Can you have a wedding ceremony in the same ROOM as the reception?

mosetoes

Originally we were going to have a small wedding, with immediate family only present and then focus more attention on the reception.I thought it was a good idea, because the wedding part is boring...but now people are upset..blah,blah,blah.So, our reception is going to be in a banquet room at a restaurant...would it be weird to just perform the short marriage ceremony there so that everyone can be there to see it? and then carry on with the reception??thanks

salt78

You absolutely can.

mwhitson14

I think it'd be fine. I would just suggest having everything already set up, chairs at the tables and everything, and the chairs would be set up facing the direction of the ceremony. When it's over, people just turn their chairs around. Seems easy enough to me.

jaimebeth9

You can have it in the same room. But please don't belittle your ceremony like that.  The "wedding part" that you say is boring is the most important part of the day. 

FutureMrsDudley55

I went to a wedding where they had the ceremony and reception in the same room. The only problem was that after the ceremony, the bride and groom took off for pictures while we all sat there an hour with no food or drinks. I think it is fine, but don't do to your guests what happened at that wedding.

fangsiting

We're doing it all in one room.  We're doing pictures before the ceremony, so we'll start dinner as soon as we finished with the vows.

peachkins

My cousin actually did that with his wedding.  The hall they rented was just one big room with the tables and chairs already set up, and everything went fine. 

mouse10031978

yes- we are!  less transportation and less rentals!  More casual, but I like that!

jajph1974

That's what we're doing. Our ten minute ceremony is going to take place about 15 minutes into cocktail/appetizer hour. While we're outside doing pictures, cocktail hour will resume.We're trying to keep everything as fun and informal as possible.

Savollywood

We're doing the same thing as navybaby. We're supposed to have an outdoor ceremony, but if it rains, we're using the room where the reception will be. I went to a wedding last fall that had both in the same room and it was actually very lovely. And when they went off to take pictures, they opened up the bar and had food for everyone.

WGaches

We are doing this. Our only other option was having the ceremony outside (on the golf course, or kind of next to it) in June. In the afternoon. I didn't want to worry about rain, etc etc. so out guests will be seated at the tables during the ceremony. Our ceremony will be short, twenty minutes MAX, probably more like ten...and I think that's a good way to have a more laid-back atmosphere....I wasn't sure about it at first, but now I'm actually pretty excited.

Abigail D

That's what we did and we loved the idea!!! We originally were going to have the ceremony in the bigger room of the two rooms and then have the reception in the other. But, our wedding coordinator offered the same room for both and we still were able to keep the room that was supposed to be for the reception as our getting ready room, at no extra charge!! We only had 60 guests, so it worked out well. As for our ceremony, it was quite short and it was on the dance floor. Then they already had set up the reception tables for the lunch buffet up in another area. Everyone loved that idea, plus we also had the outside of our venue available to our party as well (we had a waterside venue).