Ceremony to Reception distance

aerotiff

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_ceremony-reception-distance-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:c8fa300c-a254-4bce-acca-413e6cc9c745Post:ba332575-65a4-4f04-96ed-83259fa1a554">Re: Ceremony to Reception distance</a>:
[QUOTE]It really bothers me when people says things are ok to do because of a religious venue or whatnot.  Cause most religious venues I know do have a space for a reception.  So why is it ok for people to not use that space for their reception, but it's not ok for someone who is not having a religious ceremony to change venues?   Perhaps she just likes the space better, maybe someone she knows owns it and shes getting a good deal, maybe her venue doesn't provide an outdoor space for ceremonies, maybe it's just ugly.  Who cares.  If it was 2 hours apart, I can see the problem.  20 minutes?  Come on, why question why she wants to use a different venue?  That wasn't even her question. /end rant.
Posted by kellyjellybelly[/QUOTE]

LMAO, Thank you Kelly for being my voice when I was at work.  Exactly.  And the reason why I included to much detail in the original post was so I could get well informed opinions, and I really do appreciate everybody's feedback and for taking the time to respond!  And I appreciate you having my back for all the right answers when I wasn't here, lol!! :)

aerotiff

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_ceremony-reception-distance-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:c8fa300c-a254-4bce-acca-413e6cc9c745Post:ed0f0e09-9098-4b63-8c40-e899fbf8b946">Re: Ceremony to Reception distance</a>:
[QUOTE]This really could have read, "Our ceremony and reception are at locations about 15 miles/25 minutes apart.  Is this acceptable or too far to ask guests to drive?" I concur with the others; it's just fine.
Posted by Mrs.B6302007[/QUOTE]

Gosh I'm sorry I strapped you down and forced you to read my post.  I'll make it up to you.  :p
Thank you for your input for the question I asked, but I don't need the remarks about the length of a post that was voluntary to read.  I'm posting in etiqutte, not snarky brides.  As you can see by subsequent posts, some detail was necessary for informed opinions, and I appreciate every single reponse.  Thank you!

Mrs.B6302007

You didn't piss me off.  There was just a lot of unecessary info in there for what the question was.

tenofcups4me

Wow, $800 for the ceremony IS a lot. To be honest, I'd probably pay it (after seeing if I could negotiate it down) because it would be that important to me to have it all in one place, but that's just personal preference. At any rate, if you're not going to have it all in one place, 20 minutes doesn't seem too far.

aerotiff

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_ceremony-reception-distance-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:c8fa300c-a254-4bce-acca-413e6cc9c745Post:1e10964d-48bb-4bd8-abbc-3de8319dfa5e">Re: Ceremony to Reception distance</a>:
[QUOTE]You didn't piss me off.  There was just a lot of unecessary info in there for what the question was.
Posted by Mrs.B6302007[/QUOTE]

Ooookay.

SolanaGreen

I wouldn't think twice about it!  Go ahead and book! 

sarah0725

My non-religious ceremony site is about 15 minutes away from my non-religious reception site. I don't think anyone is going to die.

Calypso1977

i think i've only been to one non-relgious wedding that had a ceremony location and a different reception location and that's  because the ceremony was on the beach.  but even then, they had shuttles to and from the hotel so everyone drove to the hotel adn got parked, then the shuttle took them to the ceremony site and back.

church then a reception location is very common.

i think anything less than 45 minutes is ok for travel time, unless either site requires a great deal of travel to begin with.  for example, i went to one wedding where the church and all of the hotels were downtown.  we then had to drive 45 minutes out to a country club that wasnt near any htoels.  so we had to drive 45 minutes back at the end of the reception.  needless to say, we left early and ddint drink much.  but they got a huge bargain on teh place so i can see why they did it.

kellyjellybelly

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_ceremony-reception-distance-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:c8fa300c-a254-4bce-acca-413e6cc9c745Post:b9576d08-b740-40c7-a47d-b61027b1bea6">Re: Ceremony to Reception distance</a>:
[QUOTE]My non-religious ceremony site is about 15 minutes away from my non-religious reception site. I don't think anyone is going to die.
Posted by sarah0725[/QUOTE]
but that is because you are getting married in an elephant.  Who wouldn't love that?

kellyjellybelly

and calypso, don't you always say you leave receptions right after dinner anyway because it's past your bedtime?