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Countrylovins

hey ladies,

I am new here, and I was wondering if anyone else has ever had an evening wedding ceremony and then wanted to have a dance after. We are on a low budget and we knew coming into it that we would not be able to afford a catered wedding dinner. We will however have food during the dance. What times are suitable for this type of weding. A timeline is in dire need!


Thank you in advance for the help. I am still trying to figure out this forum.

lindseyann410

Definitely avoid meal times.  

Maybe you could do a late, candle-lit ceremony around 8, then the party after.  I'm glad you realize it's nice to still host some food and beverages for guests to snack on.

People like me are always hungry!  Good luck with the rest of your planning!

Countrylovins

The only other problem is pictures. I was told to have pictures before the ceremony. Although, it makes more sense to me to have the pictures after the wedding, I just feel like it would be better. But, that being said if the wedding was at 7 or 730ish, we would need to do pictures before right, it would be not enough time. I don't want to see the groom before the wedding though . Ideas?

LoisLane007

I am going to a wedding on St. Patrick's Day at 7pm. So I'm not expecting a meal to be served, Just cocktails and things like finger sandwiches.

As for the pictures, take a bunch seperately, then go a "first touch type thing where you're in the same room and you both are blind folded and you BM and MOH walk you into eachother. Or hold hand from around a corner or cracked door.

MyNameIsNot

If you don't want to serve a meal, it needs to be pretty late.  I wouldn't start any earlier than 8:30 if people will need to get dinner first, maybe 8:00 at the absolute earliest.  7:00 is dinner time.  

I would strongly recommend doing all your photos before.  Even if you do all the photos without B&G together, you are going to need 30-45 to do all of the ones without you and the groom.  For a late ceremony and reception, that's quite a while for guests to wait.  Many of your older guests or guests with small children are going to leave by 10:00 or so.  Also, if you want any outdoor photos, you'll need to consider sunset.