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Ceremony and reception logistics

Knottie52923642Knottie52923642 member
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The ceremony Is an hour and seven minutes  from the reception is that too far?
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  • banana468banana468 member
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    Knottie52923642 said:

    The ceremony Is an hour and seven minutes  from the reception is that too far?

    Way too far. You need to find new locations for one or both. I'd put 30 minutes as max travel Time.
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  • Maggie0829Maggie0829 member
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     Completely too far.  The furthest I am willing to drive between ceremony and reception is 45 minutes and that is pushing it.

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  • southernbelle0915southernbelle0915 mod
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    WAY too far. You should shoot for no more than 30 minutes away (including traffic). 
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  • MyNameIsNotMyNameIsNot member
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    Yes. The maximum you'd want to go is 30 minutes. 
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  • kmmssgkmmssg mod
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    Way too far - no more than 30 minutes!

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  • levioosalevioosa member
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    Absolutely too far.  What if you have guests who will already be driving over an hour to your ceremony?  That is very inconsiderate.


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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    As a guest, I would probably end up skipping the ceremony unless I was coming from a direction where the ceremony location would be on my way to the reception location.

     

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  • atlastmrsgatlastmrsg member
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    Where is this?  10 miles in Atlanta takes a lot longer than 10 miles in the middle of Kentucky.

    And how many miles?

    I'm pretty sure--99.9%--I'll say "too far," but more info is needed.  I've spent over an hour trying to get from Atlanta airport to downtown, which was maybe 12 mi.

    I would not want to wait that long to get to a drink and food.

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  • HappyinLove56HappyinLove56 member
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    That's a bit too far.  I originally wanted to get married in my childhood church and then have a reception at a nice venue we found that was ~25 minutes away driving (but I live in Los Angeles soooo traffic could just randomly be really bad).

    I decided to have my childhood pastor marry us at our reception venue so that the ceremony and reception were at the same location and it was easier for guests.  I decided early on that my wedding is about me and my FI but it's also about the 80 family members and friends that are coming to support us.  You want to try to make things easy and comfortable for your guests.  If the church had been a deal breaker, I would have found a reception venue closer to the church.  Wedidng planning has some give and takes.  But you want your wedding to be pleasant for those who attend.  
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  • AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    Another vote for too far.
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  • Jen4948Jen4948 member
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    Too far.
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  • Knottie52923642Knottie52923642 member
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    yeah we found another venue four blocks away thanks!
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