NO Dinner at the reception and just have a Dessert bar?

Who cares what others think. It is your day. Maybe offer small sandwiches or something if you are concerned. There is plenty of time to eat before the wedding if it is at 6:30.

I think I would still do some savory drinking foods. Maybe some sandwiches, pizza, soft pretzels etc to soak up the booze.

Maybe move your ceremony later, 8pm and serve late night stations like wings, fries, sandwiches, finger foods.

Appetizers and dessert after 8pm would be fine, but it would need to be heavy apps.

You can't invite guests and not feed them. That would be incredibly poor hosting. You'll need to provide a meal if the wedding starts at 6:30. Sandwiches and pizza isn't going to cut it.

Meagan, It's not "your day" when you involve other people, i.e. your guests.

No food =short reception

6:30 is not late...

Dinner time is usually after 5 pm. People will expect that there will be a meal provided, unless it's put on the invite that no food, but desserts will be provided. Even at that, you typically should include a meal, sandwiches and little finger foods won't curve everyone's dinner hunger.

If you don't want to do food at all, you may need to do a 2 pm cake reception with your desserts and call it a day.

Please always feed people unless you want some hangry guests!

Even if you move your wedding later in the evening, you should still have food! Dessert bar doesn't cut it, especially if they are heavy drinkers. Drunk people= hungry people

People usually eat at 6 or later. They most definitely will not have eaten and will be expecting to be fed. So I'd be pretty ticked off if I don't get fed, only given sugar to consume, theres alcohol on an empty stomach, and I'm also expected to dance and be merry? Heck no. You are in for a room full of hangry people

Keep in mind that a lot of people do eat late, even if you move it to say around 8 PM - guests may still be expecting a meal. As much as I hate it, there are many nights where we don't get around to sitting down to eat until 8 - 8:30 PM. Typically if you aren't serving a full meal then the wedding should be held much earlier (around 2). Even if you plan to move the wedding later and do this, you should set your guests expectations so that they know that a full meal will not be served. At a minimum I would serve heavy appetizers. Also you mentioned there is going to be a bar, food is a factor to this also - no food and alcohol is bad news.

My friend did this (at 5 though) and noone ate before. We drove 8 hours, stayed in a hotel 2 nights, and gave a nice check, only to not be fed dinner (or alcohol) SO rude.

Even if you moved it to 8 or 9 you still need food!! People expect food at a reception

Um no. Please serve a full dinner, catered by a professional.

I love sweets like honestly I can eat cookies for breakfast, but even I would expect a full meal at that time

Yeah, you need to feed your guests.

I mean do what you want but I think your guests would be pretty mad with that. Not many people eat before 6:30. You should consider a morning time and serve brunch or cake and punch.

Waiting guest and no meal = hangry people. I'd definitely not want to be there with pissed off hungry people

I also may sound like a total dummy here but I'm not a drinker... isn't it not good to drink on an empty stomach? I mean unless you have an excessive amount of dessert for everyone lol

It's all a bad idea. All of it.