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Just Said Yes November 2023

No reception??

Judith, on April 1, 2023 at 10:03 AM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 5

Hi, my fiance and i are planning a wedding; we would most likely have a church ceremony and food and drinks made available in the church basement. I am from another country but reside in the US, and he is American, i have very few guests, my family do not live here and wouldn't be able to come, and it would most likely be his friends and family. We will be traveling later to my country to have a wedding again. Is it possible to just have food, drinks, and cake available immediately after the church ceremony, it would take place at noon, and we plan to have food but no dancing, no DJ, or mc, music would be from an iPod. If this is possible, how do we include this to the invitations

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Latest activity by Michelle, on April 9, 2023 at 5:42 PM
  • Cece
    Rockstar October 2023
    Cece ·
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    Yes, this is perfectly acceptable. If you are having the ceremony at noon, you will want to make sure you provide a full meal at the church following the ceremony. But there is no need to have a DJ, dancing, etc. On the invitations I would just state food and drinks to follow, or something along those lines.
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    CM ·
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    That IS a wedding reception, and a perfectly appropriate one. The invitation would read no differently. You do not mention what you aren’t offering as a host, only what you are. Luncheon to follow ceremony or similar wording is fine.
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  • Jacks
    Rockstar November 2054
    Jacks ·
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    Yes, that's a wedding reception, which is hosted food/drink to thank the guests for coming to the ceremony. If you're planning not to serve a meal then have the ceremony at a non-meal time like 2 pm. If you're having sandwiches or something then less need to be concerned about that. The invitations should say "reception to follow" or something like that.

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    VIP September 2020
    Willow ·
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    You're basically having a low key reception without the cocktail hour. That is fine. Since it's at noon, just be sure to provide a full meal with seating.
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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    It’s a faux pas to invite people to a ceremony and not provide any refreshments afterwards. Contrary to what social media and Hollywood wants you to believe, a reception can be as simple as a grocery store tiered cake with coffee served at the venue. They are done every day with zero issues. You don’t need a full meal with alcohol or a dj, and many couples don’t have any of those things in sight and they have still properly hosted a reception by serving cake and coffee or punch. That is the acceptable bare minimum even if other posters feel it is inappropriate or inadequate, which it is not.
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