Late reception

I would serve dinner. If your ceremony is beginning at 6:30, your guests will likely start to get ready by 4:30ish. That means their last meal may be around 3:30? They're going to be ready for a meal by 8 pm.

True for normal people but most of our guests drink and won’t eat much that is my only concern about a large meal late, but I also don’t want them hungry

If you know your guests drink, I would definitely serve dinner. They're going to need something heavier than finger foods on their stomach for all that alcohol. People will eat free food, I promise!

This is a little odd and may not work but if I was a guest at a later wedding, I wouldn’t be mad if there were passed appetizers before the ceremony while everyone is finding their seats and mingling?

I actually wouldn't find that weird at all !

View Quoted Comment That’s a good idea, so appetizers before to hold them over until the 8pm dinner?!?

I would serve dinner. Eating apps during cocktail hour at 7pm would hold me over. Then do some quick intros first dance and begin serving dinner at 8:15pm.

View Quoted Comment Yeah! Maybe light appetizers before ceremony, then some during cocktail hour, then dinner