cer-reception

sbily2010

I've found a place that i think is super cute and i could have the whole wedding deal in one place. I'm just wondering how we could get things like pictures taken care of while not boring the quests. I already know i'll have to have tables set up for guest to sit at durning the ceromony and am planning of having some little type of candy or favor sitting on each place setting. Should we just move straight into dinner? and let the guest get their salad/whatever while we do pictures?

Simply Fated

Is it possible to have pictures taken before the ceremony?And if you and the groom are planning to not see each other, maybe you can at least get the bridal party pics taken care of or something.Is it possible to have staff members pass around bite sized finger appetizers (ordervbs or how ever they're spelled) while you guys slip out and snap some shots or something. If you want to have pics taken in the room, go ahead and do so while they munch on hordervs (ok, seriously, my spellcheck is phail) and mingle.Just my suggestions

dsouldiva

Normal 0 ditto PP. as an aside, since there is an abbreviation for everything else do you think we could universally agree that Hors d'oeuvre could be abbreviated to HD’O, which would save me having to look up the spelling every time I type it!!! I can't be the only one, either that or we all agree they are called canapés!

dsouldiva

ditto, I'm usually like a hawk with spelling mistakes but i'll let anyone off that one, unless of course they are french!

mbcdefg

Either serve some hors d'oeuvres during cocktail hour (which, by the way, does not require alcohol, if that's what you're concerned about ... sodas and water and maybe coffee are fine if you'd rather skip the alcohol), or let people start on their salads while you're off taking photos. Or do the photos prior to the ceremony so that you can immediately join the guests for the meal.   As far as the "hors d'oeuvres" spelling debate, I learned how to spell it because I wrote it out here every time I was referencing them. I looked it up the first few times, but after a short while I remembered how to spell it (and thank goodness for my Mac at home, because it comes with Spell Check). I'd personally rather learn to spell it than abbreviate it - this is coming from an English major so I'm a big stickler for proper spelling and grammar. I'd rather take the 30 seconds to look it up than misspell it ... I once saw someone here call them "whore derbs," and the poor girl never lived it down.

aerinpegadrak

We're having our ceremony and reception in the same hotel room.  Here's how we're working the logistics:- Fun pictures with us and the wedding party taken in the afternoon before the ceremony- At the conclusion of the ceremony, WP will recess out into the hallway.  Formal pics will begin, with the door open so we can call out various family members as we need them.  Inside the room, we'll either serve some light snack trays (cheese and crackers, etc.) or just start serving the heavy apps that will constitute our reception menu.- Once all the formal shots are done (aiming to keep these under 20 minutes or so), we'll send everyone, including the photographer, back into the room and take a minute or two to ourselves.  Then we'll go back into the room to be announced and to formally kick off the reception.

megk8oz

We're doing it all at the same place (Actually ceremony and reception will be in the same room). After the ceremony, the guests are being ushered into a second room for "cocktail hour". Apps will be passed around and we're supposed to have an antipasta station set up for everybody as well. During that time, the room is to be converted from "aisles" to tables, and we will be doing the formal pics with the families in that room. After we're done with the family, we're going to attempt going outside for a few minutes of photos of just the 2 of us. When we're done w/pics, we're joing everybody for cocktails until the room has all of the table set. Then it's party time. If you don't have a second room you can use, I would still go with have apps or something of that nature. I wouldn't start salads until the pics are done, because it would be nice for everybody involved to start dinner at the same time (Like, if everybody gets their salad during pics, then they're going to be ready for entrees before your parents get to have a bite).