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is your ceremony from your reception?

My guests will be going from Huntington to Oakdale (30 min. +), but they'll have 2 hours to kill in between anyway!

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Ours is from Bellmore to Baldwin, about 10-15 min, also with about 2 hrs for the guests to kill inbetween as well.

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Mine are going from Howard Beach to Syosset. About 40-45 minutes but I have at least 2 hours in between as well.

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My ceremony is 40 minutes from my reception hall . My ceremony is in Bklyn and my hall is in Massapequa. They have about 2 1/2 hours to spare before my pre-cocktail hour starts. But I figured that by the time we took our pictures, said our hellos and have everyone throw roses and blow bubbles it should be about 3:30-3:45 p.m. So I figured that gives people enough time to get there in case there is traffic.

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Our ceremony is at the same place as the reception, and we are going straight from the ceremony to the cocktail hour. Maybe 10-20 minutes of photos in between, while the guests start the cocktail hour

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My ceremony is on Mulberry Street, Little Italy, (NYC) and my reception is in Brooklyn, so about 20-25 minutes and there will be about 2 hours or so in between...haven't decided what time I want to start the cocktail hour.. at either 6:30 or 7.. not sure..

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My cermony is on W49th Street & Broadway, my reception is on E44th & Vanderbilt so a very short distance but who knows with traffic.

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about 10 steps

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Ceremony is in FLoral Park, Reception in Carle Place, depending on traffic, could range from 15-30 minutes. Ceremony will be over at 11am, cocktail hour starts at 12:30pm.

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Middle Village Queens to Baldwin LI

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Merrick to Jericho..about 15 minutes

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Manhattan to Glen Cove
45 minutes to an hour depending on traffic.
Ceremony ends at 4:00 cocktail hour starts at 6:30

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About 15 minutes. Our ceremony starts and 4pm and the reception starts at 7pm. I am always running late so maybe that will help with the big time gap.

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Ok, so my logistics are pretty reasonable.

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Why Jen? Are you worried about the length of time in between??

I was soo worried, butyou know what.. it's inevitable.. people will know that from the invitation alone..

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My ceremony is in Queens Village reception is in Stewart Manor about 10-15 min. There will be about a 2 hours in-between. For the people who are travelling from a distance I'm going to tell them a pub they can go to while they wait.

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Marcella,
Yeah I was initially, but Kevin and I figured that our guests could either walk around Huntington Village (get a drink or browse at the shops), which is where we're getting married, or go to our house which is less than 5 minutes away.

And like you said, it's inevitable...the guests will work it out.

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I was all worried about it, but you know what it's YOUR day and if they have a problem with it, then they can just come to the reception.. I'll have more than enough immediate family there you know..

Looking back at all the other weddings I've been too, with an exception of the cer/rec in the same place, there has always been a big time lapse between venues.. there's nothing you can do about it.. like they say 'good things come to those who wait!' lol

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Jenny where in Huntington. That is where I live!

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My hall is about 30 minutes from my church, but there will only be 1 hour inbetween - good for the guests, not so good for me! I'm stressed about missing my cocktail hour! Thankfully, our pictures are at our hall and the cocktail hour is on lthe deck right next to the garden, so we'll kind of be there!