Alternatives to cocktail hour?

If you're not having alcohol, you're not having a black tie wedding. Lawn games are also not black tie appropriate.

I would definitely research wedding attire/formality terms before sending out anything. Black tie implies all men are expected to wear tuxedos and women are to wear long evening gowns!

I definitely would not be interested in lawn games if I were dressed in a formal gown. How much time are you talking about between the ceremony and the reception? If it's longer than an hour, I would rethink your schedule.

View Quoted Comment It’s mostly for the kids. But we’re going to do first look and get pictures done ahead of time, so shouldn’t be long at all.

View Quoted Comment Most parents will bring things to entertain their kids, whether it's a toy, a phone, or a tablet. They will also run around and play with each other. I really wouldn't plan the wedding around the children's amusement. Kids can be amused by a cardboard box or bored in a room full of every toy imaginable. You really never know. Leave the parenting to the parents and plan the wedding you want, catered to adults but in a family friendly environment (so like...keeping the music edited). If you start planning the wedding around kids, you run the risk of going more kid's birthday party than upscale wedding.

View Quoted Comment

I am a parent, so the kids entertainment is very important to me. I definitely get what you mean though, thank you.

If its a fall wedding maybe apple cider kind of thing or winter can do hot beverage

View Quoted Comment We’re actually getting married very close to a bunch of apple farms and they have apple festivals, so that’s such a good idea! But we’re getting married the first day of spring.
Thank you for the suggestion though, I love it!