RECEPTION AND CEREMONY IN THE SAME PLACE help please!!! :)

lschiff89 · May 2011

THe place that I picked out for my reception and ceremony is ABSOLUTELY beautiful. The regal room at The Cottillion in Palatine. The only thing that I did nto like was the that during the ceremony the tables would be pushed to the sides and decorated. After the ceremony is completed we will go outside the room and greet the guests till the reception is set up, which the Cotillion said will only take about 15 minutse. I have talked to a couple people and most of them say that this is very common now a days. I need more advice though, what do you all think?? The room is SO abosuletly breathtaking that I feel that it is fine, and a definit money saver! It would cost 3,000 to rent out another room and do a cocktail hour in a different room while they set up for the ceremony..

jessicabessica · May 2011

I think that sounds fine. We looked at some venues where that would have been what we did in case of rain, and I didn't think it would have been a big problem. I'm sure the staff knows what they're doing and can take care of setting up for the reception quickly. Can you have snacks or cocktails outside the room while you're greeting people? I assume you mean an indoor space outside the room, right? If it's actually outdoors outside, you might want to have an in case of rain plan.

lschiff89 · May 2011

Well the cocktail hour would be in the room after the 15 minutes of getting the room set up. It is indoors.

cindyn9178 · May 2011

I personally don't like the ceremony and reception in the same room, but that's just me..

jessicabessica · May 2011

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[QUOTE]Well the cocktail hour would be in the room after the 15 minutes of getting the room set up. It is indoors.
Posted by lschiff89[/QUOTE]

That doesn't change my answer, as long as whatever the in between space is has enough room for everyone to be comfortable (maybe a few chairs or couches if people have trouble standing for too long) and not crowded together. I'd much rather have to go in the hall for 15 minutes and socialize than have to drive 15 minutes between venues or have a gap.

columbusclocktower · May 2011

As a wedding professional, I promise you that your guests will not notice that the room is being changed. We do this quite often at the venue that I coordinate at and we make it as smooth and quiet as possible. No worries! Congrats!!

lschiff89 · May 2011

So will the guests not really look at the tables during hte ceremony?? this is what Im worried about. Also, will it ruin the aspect of surprise of the reception?

caseyandlizzie · May 2011

Ours ended up being in the same room due to bad weather. I didn't love the fact that the tables were already set-up, but it still looked beautiful after they re-set the room for the reception. Also, not everything was on the tables when they were pushed to the sides, so there was still a little of the surprise element. Our guests noticed the tables were there already but didn't pay too much attention to them until the actual reception.

It worked out just fine for us, and I'm sure it will be fine for you.

yames84 · May 2011

You can get dividers to hide the tables during the ceremony, if your venue allows it. That's what I am doing. That way it doesn't feel like the same room after it is turned over.

lyndausvi · May 2011

Because of rain, we ended up having to do the same thing. It was not a big deal.

MattNCarol · May 2011

I've seen some many nice ideas here.. the dividers would be a good thing to hide the tables during the ceremony. Also keep your guests entertained while waiting for the reception to be set-up. But the whole idea of having the reception/ceremony at the same place is one of my favorites, I do want to find one place with 2 rooms, one for the ceremony and the other one for the reception, if I don't find it I already know how to set up everything to look like a suprise

Good luck!

vexie · May 2011

Our venue will be doing the exact same thing but really I'm not concerned about it. The tables will be pushed to the sides at the back...during the ceremony everyone is facing foward so they won't pay any attention to it. Our cocktail party is planned to happen outside while they set up for dinner, however if it does rain they can have the room ready in under 15 minutes... something they couldn't do if the tables weren't already half set.

Don't worry about it... the guests will still experience the beauty of the venue.. a few tables in the back won't change that.

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