Time gap b/t ceremony and reception

Re: Time gap b/t ceremony and reception

• ootmother2 member

  

  May 2011 edited December 2011

  Did you post this one the etiquette board as well?
  
  Frankly, I don't think that an hour is too much of a gap, given your location.
  
  DC traffic is iffy at best so I would allow your guests more than 20 - 30 minutes to get fromwone place to the other;
  
  Others may disagree but I've spent a lot of time circling there

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• jimmyandkatie member

  

  May 2011 edited December 2011

  thanks, that other girl was so pushy and I felt like she was bullying people into changing their answers. hehe... People are always so critical of other peoples weddings, it's sad... I just want to enjoy my day and have alot of time for pictures. I might change it to 4:30 but I feel that 9:30 is too early for it all to end.
  

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• onthego11

  

  May 2011 edited December 2011

  We will have a 3 hour window between our ceremony and reception. For those that may not have somewhere to go we are opening up the party center at our condo. We figure this would allow them a place to relax and freshen up before the reception. There is also a little play ground right next to the party center for the kids to play.

  

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• Calypso1977 member

  

  May 2011 edited December 2011

  if you are able to start at 430, i would.  that would be perfect.  by the time folks exit the church it will be 4.  then 20-30 minute drive is perfect for a 430 start.

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• Calypso1977 member

  

  May 2011 edited December 2011

  also, you have all day to do pics if your wedding is at 3.  you could get most if not all of them done prior.  then you could spend your entire cocktail hour wtih your guests.  taht's waht we did and it was great.  photos were not rushed, and we had more time with our guests.

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• ring_pop member

  

  May 2011 edited December 2011

  Eh, I think 5:00 is fine. You can see my response in the thread below "How long does a Catholic ceremony last", but long story short - I found that people dilly-dallied a lot longer than I expected.

  
  
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• ootmother2 member

  

  May 2011 edited December 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_catholic-weddings_time-gap-bt-ceremony-reception?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:615Discussion:afba2751-2cbe-438e-8f94-c9db3e4616e1Post:df6f7f83-1e26-4ce8-a204-1d37e23bd5a2">Re: Time gap b/t ceremony and reception</a>:
  [QUOTE]Eh, I think 5:00 is fine. You can see my response in the thread below "How long does a Catholic ceremony last", but long story short - I found that people dilly-dallied a lot longer than I expected.
  Posted by ring_pop[/QUOTE]
  
  This
  
  as I said earlier, DC traffic at that time of day can be horrendous.  Make sure everyone has enough time to get there.
  
  GL

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• Amynutrition member

  

  June 2011 edited December 2011

  The hour is not too long at all.
  
  We have a 3-4PM ceremony (cannot change time) and 6-11 cocktails/reception.
  It's in Manhattan so folks can find stuff to do (or can go to their hotel to relax?) before and we are trying to plan a German traditional event around 5 before the reception.
  

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