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How much time does it take to set up your venues?

sarah42ndsarah42nd member
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How much time does it take to set up your venues? We are having the ceremony and reception in the same location. Its in a senior center room that is 98 feet by 48 feet . We are having about 150 guest.Its basically a big empty room. I was wondering how long will it take to set up tables ( centerpiece will be done they just need to set up the tables and settings) and all. how long did it take to set up your weddings?
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Re: How much time does it take to set up your venues?

  • mlharbismlharbis
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    edited December 2011
    My venue opens at 4 and the cocktail hour starts at 6. I just met with my caterer (she is doing my tables, linens etc) and she said it would take between 1-1:45 hours to do everything.
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  • AileeneGAileeneG member
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    edited December 2011
    I guess it would depend on how involved your whole setup is and how many people you have helping you.

    Ours took a long time, mostly because we were on a big empty rooftop with literally nothing there. We started setting up the day before the wedding. I think they started around 3 the day before and went until about 7 that night when we broke for the rehearsal. The morning of the wedding, they started about 8am, and went until 3, I think?

    I don't know if that's really much help, since it sounds like our setups were very different, but that's how mine went. (I'm sure that's not the norm, though)
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  • sarah42ndsarah42nd member
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    edited December 2011
    Yeah . lol. were having about 15-20 people help set up . The tables and chairs are already on location we just have to move them around and put the tables together( linens, Centerpieces) . Were doing a buffet so that plates and wht not wont be at the tables. We are having the ceremony  chairs on the dance floor area and then when the "cocktail hour " is going on about 15-20 of the guys are going to move the chairs to the tables. Our venue that were thinking about opens up 3 hours before whatever time we set . I am think it should give us enough time to set up. I was just making sure I  had enough time to set up.  were making everything before ( centerpiece, etc. ) before and bring them over.
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  • AileeneGAileeneG member
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    edited December 2011

    I think 3 hours would be plenty for that, then.  :) 

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  • sarah42ndsarah42nd member
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    edited December 2011
    Yeah i hope it will be enough time.
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  • mlharbismlharbis
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    edited December 2011
    yes you will have plenty of time! if you aren't having silverware and wine glasses etc set out on the tables then it should go really quickly. I think that since I am having a plated/seated dinner it takes longer because they have to put the silver ware and all 3 glasses (red, white, and water) out at each place setting. My caterer assured me it would all be sone in the 2 hours they had to do it in, so I'm sure you will be fine!
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  • sarah42ndsarah42nd member
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    edited December 2011
    Yeah i think it will be fine. Im just a little freaked out because I wont see it till the about 30 mins before the ceremony . So i will onl have a little bit of time .
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