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Logistics for a multi-room wedding - opinions needed!

Private User, on March 30, 2014 at 12:32 AM Posted in Planning 0 4

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I am curious to hear your thoughts: I am having an evening cocktail wedding and reception in a Victorian mansion with approximately 90 guests. I want to have the wedding ceremony in the "great room", then have our officiant announce that the guests should join us for a toast in the (very sizable) main foyer where we will also have a few speeches. This will give time for the great room to be transformed for the DJ & dance. I would like to have the bar in the foyer, and there is an adjacent sitting room (with a sofa and a few chairs) where I would like to have a whiskey tasting station. My questions are these:

1) With the three areas open for guests, will it promote mingling or will the wedding be disjointed?

2) The guest list is varied in ages but all like to dance. Will having these other areas lessen the no's of people dancing?

3) Should the bar go in the great room with the dancing or is it okay in the main foyer?

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erin · on March 30, 2014 at 12:28 PM
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I think having the bar and whiskey station in other rooms is ok... especially if the areas flow well into each other. If there are doors, maybe consider having them left open so that guests will feel free to mingle and move around without it being too blocked off. I do like the idea of having a quieter area for some guests to go and sit in to relax and have a conversation, that is away from the music.

My only concern with this is, are you serving food at all? Even appetizers? If so, where will those be, and will there be any seating/tables for people to sit to snack? If not, would you consider providing some? Even casual, light snacks might be welcome if people are drinking all night.
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Private User · on March 30, 2014 at 12:55 PM
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I was a bridesmaid in a wedding at a historic house in Dallas. It was weird. The bridal party ate dinner in a room separated from everyone else. Dancing was in the entrance way by the main staircase. People just sat in one room all night, however as a bridesmaid I dragged people out to mingle and dance. If you had a bar, I think it's a good idea to have it close to the dancing.
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Private User · on March 30, 2014 at 12:59 PM
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If your friends and family are fun, I think it's a cool venue. The wedding I was in was just bad overall. Your guests will appreciate a quiet room to catch up with people, etc.
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Private User · on March 30, 2014 at 8:54 PM
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In response to Erin, one room does flow into the next and all doors will be left open. The washrooms are off the main foyer which is between the great room where the ceremony and dancing will be and the sitting room with whiskey tasting. I figure it may force people to get up and move around with the bar in the middle. We will definitely be having appetizers, but we don't want a sit-down dinner. Our ceremony will be at 7 pm and afterwards there will be some passed appetizers and some food stations. I am not sparing expense with food and there will be no shortage (a big no-no in my family). In the great room, there will be the typical round tables that seat 8, and cruiser tables scattered around the dance floor.

In response to Katie, do you think the appetizers should all go in the great room where the dance is to make sure people get back in there after having a break? I was thinking of having the dessert table (we're not doing cake) in the main foyer where coffee and tea is available, as well as the bar. Thoughts?
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