Ceremony & Reception (Same Room)

I'm doing this set up. No turnover. I'll let you know how it works in 2 weeks.

My brother and SIL did this for their wedding. The sweetheart table was set up as an "altar". After the ceremony was done, they left to take pictures and when they came back, the table was set for them to sit down for dinner. It was quite seamless and the guests really seemed to enjoy not having to move locations.

ETA: Here is the link to their Real Wedding pics here on WW-

https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-photos/real-weddings/intimate-san-diego-marina-wedding/i/e3b1b1c9b7602458-abfeaef9b8eeb294?view=end

We'll be doing this too. I posted about it a longgggg time ago so Idk where the post is but ladies on there said it sounded good to them! Another said her sister did that and it worked really well. I'm excited to see how it works!

If your event manager at the venue tells you that they've had events featuring ceremonies and receptions in the same room, ask them for details. If you want a traditional ceremony space with rows of chairs, ask them how quickly can they flip the room into a dining/dancing space. Usually, it's very quick -- I call it a well oiled machine. Is there a space that your guests can meet and socialize for a cocktail hour (that would be the time to flip the room -- between the ceremony and reception)? Are you having a cocktail hour? The way you phrased your question leads me to believe that you are going directly from the ceremony into the reception. If you're doing that, your guests will have to sit at tables for the ceremony. I'd urge you to ask your event manager if you can host a cocktail hour in another space -- something that will contain all of them while the room is flipped.

There are brides who have seated their guests at their dinner tables for the ceremony. It's preferable to break the wedding into specific sections: ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. You don't want your guests to see what happens behind the scenes, so if there is no cocktail hour or cocktail hour space other than the ceremony space, sit your guests at their tables for the ceremony and avoid the confusion that would ensue if you flipped the room from a ceremony to a reception space.

We are doing this ! I'm considering using pipe and drape to separate the spaces while the ceremony is taking place.

I attended a wedding with this set up. The only negative about it is if you sit at a table that is in one of the outside corners of the set up area it is harder to see and hear than it is with a traditional ceremony set up. I would see what your venue would be willing to do for set up to accommodate those areas.

If it's less than 60 degrees or raining on our wedding day, we'll have to do this. The tables will be set and then moved out of the room and the chairs set up in rows. Then when the ceremony is over the guests will go to the cocktail hour and the venue staff will move the tables in and flip the room for the reception.

We're hoping for the outside ceremony but we like the venue's backup plan.

I went to a wedding a couple of years back with the same setup. I actually enjoyed it because we did not have to move around. I enjoyed it so much that I will be doing the same set up for my wedding

So did you end up using this set up? I am wanting to do this is well, but wondering how it worked out for you!