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[serendipity31]

Question: How long is too long between a wedding and reception?  I want to get married in a chuch, but Catholics are crazy and can't do late weddings because they have mass on Saturday nights, but I want a night reception, not to mention I've found the place I want to have it at and they can't budge on their late time because they have a reception

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[an_so_it_goes]

1) Beth (Adamek) Ayers had at least 3 hours between her wedding and reception. The wedding was at the Chapel, then the whole wedding party went to DC to take pictures with the Cherry Blossoms, and then everyone went to Mount Vernon in Virginia for the reception. It was a little funky at first, but very nice in general. There were a lot of out-of-towners, so it gave them some time to stay and hang out and catch up with other people (Brad and Amy came with our crew to get food and then we hung out at Alex's until we had to leave for the reception). If either the wedding or the reception are at a slightly funky time, it gives people a chance to get food or whatever in between so that nobody is starving

[rocknrollgirl98]

I like Jackie's reasoning...and if the church and the reception hall are close together, out-of-towners can just find a hotel somewhere in the middle, and they can just got back to their rooms for a nap. The only issue might be for people who live close enough that they don't need a hotel, but too far away that they can't drive back home between the ceremony and the reception. But really, if it's just for a few hours, they can always get food, or linger at the church/arrive at the reception a bit early and wait outside. OR, people might decide just to come to the wedding and then go home, or just come to the reception and not attend the ceremony. There are lots of variables, but I think you should do what you want and what makes you happy :-) This is YOUR wedding!! Depending on your budget, the location, logistics, etc., you might even be able to have a little cocktail hour/hors d'oeuvres in a seperate part of the reception hall while people wait and the main room is prepped for the evening

[serendipity31]

Well, you CAN have a Catholic wedding without having Mass, but either way, on saturdays they won't start a wedding any later than 2pm, and the mansion we want to have the reception at can't take us before 7pm. So it's super frustrating. Out two options are
#1 - Get married at 11am. Think of the terrible early morning this means for me and the rest of the bridal party. I shrudder at the thought of seeing 6am on a weekend.
#2 - Have the wedding on a Friday night, which I think we may do. The only problem? People will have to love me enough to take a few hours off work, and the wedding party will have to love me enough to take the whole day off. I hope I'm worth it. hahaha

[f_plant]

If you need help shaking down a priest, my grandma never takes no for an answer. She can play the old crippled hag card too.

Love you miss you come visit! And I would totes still come to your wedding even if it was at 4 in the morning...but don't expect me sober. And VOTE SHANA FOR FLOWER GIRL

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