Hello! I've learned so much from stalking this board, so thank you all! I have a question about timing for my ceremony and reception. The ceremony is at a church at 2pm, followed immediately by a reception at my parents house (about 20 minutes away). Half of our guests will be traveling significant distances so we would like to serve a full meal- but it was recently pointed out to me that guests may not expect a full meal at that time of day. With the ceremony time (Catholic mass lasting 45-60 min) and travel time, guests might not be sitting down to eat until 3:30.
So my question is this: should I move my ceremony time (I can do as early as 11:30, and 2pm is the latest possible), or if the timing is ok how should I go about telling guests what to expect so they can plan accordingly?