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yea we have a big time gap too but we haven't really planned anything cause we need that time for pictures since I'm booking Old Westbury Gardens.
once times and places are confirmed, I will probably extend an invite back to my house if people would like (or if FH's parents want to do the same), but I will be off taking pictures before I meet back up with everyone....so I am not sure yet.
We will probably have people back to the house. and FMIL will do the same. there isn't that big of a gap but still for about 1 hr they will go there. and during that time we will be taking our pics.
Posted by irishsweetheart
yea we have a big time gap too but we haven't really planned anything cause we need that time for pictures since I'm booking Old Westbury Gardens.
We have a big gap too...Well our RH has a lounge with food, drinks and music for any guests that show up early...But you also have to figure that not all your invited guests will go to the ceremony, most just go to the RH...SO many of the guests will be close family and friends, and since the church is two blocks from FH's house, his mom will just have them over there for drinks and food and stuff if anything and they dont even have to stay there long since our RH accomodates early arrivals
I have a lot of time in between the Ceremony is at 2:30 & the Reception is at 6:30. It was at 7:30 but I was only able to move it up an hour. When I spoke with the Deacon from my church he said I can't worry about what everybody else is doing. I just have to think about myself. My mother was not happy with that.
Posted by MayBride08
I have a 2:30 ceremony and a 6:00 CH. To make matters even more confusing, the church is in Brooklyn and the RH is in NJ (what am I doing on Long Island weddings anyway, huh?). I am using the gap for pictures, I really want to head into the city and get some great shots there.
Since my mom lives in Atlanta , we don't really have a place to host people in between, but my FMIL lives a few blocks from the church and might do something like that, I haven't discussed it with her yet.
Most of our friends and the younger crowd in our families already decided that they are going to stay in a hotel near the RH that night, so I was thinking about getting some kind of bus to take them all to the hotel after the church so people can check in and hang out in their rooms before the reception (there is a shuttle bus that will take them to a RH)- although then people would have to bring an overnight bag to church...
I guess this is going to be more complicated then I thought, I think I'll wait a while before I start stressing over it!!!
Posted by blu6385
Posted by MayBride08
I have a 2:30 ceremony and a 6:00 CH. To make matters even more confusing, the church is in Brooklyn and the RH is in NJ (what am I doing on Long Island weddings anyway, huh?). I am using the gap for pictures, I really want to head into the city and get some great shots there.
Since my mom lives in Atlanta , we don't really have a place to host people in between, but my FMIL lives a few blocks from the church and might do something like that, I haven't discussed it with her yet.
Most of our friends and the younger crowd in our families already decided that they are going to stay in a hotel near the RH that night, so I was thinking about getting some kind of bus to take them all to the hotel after the church so people can check in and hang out in their rooms before the reception (there is a shuttle bus that will take them to a RH)- although then people would have to bring an overnight bag to church...
I guess this is going to be more complicated then I thought, I think I'll wait a while before I start stressing over it!!!
you have plenty of reason to have time in between ... people are going to have to travel to NJ ... by the time they get there there wont be that much time before CH starts ...
I was gonna say, depending what part of jersey it can actually be pretty close to brooklyn
Yes, MOST weddings are like this, so girls dont stress yourselves out...THis will be nothing new to your guests, they would probably be more surprised if there was only an hour gap in between...This is expected, especially for those getting married in a catholic church, your guests know that there is a mass on saturdays. This is also the reason why MANY guests go only to the reception, i seriously haven't been to the ceremony part in a long time...THose who are planning on going to the ceremony know the deal and what to expect, so do not worry.
yeah I'm right by the Verrazano bridge so its pretty close to Jersey...
my ceremony will probably start at 2pm and the reception at 6pm. we need the 3 hr gap because the ceremony is in westchester and it'll take mostly everyone 45 min to get to the reception site in long island. also fh and i are planning on taking pictures at old westbury garden. our rh is allowing our guests to arrive up to 2 hrs early for refreshments at the lounge before cocktail hour.
