I was wondering if you ladies are going to your cocktail hour? I want to go cause I know the food is going to be awesome plus it gives me a chance to say hi to everyone but I still want my grand entrance and feel that it will be taken away if the guests see me in my dress before. Am I just being crazy?
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I'm totally going to my cocktail hour. I'm allowed to get to my venue about an hour or a little more before our cocktail hour, so I'm hoping to have all our pics done by then. I didn't get a mashed potato bar for me not to eat any!
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I'm going to my cocktail hour too. I'm anticipating about two hundred people, so my DJ suggested I do the math. 1 minute per guest = 200 minutes That 3 hours and 20 minutes! Almost the entire time of the reception. Factor in dinner, parent dances, and cake cutting - and we'll have no time to relax! He suggested using the cocktail hour start greeting guests this way you have some time to party.
Also, most of your guests will have seen you in your gown at the ceremony... right? I think it's more that you're being announced as a married couple for the first time.
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I'm going to half of my cocktail hour. I don't want to see my FH before the ceremony, so there goes pics before everything gets started! We decided to extend cocktail hr from an hour to an hour and a half. That way, I can take my pics for the first 45 min to an hour and still have a half hour to enjoy cocktail hour.
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I'm totally going to my cocktail hour!
Doesn't Thatched Cottage have the best cocktail hour?? I'm so excited haha :)
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Yea you guys are right! We are having pictures between the church and RH and we still have an hour at RH for pics before my cocktail hour starts. We are having a mashed potato bar too!!
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I'm hoping to attend at least half my Cocktail hour.
My Ceremony and reception are both at the RH, so actually this Sunday I'm heading to check out gardens (Old Westbury, Clark Botanical) to decide where to take photos.
Goal is to take first look, individual bride-groom adn bridal party photos ahead of the cermeony...
then afterwards take the quick basic family photos...
I'm hoping that won't take more than a half hour...
or am I nutz?
jf418
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im totally going to mine! i want to enjoy it!!!!
robnlauren78
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I am absolutely going to mine. I see most of my guests all the time anyways.
adele and mark 2013
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Posted by LisaReyes
I'm going to my cocktail hour too. I'm anticipating about two hundred people, so my DJ suggested I do the math. 1 minute per guest = 200 minutes That 3 hours and 20 minutes! Almost the entire time of the reception. Factor in dinner, parent dances, and cake cutting - and we'll have no time to relax! He suggested using the cocktail hour start greeting guests this way you have some time to party.
Also, most of your guests will have seen you in your gown at the ceremony... right? I think it's more that you're being announced as a married couple for the first time.
FH and I have large Italian families so we are going to get pictures done before CH. Our church ceremony is at 2 (or 3, we still haven't decided yet) and our CH is at 7 and we also extended it to 1.5 hours. So many people tell me that the whole day goes by so quickly. My parents always tell me they didn't eat a thing at their wedding. I just want the day to go smoothly and I want to take it all in and enjoy every moment. I don't want to miss the party cause I have to say hi to everyone. Like Lisa said, your grand entrance is that you are being annonced and introduced as Mr. and Mrs. for the first time (since the ceremony) It's your day, no matter what, who cares when people see you, it's all about you!
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I'm definitely going to my cocktail hour ...too much good food to miss! Plus I want to get my hellos out of the way so I can dance the night away!!! :)
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Posted by KC1031
I'm definitely going to my cocktail hour ...too much good food to miss! Plus I want to get my hellos out of the way so I can dance the night away!!! :)
This! I am really looking forward to the food at the wedding! I better be able to eat it!
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I am absolutely going to my cocktail hour! I alotted 3 hours in between the church & cocktail hour so I can get pictures done without rushing and I can eat at my amazing cocktail hour!!!!
jassy119
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We will be attending ours!
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Posted by Serenalee13
Posted by KC1031
I'm definitely going to my cocktail hour ...too much good food to miss! Plus I want to get my hellos out of the way so I can dance the night away!!! :)
This! I am really looking forward to the food at the wedding! I better be able to eat it!
THIS and THIS!!!
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I'm going if it's the last thing I do. I'm starting my pictures early so I can go to cocktail hour. Luckily, just in case my RH put me and FH in a room for a little while after the ceremony. Food from the cocktail hour is in there.
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yeah i think i will go to some of it, we are taking pictures before the ceremony so we wouldnt spend CH taking photos.
