answered by Merry Mary 1 · 3 2

yes, it's way too long. My ceremony will be about 30-40 min. Then we'll have a cocktail hour for an hour and dinner for about 45 min..then the party for about 2-3 hours..I think this is typical. I don't know what kind of entertainment they have setup for 10 hours, but nobody will be staying full 10 hours.

2007-10-16 17:26:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

You do not have to stay the whole time. I know receptions seem to fly right on by if you are enjoying yourself. I would go and then leave when you get bored. That is a long reception though.

2007-10-16 04:55:58 · answer #9 · answered by vaya 4 · 2 0

i'm the GM for a night club and after having many wedding ceremony receptions there in case you have approximately 60 coming with in common terms approximately 0.5 of them being beer drinkers a million keg would be greater advantageous than adequate.

2016-10-07 00:57:23 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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