Gap between Ceremony and Reception

If you can avoid this, avoid it.

I'm going to be honest and say I would skip your wedding or your reception.

Find new venue! I would not wait 3-4 hours and of I go home or back to the hotel there is no guarantee that I'll feel like coming back

Is there anywhere else you can have the reception or maybe change the ceremony time? Maybe talk to someone and see why your ceremony must only be held at 11?

Please don't do this. My brother and his fiance are doing this in a couple months and people are already complaining. Just have a lovely brunch reception.

Uh. No. I would go to one and not the other. No cutesy game is going to liven a dull 4 hours.

I really, really, really hate gaps, to be honest. I'm all dressed up in my nice clothes and I've enjoyed the ceremony. And then I either have to go home and sit on my couch for a few hours, find a bar and start pre-drinking so that I'm already done with the party mood by reception time or else do pre-programmed summer-camp stuff (which is how I would feel about a scavenger hunt in my cocktail dress). Plus you're asking your guests to devote maybe 13 hours to your wedding; it's a LOT. I'd really rather just have a lunch reception and be done with it.

Can you find another church? Is this a Catholic ceremony?

Yes it would be. Its a beautiful cathedral downtown but they only allow for an 11am time slot. I could have the ceremony at 2pm at my church but guests would drive 30 min from ceremony to reception site...

I would rather drive 30min than have a 4 hour gap.

I think a 30 minute drive is better than a 4 hour gap tbh.

A 30 minute drive is way better than a 4 hour gap.

Have it at your church. The 30 minute drive won't phase your guests. A four hour gap is far too long.

I think so too...

Ask yourself what's more important: the beautiful cathedral or the evening reception. 30 mins drive time is better than a 3 to 4 hour gap.

Please dont do this. I would not want to do a scavenger hunt for 4hours in heels. The only activities that I can think of that would sufficiently fill that gap are drinking, dancing, and eating.....ETA: I would MUCH rather drive 30mins than wait 4hrs.

Don't have a gap. It's rude.

That's a huge gap. I would definitely not have a gap that big. Plus that makes for an extremely long day. Pick the later time slot, it's much better than waiting 4 hours

I would say Avoid this. This is a very big gap, even if you gave them something to do it is a very long wait.

30 minute drive is a lot better than that gap. I know it's known as the "Catholic gap" but that is way too long

There is a 20 minute drive between my ceremony and reception. I think guests would much rather drive across town than kill time for four hours. I went to wedding with a three hour gap. There was a mall nearby, where I shopped and had a cocktail, and still was bored.