Reception Start time?

climbingsingle

FYI -  Coordinators don't always offer the best advice. Mine wants me to put an earlier start time on my invites. I'd never do something so rude. Your coordinator, by telling you 7pm, is offering you crappy advice. You should host your guests properly and starts your reception at 6:30. 

theartistformerlyknownas

ClimbingBrideNY said:

FYI -  Coordinators don't always offer the best advice. Mine wants me to put an earlier start time on my invites. I'd never do something so rude. Your coordinator, by telling you 7pm, is offering you crappy advice. You should host your guests properly and starts your reception at 6:30. 

My coordinator offered to have champagne only available to the wedding party to save money. Nope, not doing that.

singinchick13

Why can't you just add extra time to your reception? Am I missing something? And you are basically saying it is more important to you to have your party go until 10pm instead of 9:30, even if it means being rude to your guests? "They will understand" is not an excuse. They may understand that you are being an inconsiderate bad host, though.

misshart00

ClimbingBrideNY said:

FYI -  Coordinators don't always offer the best advice. Mine wants me to put an earlier start time on my invites. I'd never do something so rude. Your coordinator, by telling you 7pm, is offering you crappy advice. You should host your guests properly and starts your reception at 6:30. 

I completely agree with this. I was just saying that if she thinks her coordinator is the be all end all of wedding planning, why not ask her instead of us.

Lisax4156

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I am going to talk to my coordinator again and my fiance to see what he wants to do.

MyNameIsNot

Lisax4156 said:

lolo883 said:

Jennycolada said:

I'm confused with how you decided on 7 when nearly everyone said to start it at 6:30. Just "opening the doors" isn't the same thing as hosting your guests properly.

Because she wants the party to wait until she gets there to start.  Basically, she's more interested in her own enjoyment than on her guests.  It's the same reason she thinks it's acceptable to make people walk 20 minutes either direction to get to her ceremony.

Apparently you aren't aware that in Vegas, especially on the Strip, there's a lot of walking to be done. The casinos are very known for this as well. Due to their size, they can take quite awhile to get from one side to another, in upwards of 20 minutes, depending on the casino. Since the chapel is on the opposite side of the parking garage on the property, it will take approximately 13 minutes to get from the chapel to the parking garage. I timed it when I went there the other day. Let alone, it will be on a Saturday night, so it will be full of tourists especially because it will be dinner time. So you can add on another few minutes.

So again, I'm taking my coordinators advise and I'm starting at 7. I don't want to lose any time for my reception. I only have 3 hours from start to finish.. If I had 4+ hours for my reception, sure, I'd have no problem wasting time, but since I only have 3, I dont' really have any time to spare. All of my guests are married. They will understand.

Actually, I'm quite familiar with Vegas.   I also know that 13 =/= 20.  

Either way, asking your guests to stand there and wait for you to get around to hosting them is rude.  Expecting them to "understand" your rude behavior is the epitome of selfish bride.