Same Room Ceremony and Reception ?

The space doesn't look quite large enough to pipe and drape a section for the ceremony. You can't really change the room if there is nowhere to go while they are changing it. I would look around for other ceremony space options.

We rented a very large conference room in a local government building, and I had long decided I wanted to do everything in that room (though the bar and cocktail hour hors doeuvres were in the lobby). We set it up to have the chairs in the middle, in rows with an aisle, and then the table on either side. Once the ceremony was over, all we had to do was have a few people pull chairs to the tables. it was quick and easy. Guests can each take a chair (because asking them to move one or two chairs is not a big deal). If you're set on this and can't/won't find another venue for the ceremony, it could work.

Originally I was not a fan of having guest seated at tables for the ceremony but I recently went to a wedding that did that and it was rather cute and nice. They had the tables placed where everyone was already facing the direction the bride and groom would be and it made it easier when the dinner portion started because everyone was already seated. It can be done elegantly it is just all about placement.

My parents went to a wedding like this and they were not a fan. The couple had the room set up one way for the ceremony and then everyone had to stand to the side or against the wall or near the bar while the room was flipped for the reception. It was very uncomfortable for all involved and my family at least found it kind of irritating to be pushed to the side while the room as flipped.

I had a friend do this at a restaurant / bar in Asbury Park NJ. The place did not have tables it has couches and coffee tables, it's more a lounge. It was beautiful! She did not have a wedding party which made it much easier to have the ceremony basically anywhere she wanted to, she chose the center of the room. There were about 45 of us in attendance and no matter where you were in the room you could see/hear the ceremony. It was very quaint and a very different wedding. We all enjoyed ourselves and people still talk about this wedding 5 years later.

I have been to a wedding like this. It actually worked nicely - we were all seated at our reception tables during the ceremony. They got married in the center of the room, they left the room to take pictures and we all jumped straight into the buffet line. It sounds awful, but it really did work, especially for that couple. All a matter of preference.

Our ceremony and reception are also in the same room. But our cocktail hour is in the next room over to make time for them to flip the room. You need to have some space for them to go. Flipping the room takes time, especially to get it set up with centerpieces and table settings. Are you doing a cocktail hour?

View Quoted Comment If I had to move my chair in my heels I would be annoyed.

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Agree 100% with you. I would never ask my guests to carry a chair.

Compared to all the things we're not supposed to do, moving a chair seems like the least concerning one. Or ask the groomsmen and dads to take 5 seconds to move them.

Or don't. Doesn't affect me one way or another. Hope it works out, OP.

I think any of the suggestions here are fine other than asking a guest to move their own chairs.

I have been to weddings that they sit at tables and it normally is beautiful. One local venue to where I am does all their indoor weddings with the tables set up.

Is there enough space to set up the ceremony chairs at one end of the room? Those chairs can be moved or removed by the staff, after the ceremony. That area is then used for the dance floor.

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My friend did that. She had an aisle in the middle and tables all round. The food was in the lobby. It worked well because everyone was seated and had a spot when dinner started. She was also worried at first but it went well. My one concern to watch out for would be to make sure there is enough room for the bridal party to stand during the ceremony.