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  • jenjen047jenjen047 member
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    @eilis1228 - i say add the hour if you have room in budget for it.
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  • minskat30minskat30 member
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    @eilis1228 - I like @TwoDimes idea if you can pull it off.  We didn't have an option to extend or shorten and our wedding went from 5:30-6, cocktail hour 6-7, reception from 7-11.  Most people stayed the entire time though some started trickling out at the end (venue's bar closed at 10:30 per the venue's rules so that influenced things I think...lol).  Are you doing anything after?  I was surprised at how much energy I had still at the end and we went bar hopping with me in my wedding dress and all.
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    @keptinstitches I get all my blazers from Banana Republic and Ann Taylor (the outlet stores). 

    @eilis1228 if you have the extra money to spend, I would add on the extra hour.  More time to have fun.
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  • jenna8984jenna8984 member
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    @alpacina YES that meat philosophy is right up my alley. omg I cannot wait to see your photo recreation, those are my favorite thing! And fuck yea to Alaska Cruise!

    @beachyone15 that's so awesome that they got you a grill!

     

                                                                     

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  • eilis1228eilis1228 member
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    @TwoDimes Ooooh I forgot about needing to add an hour to the photo booth too. The DJ and bartender are provided by the venue, so I won't have to add anything there, but I totally forgot about the photo booth. I'm not sure if we can decide the night of. I'm waiting on an email from my venue about our menu, so I'll ask what our options are after I get a response. That's a great idea! 

    @speakeasy14 @minskat30 @jenjen047 I'm torn on if it's a good idea or not. The venue is in a small town, so there wouldn't be a ton of nightlife after. I thinnk @audrewuh mentioned a party in her hotel room, and obviously the hotel has a bar we could take over too. I feel like a 3.5 hour reception is a good length, but then again, ending at 9:30 is early. Hmmm... decisions, decisions.


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    @cocobellaF yay for Gene Kelly!

    What is your favorite food to grill out? I like vegetarian chicken patties

    Any traditions for Labor Day? Usually just BBQ's but none of our friends are having one this weekend :-(

    Any major purchases you will be making? We did some mattress shopping last night. I think we are splurging on a sleep # this weekend

    Next trip planned? Not sure hoping we will do something in October even if it's just small. 

    Friday GIF/feeling today? I'm surviving that is the best I can do at this point.

    H has hockey tonight an on Sunday.  Not sure what my plans are for the weekend, none of our friends are hosting any BBQ's or anything.  I guess good and bad.  I think we will be buying a sleep # king sized bed tomorrow.  I also hope we can get to church tomorrow too.  Not sure what else we have planned for the weekend.  I want to make smores in the backyard and use the fire pit I think.  I need to do some studying as well.  I found a local support group, I don't know if it's right for me or if I just need some private therapy.  I may go to one session just to see.   I'm hoping today we can pick up Anneliese's ashes but we haven't heard from the funeral home yet.  Meanwhile I'm just trying to stay a float.

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  • beachyone15beachyone15 member
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    @eilis1228 - What do you think your crowd would do? Would they stay longer? I remember having the same dilemma. Our reception ended at 9pm (all so we wouldn't have a gap, thankyouverymuch!). DH and I debated extending it to 10pm but we ended up not doing that. I'm kind of glad we didn't because our friends were dancing and celebrating right until the very end. We did have a much older crowd though, so we based our decision off that.


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  • speakeasy14speakeasy14 member
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    @eilis1228 Ooooo I like what @twodimes said - if they give you an option to decide day of, I would do that, then you'll have a better idea of the atmosphere/way you're feeling/if it is worth it. 
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  • lavenderfields13lavenderfields13 member
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    @peaseblossom55 Couldn't hurt to try a session and if it's just not right for you then that's OK. I'm glad you're checking out options. 

    @AlPacina Love the photo recreation idea! Please AW when you do it!!

    @eilis1228 I think @beachyone15 is right- it depends on your crowd. In my area/circle the reception always goes until midnight- even if the ceremony is at like 4pm. I didn't even consider venues that wouldn't let us go past 11. Our crowd is full of partyers and dancers though. I was so sad when our reception ended at midnight because the night flew by and everyone was still on the dance floor. 
     




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    @lavenderfields13 thank you

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  • eilis1228eilis1228 member
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    labro said:
    TwoDimes said:
    beachyone15 said:
    @eilis1228 - What do you think your crowd would do? Would they stay longer? I remember having the same dilemma. Our reception ended at 9pm (all so we wouldn't have a gap, thankyouverymuch!). DH and I debated extending it to 10pm but we ended up not doing that. I'm kind of glad we didn't because our friends were dancing and celebrating right until the very end. We did have a much older crowd though, so we based our decision off that.
    1) good for you! :)

    2) I think there is definitely something to be said about this. I went into the day thinking, "I will not end the party early if the party is still going strong." But then somehow my thinking changed. There is something great about finishing on a high note, you know? With everyone still partying and having a great time right up to the end. Seeing an empty dance floor/quiet room at the end probably would have bummed me out! It was great to see so many people left and joining in when the dj announced that it was the last dance.
    So I'm just weighing in here. Work is consuming my life you guys and I haven't had any time at all to come here at chat! :(

    Anyway, our reception would have ended at 10 if I had not added an extra hour. I ended up making the decision to extend til 11 and only regretted it because while we had a strong finish, I was EXHAUSTED by 10 but kept myself going anyway because duh, it's my wedding. We also had a lot of old people who had attended, and they left pretty early and I ended up feeling kind of upset halfway through the night because it seemed like a lot of people had gone, although our core group of friends mostly stuck around. I would say that 9:30 seems early to me, and 10:30 actually seems pretty do-able for a Friday night. Especially since you don't have a cocktail hour. I guess it is going to REALLY depend on your guest dynamic. Is it mostly families? Or lots of young people? That'll make a difference for sure.

    Anyway, at the end of the night we still had around 30 or 40 people I'd say who gave us a good send off. I was just really upset for a little while about how many people had left around that 9 pm hour.

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    Hmmm I think I'll have to wait and see what our RSVPs look like. We have a mix of people that are invited. Since we aren't inviting kids, some people may be anxious to get home to relieve a babysitter too. @labro I would probably feel the same way too, especially since adding that extra hour would involve extra cost. I'd hate to put all this thought into, arrange the extra hour, and then see everyone leave by 9pm anyway. 


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  • lavenderfields13lavenderfields13 member
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    Also- I've never been to a wedding with a "send off". I've only seen them in movies. In my group everyone just kind of leaves after the last song and figures out where the after party is. Are send offs some kind of regional thing too? lol

    I'm getting out early so I'll be leaving work in about an hour! Then off to the mall and home to do some reading. I've been putting books on hold that aren't available at my neighborhood library branch and then waiting for them to send them over from other locations. I have 5 at home that I need to read and now 3 more available for pick up! I need to get reading!
     




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  • jenna8984jenna8984 member
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    aaah Gene Kelley! I couldn't see the face well and mistook it for Fred Astaire! Ashamed!

                                                                     

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  • KeptInStitchesKeptInStitches member
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    @speakeasy14, I could check Ann Taylor - thanks!
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  • Peaseblossom55Peaseblossom55 mod
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    @alpacina yay for Gene Kelly as well

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  • jenjen047jenjen047 member
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    @eilis1228 - agree with @labro and @twodimes. 10:30 is not that late of an end time, so im sure you'll still have a good number of people.

    FWIW, our reception will probably end around 10. id prefer it to go til 10:30/11 but MA state law only allows open bar for 5 hours so we had to work it around that. once the bar closes, i feel like the party would go downhill pretty fast, and we want to end on a high note.
    so our ceremony is 3:30-4, cocktail hour is 4-5, and then the open bar will close at 9:30, so the reception will probably wrap up around 10ish. we haven't decided on an exit since we are in a ballroom on the top floor of a hotel. not sure if/how we would swing that....but i love the idea and want to do it if we can!
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  • jenna8984jenna8984 member
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    @jenjen047 yet again, MA is the biggest "no fun allowed" state hahah

                                                                     

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  • minskat30minskat30 member
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    @peaseblossom55 - I'm glad you found some group therapy.  I hope it is helpful for you.  I'm thinking about you and your H.  All of the hugs.  
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  • eilis1228eilis1228 member
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    Thanks for the advice, everyone! When I mentioned the possibility of adding an extra hour to FI, he did some quick googling and saw that 1. the recommended reception length is 4-5 hours and 2. All of the toasts, eating, special dances, etc. could take up to 2.5 hours, which would only leave us with an hour or so for dancing and mingling. Clearly not enough time! I just emailed our venue to see if adding an hour is still a possibility and if the price sheet we have for doing so is still accurate. 

    So much for not doing anything wedding related today and just focusing on work. Whomp whomp.


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  • eilis1228eilis1228 member
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    @TwoDimes My favorite part of your picture is your officiant tearing up in the background. <3


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  • minskat30minskat30 member
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    So many pretty ladies we have here!!!  Looking at you @labro @cu97tiger @southernpeach89 and @twodimes :)  @TwoDimes - I right click the picture and "copy image" then paste it in the text of my reply/post.  
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    @futuremrshistorian Cranberry chicken salad is sooo good.  So is grape chicken salad. 
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  • Peaseblossom55Peaseblossom55 mod
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    We did not have an exit picture really.  This is our favorite pic of us exiting the church though.
    So TK doesn't like me ATM can't post the picture I'll try again later but its pretty I swear!

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