We added on an extra hour and so we booked the Garden City Hotel for 6 hours and I am very happy with it because it is from 6-12 which I think is a good time period for a Sat evening. Do you think guests will feel like this is too long?? I don't, because we split that extra hour between the CH and the reception, so the CH is 6-7:30 and the reception is 7:30-12. Any thoughts?? Thanks!!
MrsC2010
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i dont think thats too long. Its a saturday night so I am sure plenty of people will be willing to stay till 12.
emc282rjm
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Since I am having a 6 hour wedding as well, I definitely don't think it is too long. We are also adding to our cocktail hour.
A tip that my BM gave me: don't start the Venetian hour too early...if you want people to stay, then start it about 30-45 minutes before the end. That way, people won't leave right after they've had their dessert (and if they DO leave, it won't be such a huge deal).
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JMO - I think 1.5hrs for CH is too long...usually by the end of 1 hr, I am so excited to see the reception room and start dancing! So I would just do a 1 hr VH or something.
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I'm doing the same thing. I read in a magazine that you should leave them wanting more - but I think that's a perfect amount of time. My FH aunt just got married and her wedding was from 4-11. I couldn't wait for it to end!
SummerBride10
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I feel like an hour an half for CH is too long...I'd be ready for the party after an hour.
rocketsummer17
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It's a good length of time, its not too long at all... I personally wouldnt want to add onto the CH though, usually at 45 minutes into it I want to get into the reception room and start dancing but thats just me.
MayBride2010
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Definitely not too long for a Saturday - we added time to our reception to make it 6 hours also!
JenBill61210
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my sister had a 1.5 hour CH, i personally felt like it was too long, thats just me though!
futureMrsJSL
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I don't think it's to long at all. Mines starts the same time as yours and ends half an hour earlier. On your wedding day, you want the moment to last as long as possible
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Posted by laurenandmike618
We added on an extra hour and so we booked the Garden City Hotel for 6 hours and I am very happy with it because it is from 6-12 which I think is a good time period for a Sat evening. Do you think guests will feel like this is too long?? I don't, because we split that extra hour between the CH and the reception, so the CH is 6-7:30 and the reception is 7:30-12. Any thoughts?? Thanks!!
ive been to a wedding at gch and an hour was an hour and it felt like two so do an 1hr long vh
Christine N Ralph
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My wedding is the same amount of time (6-12) but the 1st hour is the cocktail hour, and the last hour is the v-hour. I dont think its too long for guests to stay...Its a Sat night- people usually dont have work the next day.
laurenandmike618
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Thanks so much for all your honest replies!!! We wanted a 90 min CH bc of the enormous abundance of food there lol but I am definitely open to opinions - that's why I asked!!
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i don't think is long at all!!! my parents made me add an extra hour (they are paying for half the hall, along with fh's parents) because our families party for hours and hours sometimes til 5am lol like last weekend! its insane! they hate how weddings don't last til that much but i'll be tired too my dad wants to have an after party at our place after lol he is crazy lol...i'll be with my hunny!
Edited: JMO i think 1.5 for the CH is long add more to the party!!
LanaB
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I think thats perfect. Did you have to pay extra to extend it? We are having ours from 6:30-12:30 (including ceremony) and actually thinking to extend for an extra hour so everything will be 7 hours instead of 6
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Posted by MayBride2010
Definitely not too long for a Saturday - we added time to our reception to make it 6 hours also!
Hey hon, are you having venecian hour?
emc282rjm
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I agree that an hour and a half might be a bit much for a cocktail hour. We're doing 1:15, but that's mostly because my family is late to EVERYTHING. We're going to do a 45 minute VH.
HTH!
SoonToBMrsC
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This is exactly what I did my wedding is from 6:30-12:30. My cocktail hour is from 6:30-7:30pm. and my reception is from 7:30-12:30. I also have a veniesse hour. A 6 hour wedding is fine!!
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Posted by grrulz
i don't think is long at all!!! my parents made me add an extra hour (they are paying for half the hall, along with fh's parents) because our families party for hours and hours sometimes til 5am lol like last weekend! its insane! they hate how weddings don't last til that much but i'll be tired too my dad wants to have an after party at our place after lol he is crazy lol...i'll be with my hunny!
Edited: JMO i think 1.5 for the CH is long add more to the party!!
LoL, I hear ya about the partying thing!! My fam. is the same way...FH and I are actually going to set up an after party somewhere like a hotel but mainly for friends and close relatives
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I think thats perfect. Did you have to pay extra to extend it? We are having ours from 6:30-12:30 (including ceremony) and actually thinking to extend for an extra hour so everything will be 7 hours instead of 6
Yes it's an extra $15pp for the extra hour, and that's without tax or gratuity so it'll be a few thousand extra. This does not include ceremony, as I'll be getting married in the Catholic church.
