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Food timeline?

Kristin, on August 26, 2019 at 2:44 PM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 10

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We don't have an end time for our wedding since we're having it an Airbnb. The ceremony and reception are all at the same place (it's on a few acres) and the ceremony will start at 11:30am. It's a small wedding (35ish) with a more laid-back vibe and we'll do pictures right after for about 45 min. FH and I were discussing the food situation yesterday and he said we should have the caterers serve food around 4pm but I think that's too late considering the time we're starting. I suggested we have them come closer to 2pm. If we do do 4pm then we would have appetizers and platters to hold guests over until then.

Couple things I should add-almost everyone is coming in from out of state so everyone is staying in the area for a few days. So there's very few who will be driving back home afterwards. And 20 of our guests are staying at the Airbnb.

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Allie · on August 26, 2019 at 2:47 PM
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Assuming you have a 30 minute ceremony, you would be done with pictures around 12:45. I would do lunch at 1pm. I would be too hungry by 2 and probably leave to go find food.
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Sarah · on August 26, 2019 at 2:48 PM
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I would be pretty confused (even if I was staying at the house) if we had to wait 2-4 hours for the meal portion of the wedding. Pictures for 45 minutes I get, but then I’d assume the meal would begin as soon as those were done, especially since you’re getting married right around lunch time.
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null · on August 26, 2019 at 2:51 PM
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I agree with PP's. While 2 isn't completely unreasonable, I would try to serve lunch at 1. People will start to get cranky and restless, I'm not sure why you'd want to postpone the meal that long.
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Kelly · on August 26, 2019 at 2:51 PM
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If your ceremony is 30 minutes I would do 11:30-12 ceremony, 12-1 cocktail hour, and then lunch at 1. If I didn’t get food for a few hours after the ceremony I’d probably leave and go get food somewhere.
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Kristin · on August 26, 2019 at 2:53 PM
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That's what I was thinking too. I'd rather have it served earlier and we can always arrange for a late-night snack later on.
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Kristin · on August 26, 2019 at 2:54 PM
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I figured 2 would give us a little buffer in case things run behind.
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null · on August 26, 2019 at 2:59 PM
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Nothing wrong with having a buffer! But if the day of rolls around and things are going smoothly, I would serve lunch as soon as everyone is ready, just so no one is waiting with a rumbly tummy lol
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Devoted October 2020
Kristin · on August 26, 2019 at 3:03 PM
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Absolutely! Regardless, we'll have appetizers out while we're doing pics so our guests can snack and drink
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Mcskipper · on August 26, 2019 at 3:04 PM
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Agree that 4 is way too late. If I go to a wedding for 11:30, that means I haven’t had lunch (and let’s be real, maybe not breakfast), and I am gonna be read to eat pretty much ASAP. Standard fare at weddings is ceremony -> cocktail hour -> reception with meal not too long after it starts. It’s okay to change it up a bit of course, but bear in mind that’s more or less the expectation. I think that it would be okay to push meal time off until 2, but ONLY if you’re serving apps in that interim time where you’re doing pictures.
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Kristin · on August 26, 2019 at 3:23 PM
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My thoughts exactly. I know I'll be starving by 4pm and probably won't have eaten breakfast either. We would have appetizers regardless of whether we do lunch at 1 or 2pm so guests can snack while we're doing photos.
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