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so excited! (a bit lengthy!)

kpdorrkpdorr member
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Hi everyone! I have posted a couple little things before, but to introduce myself a little more; I'm Kate and my fiance is Dave. We are getting married May 19th in Cooperstown at the Fenimore Art Museum. I am a dietitian for several school lunch programs in the area and Dave works in online media for our newspaper. We first met in 1985 when I was 1 1/2 and Dave was 7 when our dads worked together but just re-met a couple of years ago and have been together ever since!

Anyway, I am so excited about our wedding. I can hardly even have a conversation with someone without bringing it up! Today we are meeting with our caterer which will be a huge check b/c they hopefully will also be arranging everything from the food to the tent and all other rentals. I'm not sure how I'll even get any work done today as all I can think about is the potential of having a risotto bar at the reception!

I also wanted to get some opinions from you ladies- we are having a short non traditional, non-religious ceremony at the reception. It is right on Otsego Lake and is beautiful! One of the ideas we have is to start the cocktail party part right away when guests get there, then after they mingle for 15 minutes or so, they all just gather around for the ceremony which will only be about 10 min max, then we will carry on with the cocktail part and then move into the tent for dinner etc.

So- I guess my question is- has anyone had or been to this kind of ceremony? Is it confusing for guests? How could I let them know in the invitation or at the reception how it is going to play out?? Any thoughts or suggestions would be welcome!

Thanks, and sorry this is so long!
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  • kevinandmonica2011kevinandmonica2011 member
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    edited December 2011
    Welcome and thanks for the intro.

    I, personally, have never been to a wedding like that before, but I can't see it being too confusing.  If I got there and someone handed me a cocktail before the ceremony, you can bet I would know what to do with it.   Tongue out

    If you are really worried your guests won't "get it", you can always lay out a general timeline on your invite (which, I'm assuming will be informal given the nature of your plans)....

    "Please join us for cocktails at 4:00pm
    Ceremony to begin at 4:30
    Reception to follow"

    HTH

    ETA:  Your venue sounds really cool.  I love the idea of art gallery parties and I think a reception at one would be really neat... sounds so sophisticated.
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  • sbolger17sbolger17 member
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    edited December 2011
    Congrats!  Sounds beautiful!

    I agree with Monica.  Something on the invitation would work or just have bartenders asking people what they'd like when they get there.  I went to a wedding once where it seemed like they were going to start the cocktail hour before the ceremony, but then they actually didn't.  It was a little disappointing so this sounds like a great idea!
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  • CD2011CD2011 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_central-new-york_excited-bit-lengthy?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:621Discussion:b5a2fed8-0301-4e4f-9dd8-aefeb4e4087ePost:bf836f10-d1ac-4928-a4aa-ee990f4fbcec">Re: so excited! (a bit lengthy!)</a>:
    [QUOTE]"Please join us for cocktails at 4:00pm Ceremony to begin at 4:30 Reception to follow" Posted by kevinandmonica2011[/QUOTE]

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  • kkozlo2kkozlo2
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    edited December 2011
    I love this idea!!!!!Had my wedding not been at a church- this would have totally be my kind of wedding!!!

    A few thoughts...
    On the invitation your could say "Festivities will start at...." This is a little untraditional so the wording on your invite doesn't need to be perfect.

    I would make some sort of sign to post around.... something like grab a drink, get comfortable, the ceremony will start at 430. Feel free to bring your drink with you...

    The wording I know isn't perfect but they will get the hint. Plus you can make sure the bartenders and event planner of the location will spread the word. I personally don't think that you need to note cocktail hour before the ceremony but that is just my thought.....

    Again I love this!
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  • kpdorrkpdorr member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks girls!
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