Hello,
I am just starting the wedding planning process, but a few issues have come up already with the timing of everything! My fiance and I have picked our reception place and the church, my concern now is how to time everything. We are not having a cocktail hour so that we can save money. So, our reception will start at 5 pm. My thought is that all the guests get there, get a drink, and sit and then we would arrive around 5:15 to be announced and start the party. The part where I am stuck is that the church says to block about 2 hours for the ceremony and pictures. I thought a 2:30 wedding would give us more than enough time to have the ceremony and then do the traditional pictures in the church. (we both come from divorced families, so there are a lot of pictures!) But now when do I take all the bridal party pictures? I would love to have then in a nearby park with all the girls and the guys. I think for timing, that we will have to have a reveal and then also do the bridal party pictures then too. Is that something that is done? Does anyone have any timing tips that I could use. I don't want my guests waiting around too long, but I also want to get the pictures I want. Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Tracy