My ceremony will be at a church, a a bit more formal. And my reception will be across town at the fairgrounds. It will be indoors, air conditioned, etc. It is a nice building, hardwood floors, beautiful very old building. But I want people to be able to dress down a bit if they'd like as to enjoy the evening reception. The wedding party may dress down a bit as well, itno simply nice summery outfits.
I am trying to decide if having time between the ceremony and reception would be ok, to give people time to change and travel. Also, a significant partion of my guests have children under 12, most under 5, so I was thinking that even though childcare will be provided on site at both locations. Parents might want to squeeze in nap time as well as giving the kids some time to expend energy before the reception.
The reception will be a family event, with music, dancing, and limited drinking, as well as a buffet for the kids & a supervised area roped off in a corner with puzzles, etc
2007-10-23 08:01:21 · 25 answers · asked by alynette84 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Of course, people expect that there will be hours in between!
If you have the ceremony at 2, assume an hour for the ceremony, then you need time for pictures and travel as the wedding party.
Have cocktails start at 5, then dinner at 6, dance at 8.
So in the several hours that are free before the reception, families go shopping, tour the town, have a rest, get their kids a nap, etc. It's totally understood that there will be time between the two.
2007-10-24 02:09:16 · answer #1 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
particular, 2 hours is merely too long. i've got been to MANY weddings and that i think of a million hr is pushing it. photos are unquestionably important to you, yet 2 hours might have your visitors feeling deserted or ignored. too a lot. For mine, I minimized this via having kin %. taken earlier the ceremony, leaving basically the "couple" ones for between ceremony and reception, and planned the photos properly ahead of time. you have 2 alternatives here - the two you shorten the lapse (uncertain how yet your mom seems to think of this is a possibility... initiate the ceremony at 3?) or, if impossible, have your visitors fed and entertained in this lapse. somewhat good appetizers, places to take a seat, photos/montages/video clips to observe, products to study, an emcee information superhighway hosting a sport including a questionnaire regarding the couple to be compiled as entertainment in the process the dinner or later, dance enjoying cards, something which will make it experience like the day is shifting alongside even in spite of the incontrovertible fact which you men are not there yet. desire this helps! happy wedding ceremony!
2016-10-04 10:48:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A short break between would be okay, but a long break gets to be too long. People will probably be milling around the reception site waiting for everyone to get there.
Let your guests know that the reception is casual dress so they can take the time to change and be comfortable. If parents want to lay their children down for a while, they might just have to miss the beginning of the reception.
2007-10-23 09:07:54 · answer #3 · answered by vaya 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The only way you can do this this is if all your guests live very close to the church or the reception area. People who have to drive for longer than 30 minutes aren't going to want to go all the way back home to change or put their kids to nap. And if the time in between is long (like 4 hours or more) most people with kids won't bother to attend the reception.
I say don't have an extended break between the ceremony and reception. People expect to party in their good clothes so no one will complain.
2007-10-23 08:18:32 · answer #4 · answered by Peace 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
For the reasons you stated, I think your idea of having a gap is great. If you haven't already sent out invitations, make sure to indicate on them that the reception will be more casual than the wedding ceremony so that guests will know to change clothes, etc.
I have attended many weddings that had several hours between the ceremony and the reception. On Saturdays, you cannot get married in a Catholic church past 2:00 (or thereabouts) and many couples prefer the reception later -- 6:00ish. So there's a gap of several hours between. No big deal.
2007-10-23 10:27:45 · answer #5 · answered by ds37x 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Go ahead with the space between the ceremony and reception. Most people realize that is the time for most wedding pictures, gathering of gifts, transportation and anything else that might come up. They can use that time anyway they would like but also be aware that some guests will want to go straight to the reception. Offer those that do a quiet place they can relax while waiting on the other guests and bridal party to arrive. Make sure it is not in the reception area as you want all your guests arriving almost at the same time.
I did this for a wedding as a planner and everything went well. Just make sure your planner is aware and follow up with them always.
Enjoy your day!
2007-10-23 08:22:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
If the reception site is only a short distance away, I would only allow about 1-1.5 hrs in between if I did it at all. It will really depend on the time of day. If the guests will be getting hungry in between then I wouldn't do it at all.
If you do it at all, I would definitely print something and put it in with the invites, letting people know that this is what the space of time is for. Otherwise, they will be confused.
2007-10-24 12:48:27 · answer #7 · answered by valschmal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory, you have a good idea. In reality, not so much. If I have to change in between events, I am going to pick one or the other... not both. Not only that, a lot of people are not crazy about marathon weddings. Don't you just hate it when a wedding takes up an ENTIRE day? I know I do. That's why mine was over by 5 pm.
I would strongly urge you to pick casual or formal... not both. Otherwise you will have people in casual wear at the formal part and formal wear at the casual part.
On a side note, some of my best wedding pictures were taken at the reception, so I am glad that no one changed their clothes. After spending over $1,000 on my dress and accessories, I was certainly wearing my dress as long as possible.
2007-10-23 08:12:56 · answer #8 · answered by Proud Momma 6 · 9⤊ 1⤋
Don't do it. Don't change the bride's clothes, the attendants clothes, or the guests' clothes. For crying out loud, they'll have to pick two outfits for one occasion!
People normally loathe the long gap between wedding & reception when the photos are being taken, no reason to do it for this. To be honest, most families don't want to make your wedding into a full weekend event.
There was a time when the bride and groom changed into traveling clothes and left the reception while the party continued, but those days are gone.
2007-10-23 08:10:23 · answer #9 · answered by noname 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I personally hate when there is a gap between reception and ceremony. People will be hungry, out of town guests will be bored, and the whole thing will lose momentum.
If you want a more casual wedding, let people come to the ceremony a bit more casual. If you and the bridal party want to change, that's okay, but as a former bridesmaid, the last thing I want to worry about is having TWO outfits to wear.
2007-10-23 08:14:24 · answer #10 · answered by eli_star 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋