Ceremony and reception in the SAME room?

morganbriannaa

We're getting married at the Civic Center and we only rented one room. The only problem is we're having to have the ceremony and reception in the same exact room. How would we do this? Transition and all? We're only having about 50 people and the room is about 1,862 Square Feet.

Thanks girls.

serenity5689

Have everyone sit at tables during the ceremony. have the tables scattered around (nice and evenly ofc) but leave the middle part open for the wedding walk. At the end of the ceremony, bride and groom and the others in the party walk to the designed table placed for them. No one gets up or move between the ceremony and reception. How is that?

morganbriannaa

I didn't want to have people seated at the tables. It's unorthodox to me. Do yall think that the civic center will let us have the ceremony outside?

morganbriannaa

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_ceremony-ideas_ceremony-and-reception-in-the-same-room?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:10Discussion:058139c7-50a6-41c8-a0cc-17ef584f8fdePost:d9ebfa5e-4e64-4b70-b0bc-309ad8f77641">Re: Ceremony and reception in the SAME room?</a>:
[QUOTE]It's often done, and nobody will think it's strange.  In times past, almost everybody did that.
Posted by RetreadBride[/QUOTE]
The sitting at tables or them letting us have it outside?

Cortney1982

We are having to do the same.  One side of the ballroom is designated for the ceremony, the other side is for the reception.  There is a room divider that we will have closed off and will not be opened until it's time for the reception.  But even if you do not have a divider it still should be fine as I think it's obvious that you should take your seat for the ceremony and not tables.

Kristin789

This is exactly what we did:

Have everyone sit at tables during the ceremony. have the tables scattered around (nice and evenly ofc) but leave the middle part open for the wedding walk. At the end of the ceremony, bride and groom and the others in the party walk to the designed table placed for them. No one gets up or move between the ceremony and reception.

And before you think more about the CEREMONY OUTSIDE idea, you need to take seriously the concerns expressed above, about an extra set up for chairs,etc.  And it's likely to still be hot in September in North Carolina.

annamhisle

I am having my wedding this way - with guests seated at their tables during the ceremony. I think it's a great idea. Much easier & convienent for the guests!

jennipea382

This is most likely what we're doing. They set up some chairs on the dance floor for "VIPs" (parents, grandparents, etc) and everyone else sits at their tables. After the ceremony, they move the chairs and set up tables if needed, then set up the head table, sweetheart table, etc on the stage. I'm thinking we'll leave for a bit to sign the marriage license, maybe do a few random pictures, then come back in for our "entrance" to the reception. Some details to figure out but it can be done!

aragx6

If we had chosen one of the venues we toured we would have had guests seated for the ceremony. This is how they do may weddings per year. As long as it's short, I think this would work out just fine.

PopPow

We are having our guests sit at their tables during our wedding as well. The room is not huge so that works for us. When my step daughter got married the room was huge so they had the tables at the back of the room and rows of chairs at the front of the room for the ceremony.

kitkatchica86

I've been to several weddings where they have the room flipped, post ceremony for the reception. Depending on how your wedding is planned, it could be a cocktail hour and appetizers if it's around the dinnerish time.

I've also seen where they had a sheer curtain run across the room, to separate the ceremony and the reception areas.