Is there a norm for how long ceremony + cocktail hour + reception are?
Was just watching Four Weddings and one of the girls had her ceremony start at 3:00pm and reception end at 12:30am! This is not even close to what we're having! Our whole thing is from 7-12:00am and that feels about right...although I don't know if it's too short?! Ceremony at 7, cocktail 7:30-8:30, reception 8:30-12.
Jenn7982
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Mine is exactly that... 3pm ceremony at a church, then 730 ch and 830-1230 reception
Danielle41209
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I have an 11am ceremony 1-2 CH 2-6 reception
MNM0805
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4:30 pm - 1:00 am
Church is 4:30 pm (just a ceremony) Cocktail hour 7:00 -8:00 pm Reception 8:00 pm-12:00 am VH 12:00-1:00 am
Don't let them take that time away from you- they should either give you money off or throw in extra station or something. I would personally want that extra time, so ending at 12:30 on a Saturday should be fine
jettahot
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my ceremony begins at 1130am CH from 12-1 Reception from 1-5
spdy540
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Church at 3
Ch at 7 Reception 8-12 We decided not to do the extra hour because we leave for our honeymoon a few hours later
chelle2386
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Ceremony/Mass (at a church): 3:30-4:30 (5 at latest) Cocktail Hour: 6-7 Reception: 7-11
JaFo7211
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Getting married at RH at 7 Cocktail Hour 730-830 Reception 830-1230
kimmaymb20
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chruch 330-430 ch 730-830 rec 830-1230
bebita0830
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it usually goes like this:
ceremony in a church = 45 min approx. ceremony in the venue = 30 min. CH = 1 hr Reception = 4 hrs
if u're havng the ceremony in a church the wedding time can be longer, depending if u wanna have pics in between
for example, we're having our ceremony in a church at 4:30pm, then we're going to take pics in old westbury gardens, then go to the venue and the CH starts at 8:30, and the reception at 9:30. we wanted to start at 8:30 cause we're using the outside gardens and we like the way it looks during the night, it has a south beach feeling. so the actual lenght of time for the wedding ultimately depends on u.
