Hey , I'm so sorry you r going thru this. Not seeing you on mother's day bc mother in law more important. Nonsense . Sounds like the gf is a chip off old block of mom. Sounds like sons gf is a well....brat. idk best advice other than talk to your soon about how you'd like to be with him more , or make plans to take walks, lunches , etc things that don't break the bank. Invite son and gf or if gf doesn't come just son. Start to do all you can to make effort to be with son away from this so he can make sure it's what he wants . You are his mother , you deserve to be held high
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Also, a ~3 hour gap is hella long. You might have a fair amount of people who are local choose not to attend your reception or who might skip your ceremony and go to the reception only. You will also most likely really annoy all of your OOT guests.
Why can't you change the time your reception begins? Something else already going on that day earlier?
If I were you, I'd move the reception time ahead, leaving a travel time allowance from the church to the reception site, in order to remove the gap. So I'd begin cocktail hour at 3pm or 3:30pm depending on travel time.
ETA: Fran1985 has a good point above. . . your gap is really awkward as far as meals go; Your guests are likely going to have lunch around noon, so trying to make it until 5pm without eating anything might be a stretch for some people (the young and old, diabetics, etc). People will very likely go to a bar or restaurant and get some food and drinks in order to kill the gap anyways, so you might run the risk of having a lot of uneaten food at your reception
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For everyone. I really do appreciate your suggestions and opinion's. I know some will find it rude but again I cant help it. With it being a Catholic wedding it's already a different ballgame.
So with that said I am still asking for suggestions of what "else" to do because we can't move times bottom line.
Some have suggestion scavenger hunts, others suggested touring the city.
Any other suggestions "minus" the changing of times which cant happen would greatly be appreciate it.
Thanks ladies!
I'm a bit confused about you getting married in the Catholic chutch, but your ceremony will only last about 30mins. . you aren't doing a mass? I ask because I didn't know there were other options and also because a full mass would take an hour, and thus help reduce your gap.
I'd suggest having a full Catholic Mass and a receiving line afterwards, as both will help to reduce your gap.
Also, what is the travel time from your church to your reception site?
"Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends time and space."
How long a gap are you having? If it's just long enough to accommodate the receiving line and travel time for your guests, then it's not really a gap.
"Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends time and space."