Activity for Shawnda

As of right now, we were planning on doing the reception from 5pm-10pm... how long should a reception typically last? Is 5 hours a lot? (Granted an hour of that is a cocktail hour!) thank you

Not sure how to handle this, if I even need to, and if I should even care. My fiancé and I are in one of those situations where we are paying for most of our wedding on our own. Which is fine to me- because WE are the ones getting married, not the...