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Hannah
Dedicated June 2018

How long is/was your Reception???

Hannah, on October 25, 2017 at 10:09 PM

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Hi WW loves! It's been awhile since I last posted. Anyways, I was wanting some input from you. I recently spoke with our Coordinator about our timeline. We aren't even close to setting that in stone, just now starting to draft it. We have our venue from 3-1am. It is a Sunday wedding, however, it...

Hi WW loves! It's been awhile since I last posted. Anyways, I was wanting some input from you. I recently spoke with our Coordinator about our timeline. We aren't even close to setting that in stone, just now starting to draft it. We have our venue from 3-1am. It is a Sunday wedding, however, it will be a destination wedding for most guests. Almost all of our guests will either be flying or driving for several hours. Our timeline we were comfortable with would be:

3-6 Getting Ready and pictures

6-6:30 Ceremony

6:30-7:30 Cocktail Hour

7:30-12 Reception

The last hour is for clean up for vendors. Apparently, that's a "reallyyy long" reception according to our coordinator. She suggested we end at 10:30. What do y'all think? I feel like people are coming from all over and will likely be getting hotels anyways, not like most will be trying to fly or drive home that night. Also, we've invested lots of money into our venue, id hate to waste money on what we paid for. Thoughts please!

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    Expert May 2018
    2018wedding ·
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    Reception is 6pm-10pm, Sunday wedding.

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  • Mrs Abbey
    VIP July 2017
    Mrs Abbey ·
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    Ours was from 5:30-11

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  • mrsmack
    VIP April 2017
    mrsmack ·
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    That doesn't sound too long to me. Maybe she means long for a Sunday wedding? Ours was on the shorter side, 3 hours, but we had an after party that ran till about 2 a.m.

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  • Bea
    Dedicated October 2017
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    Our timeline (excluding ceremony):

    5-6pm: cocktail hour

    6-9:30: reception

    The reception was supposed to last until 10 at least but 75% of the guests left around 9pm so my hubby and I were perfectly fine with ending it earlier than planned since we were getting tired. It was an awesome day regardless!!

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  • Kinkerb
    Dedicated August 2018
    Kinkerb ·
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    Our reception will be from 7-11pm but we chose to cut an hour. If you want to party all night, go ahead and do it. It's up to you and your FH

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  • Hannah
    Dedicated June 2018
    Hannah ·
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    Thanks loves!! Love all the input Smiley smile

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  • Laura
    Dedicated May 2018
    Laura ·
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    Mine will be from 6pm to 12.30pm.. venue gave me half hour more...

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  • Ariella
    Super March 2018
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    06:30 Hospitality Hour

    07:00 Ceremony

    07:30 Cocktail Hour

    08:30 - 01:00 Reception

    In short, I think a longer reception is the way to go if you are having a Friday or Saturday wedding.

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