Cocktail hour neccesary?

Re: Cocktail hour neccesary?

• manateehugger member

  

  July 2013

  Bride2133 said:

  I did not really book a hall where there is two separate rooms where you would have cocktail hour in one room and the reception in the other. I have a huge room for my reception. My question is can you have your cocktail hour and reception in the same room or cancel the cocktail and just start the reception?
  

  
  You don't have to have a cocktail hour. People typically just use cocktail hours as a way to host their guests to avoid a gap between the ceremony and reception times. As long as your ceremony and reception are back-to-back (or back-to-back with travel time), you do not need one.

  Though I would make sure the bar is open as soon as guests start arriving.

  

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• Bride2133

  

  July 2013

  Ok thats makes perfect sense, I will just make sure the bar is open once people come in!
  
  Thanks!!
  

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• MairePoppy mod

  

  July 2013

  Yes, you can do either. 

                     

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• daniroth member

  

  July 2013

  I don't think a cocktail hour is even necessary. Just go for the big reception!! 

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• mmmiler346 member

  

  July 2013

  
  I think that it would be just fine to have the cocktail hour in the same room. Cocktail hours are  usually because guest are waiting for the bridal party to finish up photos and the staff to prepare the food. It is better then hungry people staring at each other.

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