I just wanted to give a shout out to vendors that know what's up!
We had our food tasting and talked with the venue coordinator Tuesday. She asked what time the ceremony was (3:00) at a church about 7-10 minutes from the reception venue. Without blinking she says "Then we'll be ready for people arriving at 3:30." Hooray!
I've chatted with our DOC about the ceremony start time, voicing my concern about it starting promptly at 3:00. He said, of course it will, honey, and if people are late, "those bitches can wait." (He's a very dear friend of ours).
On time and no gap = happy alikat! (ETA-paragraphs)