Might Have To Change Tme Of My Ceremony & Reception .... (long, but i need your advice!)
PreshusSmurf
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Might Have To Change Tme Of My Ceremony & Reception .... (long, but i need your advice!)
i still have a year to go, so i guess this isn't a big deal at this point .... i'm just so frustrated because i thought everyhing was settled ...
we are getting married at the rh
the ceremony was supposed to start at 8:00 (with an invite time of 7:30). cocktail hour would go from 8:30 - 9:30, and the reception from 9:30 - 1:30 a.m.
BUT the rh booked a daytime wedding that i'm pretty sure starts at 1:00, so i don't think we'll be able to start taking pictures at the hall until 6:30 (if we are lucky!!!).
we thought we'd be able to get into the bridal suite by 5:30 so i could get dressed and we could take pictures. my photog originally suggested that we start with pictures at 5:00!
fh & i had planned to see eachother before the ceremony so we could get a lot of the formal pics out of the way SO WE COULD ENJOY OUR CH!!
my parents are suggesting that we push things back at least a half hour if not an hour ...
do you think it would be terrible if the ceremony started at 9:00 (with an 8:30 invite time) ... so the whole thing would end at 2:30 a.m.????
what would you do?!!?
October Bliss
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Personally, I would find another place to get dressed and take pictures and leave the time alone. I wouldn't stay until the end at a wedding that ended at 2:30 AM.
PreshusSmurf
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that's what i suggested to my mom today, but for some unknown reason she is totally against the idea!
ugh!!!!!
this might turn out to be a family battle ....
robinandjoe
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That's a shame that the hall did that to you. It does seem really late...do you think family/older people/people with kids at home may leave early? I wouldn't want you to be sad that people were leaving early. This happened to a friedn of mine, and she was pretty upset the last hour of her wedding. I agree that you should think about finding a different place to get ready/take pix before hand so you have enough time, and start the wedding at the same time. You and your FH should do whatever you feel is best...it's YOUR day! Good luck!
stoebe07
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i agree.. try and find a beautiful location for pictures... good luck
eternitybride
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Does the NRC only have one bridal suite? If so, would you be able to dress elsewhere, like has been suggested, and take photos somewhere like Old Westbury Garden, or one of the parks in the area? I have never been to NRC, so I am not sure how big it is. =(
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Posted by October Bliss
Personally, I would find another place to get dressed and take pictures and leave the time alone. I wouldn't stay until the end at a wedding that ended at 2:30 AM.
i agree. good luck!
PreshusSmurf
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Unfortunately, they only have 1 bridal suite. Its 1 wedding at a time ....
And our wedding is in November, so it'll be getting dark early-ish .... so a park or OWG probably won't work out ....
Any suggestions for indoor places to take pics?!?!
What do the winter wedding girls do between church and reception?
PreshusSmurf
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Posted by robinandjoe
That's a shame that the hall did that to you.
We booked our wedding back in May ... they only recently booked the daytime wedding.
Do you think there's any chance the hall would change her start time to 12:00 instead of 1:00 since I booked 6 months earlier?!
(I know I'm reaching here ... but thought I'd put the question out there)
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Posted by AlmostMrsKelly
Posted by October Bliss
Personally, I would find another place to get dressed and take pictures and leave the time alone. I wouldn't stay until the end at a wedding that ended at 2:30 AM.
i agree. good luck!
Gees, and I was worried about people staying at my reception b/c it goes till 1:30. Honestly, I would not change the times. I would just try to find a place for pics elsewhere. 2:30 is really late for a wedding to end, hell, even 1:30 (when my reception is ending) is crazy!!
I agree with the girls above.
Good luck.
kahlua716
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I wouldn't do it...its too late. dinner wouldn't be served until like 10!!! Unless you have no other choice...I would avoid it!
chrissyandvin
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That is a little late for people to start eating. I don't think many people will stay that late. We just changed the time on our ceremony/reception to end at 12:30 instead of 1:30 because we thought it would be too late. Many people were shocked when we said it was going to end at 130... never mind 230!
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LaurenF
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when you booked, was there the possibility that someone might book a daytime event, or did they tell you that you could go in and start getting ready at whatever time you wanted? if they told you that you were the only event that day, i would insist that they change the other bride's time so that you can get into the bridal suite at the time you originally thought you were supposed to be allowed in.
PreshusSmurf
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Posted by LaurenF
when you booked, was there the possibility that someone might book a daytime event, or did they tell you that you could go in and start getting ready at whatever time you wanted? if they told you that you were the only event that day, i would insist that they change the other bride's time so that you can get into the bridal suite at the time you originally thought you were supposed to be allowed in.
There was a possibility of an EARLY daytime event, it was supposed to be over by 5:00 p.m. so the latest we'd be able to get into the bridal suite was 5:30p.m.
Snowflake08
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Being Jewish I am used to weddings starting between 8 and 9 - i like weddings that end late!! Especially if it's a saturday night
JMO
snydl40
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I personally would love a later wedding-but I know my guests-wouldn't. My grandparents would have to have someone drive them-it's hard for them to see at night and most of my older guests would leave early-I would fell like I excluded them in some way.
I agree-I would take pics somewhere else and not take as many at the NRC.
Kara and Todd
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Posted by PreshusSmurf
Posted by LaurenF
when you booked, was there the possibility that someone might book a daytime event, or did they tell you that you could go in and start getting ready at whatever time you wanted? if they told you that you were the only event that day, i would insist that they change the other bride's time so that you can get into the bridal suite at the time you originally thought you were supposed to be allowed in.
There was a possibility of an EARLY daytime event, it was supposed to be over by 5:00 p.m. so the latest we'd be able to get into the bridal suite was 5:30p.m.
Absolutely call the RH and ask them if they can make the afternoon wedding earlier -- and tell them THIS is what you were told, that you could be in the bridal suite by 5:30pm!
See what they can do for you!
I definitely wouldn't make the start time any later. I know I'd leave early if a wedding went until 2:30 -- and your guests wouldn't be eating dinner until about 11:30...
stealthgroom
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Even as a night owl kinda guy, I have to agree with the ladies above. You don't want to worry all day about who's going to cut loose and enjoy the last hour of the reception with you. Maybe there's a Botannical Garden nearby you could go to in the afternoon?
Also, if you were told you could get in and now they're changing their tune, i'd either demand they move the other couple's time so you can get in as requested. If they refuse, I'd exact their assistance in booking a place to do the photos free of charge to you. it's your day, and it should go the way you want it.
my two cents. hth!
SoontobeMrsH
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I would get ready at home, take pics somewhere else, keep the time you have already, just use the BS to freshen up before your ceremony
