I'm trying to decide what time to put on my invitations. I'm having a 100 person wedding, and the majority of the guests are family. I know that after the wedding ceremony that is going to be held in a church, we'll be taking tons of group/family photos. The reception place is literally five minutes from the church (people could walk if they wanted). I think the ceremony will be pretty short, say 20 minutes, and the reception starts at 6:30 pm. Is a 4:00 pm invite time to the chuch OK? Or should I put 4:30?
september2004
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i don't want any down time in between the church and reception, so we are having a 2:00/2:30 ceremony (still unsure) and a 4:00-9:00 reception. the distance between church and restaurant is about 30 minutes (depending on traffic), and we will have a mini receiving line afterwards.
we anticipate ~100 guests as well and don't want to take too many formal posed pictures (15-20 minutes max). from what i see i am not the norm when it comes to this, most girls leave anywhere from 2-4 hours for picture taking...
cm11599ps
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If there is a big gap between the ceremony and reception then you have to worry about some people not even attending the ceremony, especially if they live far away.
Stacey04
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We are having our ceremony at 2 and the CH is going to start at 6:30...Our ceremony will prob be about 1/2 hour long and we are inviting about 200 people. We may set something up inbetween for people that come from far, but I don't think we really have many. You are getting married the same day I am, so remember is you want pics outside, the sun starts to go down around 4:00. That is why we are having a big gap...
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Posted by cm11599ps
If there is a big gap between the ceremony and reception then you have to worry about some people not even attending the ceremony, especially if they live far away.
This is very interesting. I know I would be pissed to go to a ceremony and have such a huge gap until the reception. I mean what would I possible do for all those hours?
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Our ceremony is also at 2, and the cocktail hour does not start until 6:30. I am expecting our ceremony to last about 1 hour, and we may have a receiving line. 1/2 our wedding is from OOT. I have told these people to use the time to change and get ready for the reception. I dont care if people are not all dressed up for the ceremony. My CH also offers champagne, coffee drinks, and pasteries before the cocktail hour if people arrive a little early!
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our ceremony is @ 3:30 and the cocktail hour begins @ 6. both the church and the hall are in the same city! so i guess it will be about 1 1/2 hours of in between time once the church is over.
sassy2611
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Church 2:30-3 then reception starts at 6:00. So i have a three hour span between
myasmom
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I am having a 5:30 wedding and a 6:30 recption. The hall is 5 mins away
whb2004
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don't worry if you have a gap between ceremony and reception...sometimes it is inevitable. your guests are adults and can figure out what to do with themselves for a bit! you are giving them a great party!
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Our ceremony is at 5:00 ( friday night) and our cocktail hr starts at 8:00 , but our ceremony is in copiague, reception in Smithtown...we expect the ceremony to be about 30 minutes, then receiving line etc, so an hr tops and our hall has a cash bar lounge they will open 20 minutes earlier then cocktail hr so I hope we dont have guests waiting too much....the most recent wedding I went to had a 3 hr break and it was fine( we all went to a bar inbetween!) Even the grandma!
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I think 4 is good. You don't want to rush the day. Leave a little time in between the church and reception to take pics and relax a bit with your new husband. People will find something to do if there is a gap in time.
