Is this a long enough wedding?

Ours is only 5.5 hours by choice lol. Yes I definitely think that’s long enough

7 hours is perfect. Unless you want to go longer, because every bride says afterward that the day was a blur and they wish it lasted longer. That is on par with the standard 15-30 min ceremony plus standard 4 hours for cocktail hour/dinner/dancing plus after party at another venue that the majority has. The difference is you are having everything in 1 location instead of 3 locations.

I think that’s plenty long enough. Ours is 5:30-11 PM.

That's plenty of time. Our ceremony started at 4:30 and our reception ended at 10:00 then we went to a bar for an after party.

That is plenty of time!

That’s plenty. This is my second wedding and by choice I want it to end at 8pm and only be 5 hours long 😂. So you’re good!

Yes, that is long enough. 4:30-5 for ceremony. 5-6 for cocktail hour and photos. 6-7ish dinner. 7-11 reception. Sounds perfect.

That’s plenty of time. Almost the exact time schedule we had.

Very similar timetable to what we are thinking as well.

That's plenty of time! Our ceremony was at 1:15, cocktail hour at 1:45, reception starting at 3, and everything over and done with around 6:45. It was about 5.5 hours and was pretty great.

That seems appropriate. Our event is about 6 hours long.

One wedding I went to had the ceremony at noon, and the reception finished at 11pm. The cocktail "hour" was 2-3 hours long. That is WAY too long!

I think 5-8 hours (if doing a ceremony, full dinner, and reception) is appropriate, a bit shorter if a daytime/brunch wedding or if it a reception only.

Oh yes, 7 hours is beyond long enough. Keep in mind that your guests spend time getting dressed, driving over and arriving about 30 minutes before the ceremony. So they’ve already allotted about 2 hours to your wedding before it even begins. As a result, about half of your guests won’t last much beyond dinner. So going past 6 hours isn’t really necessary.


Even though the couple is full of energy and adrenaline (and wants the night to last forever), that’s not the same reality for guests.

Yes, ours was 6.5 hours.