How much time between ceremony and reception?

None. Gaps are extremely rude. You need to host your guests from beginning to end.

What would be the reason for this? If it is an option and not a necessary, don't do it.

Nope. Our ceremony and reception are an hour (and a mile) apart. We're hoping not to leave guests standing around for any more than 5 minutes.

It's not necessary. We have a stereotypical hour "catholic gap," but if I could have avoided it I would have. But I think with the travel distance and having a receiving line to eat up time afterwards the hour will seem like nothing.

How do I make sure I can get my photos taken with everyone, then also make sure the caterers are set up and my guests are greeted? At a home wedding? That's why I asked. Should I hire someone to be there to do this for me?

Um, cocktail hour? And yes, hire help, no one in the party needs to be setting up.

That's why there's a cocktail hour usually....

Right I didn't want to ask anyone of my guests or party. Ok thanks! I'll have someone there to attend to those needs and then just have it all flow as one!

I've never planned a wedding and have only been to one formal and two others when I was very young. I'm still understanding the set up. Cocktail hour. Got it perfect thank you!

None! We are going to the reception right after the ceremony.

My cocktail hour will be about 45-60 minutes, it is just for us to take pictures but we have light food being served and alcohol. My venue (an old stagecoach stop) also has a small museum that will be open during that time.

There is nowhere that a 1-1.5 hour gap is acceptable.

I was just unsure thank you everyone! I'm really excited about my FH and my wedding. Tonight we start our marriage classes with my church! EEEEK!

@Brandi G that's a great idea. I totally forgot what the professional term was! I was thinking of just a friend of a friend. But a day of coordinator is perfect!

Ugh, mine will have at least 4 hours but I feel it can't be helped. The Catholic Church I'm having it at can only hold weddings at 1pm. That's already too late for a lunch and the venue that we wanted can only have receptions at either 11 or 6 (five hour limit). It's pretty common for that to happen here, though. I'm using the time in between that to have our pictures taken somewhere else.