5 hour or 6 hour

Shanskibop Posted: Jan 22, 2009 09:35 PM

5 hour or 6 hour

Hey girls...

Question... My wedding as of now is five hours. One hour cocktail, four hour party. In my opinion, I am only going to enjoy the reception, I probably won't be a part of the cocktail hour. Do you think I should pay extra to add on an extra hour?

jayepyt Posted: Jan 22, 2009 09:41 PM

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i was but iam not sure

AdriandSteve Posted: Jan 22, 2009 09:50 PM

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depends.. do u think ur guests are gonna stay for the extra hour?

RitasEngaged Posted: Jan 22, 2009 09:53 PM

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what day is your wedding on?

MrsC2010 Posted: Jan 22, 2009 10:04 PM

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i agree...i would say it depends on what time your reception is already scheduled to end..if its really late then guests might not stay.

AlisonRN Posted: Jan 22, 2009 11:48 PM

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My wedding are the same hours.
Ceremony 630-7pm
CH 7-8
reception 8-12am

i inquired about extending and they told me i definitely could extend but most do not .

i just had my sisters wedding and it was from 7-1am and we were exhausted! It was too long.

i am taking pictures before my ceremony so i am able to enjoy all of our wedding!!

OY Posted: Jan 22, 2009 11:50 PM

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i'm going to attend my cocktail hour... ;) have you considered that?

dutchessev Posted: Jan 23, 2009 01:02 AM

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Depends on what time and day the wedding is on. Also if your guest will stay to the end.

SummerBride10 Posted: Jan 23, 2009 06:19 AM

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I'm having an afternoon wedding...so we're just having a big after party at the hotel bar. Then I can enjoy when wedding all night long, even after the reception!

stefandken Posted: Jan 23, 2009 07:43 AM

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we are adding the viennese hour to ours

rocketsummer17 Posted: Jan 23, 2009 08:42 AM

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We are having a sunday evening wedding and we will not be extending it. We will however be having an after party at the hotel bar all of our oot guests will be staying at...

JenBill61210 Posted: Jan 23, 2009 08:49 AM

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i think 5 hours is fine...

Jna2010 Posted: Jan 23, 2009 09:07 AM

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i added an hour through the viennesse package....its really up to you! I prob would have added an hour anyway even if i didnt get the viennesse... i dont mind if people leave early cuz i know my closest family and friends will be there till the end!! and i want to make my day as long as possible!!!!!

debzy Posted: Jan 23, 2009 09:24 AM

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I think people expect your wedding to be 1 hr CH + 4 hrs for the reception. I think most people will start to leave towards the 4th hour, making your 5th hour of a reception fairly empty. And therefore, not worth the extra money.

alli3131 Posted: Jan 23, 2009 09:50 AM

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Also not only is there the cost of the RH but the added hr of the DJ and if you want the photog to stay....is that extra hr really worth the $$$

italgal Posted: Jan 23, 2009 10:34 AM

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I think 5 hours is fine. Spend the money on your honeymoon!

soontobecruz Posted: Jan 23, 2009 10:35 AM

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I think 5 is fine I agree save the money for the honeymoon!

susanafernandes82 Posted: Jan 23, 2009 10:40 AM

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i would do 6 hours.

emc282rjm Posted: Jan 23, 2009 10:50 AM

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Our RH only does 6 hour weddings, so cost wasn't really an issue for us. I was a little stressed about guests leaving before it was over, but my mother pointed out that the people we want to stay (close family and friends) will stay until the end. We chose to extend our cocktail hour (well...now hour and a half) because we know that our families are often late to things and didn't want them to miss out.

I would crunch the numbers and see if you think it is financially worth it to add the extra hour to things like dj, photog, video etc. as well as the RH.

Mawa Posted: Jan 24, 2009 07:54 PM

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Our cocktail hour is from 7-8, then reception from 8-12. We are adding the extra hr from 12-1. It is definitely quite a bit more money to add it on, but I think it's definitely worth it. I am sure it will be close friends and family left which I am fine with, it will be nice to get to wind down the night with the people who are closest to us.