Reception times

matt&brit

If I start my ceremony at 630 and my ceremony( I want a short one) ends at 7 then I will have an hour turnover time/cocktail hour is 8 just WAY to late to eat???

PS. I dont have the budget for a lot of little snacky foods for the wait.

Zimsgirl

I personally would be fine with it but maybe you could do a heavy app reception?

matt&brit

I am doing a buffet dinner for the reception!

Carebear62584

I think people tend to eat later and stay up later in the summer than in the winter so I don't think it would be a big deal.  My ceremony is 7-7:30 and cocktail hour is 7:30-8:30 so they won't be eating their main course until about 10.

Hilraythebride

I don't think its that big of a deal, people will know to each a later lunch because they will know when your reception is so it shouldn't be a problem.

Bejohnson5

No that's fine. I was in a wedding exactly like that last summer and didn't even realize it wasn't until closer to 9pm when we ate. It was perfectly fine. 

kelsey+brandon

I think that's okay. Just say something about dinner on your reception insert so people know they will have dinner and to just eat a snack before the ceremony. A lot of people don't eat dinner until 8 anyways.

MMRoberts11

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_june-2012-weddings_reception-times?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:3ae4d68d-f10a-4dec-8810-da13c14a7b86Discussion:0901fd01-05df-4bef-bc2b-2c72c3b36dfbPost:77daf7db-4a8f-42b4-8cc6-c03a4fb214c6">Re: Reception times</a>:
[QUOTE]I think that's okay. Just say something about dinner on your reception insert so people know they will have dinner and to just eat a snack before the ceremony. A lot of people don't eat dinner until 8 anyways.
Posted by kelsey+brandon[/QUOTE]

This.