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Same venue or seperate venues?

Jakia, on September 30, 2019 at 5:20 PM Posted in Planning 0 10

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Hello All...I’m trying to get some input for my wedding. I’m trying to decide if we should have our ceremony at our church and reception at a separate venue or should we have the ceremony and reception all at the same venue? The church is 5 mins away from the reception venue. The venue space will have it sectioned off to have the ceremony in one space and the reception and cocktail hour in different spaces. The venue actually waived the cost so it won’t be a cost difference to have the wedding and reception there. I need some input. What have many of you done or are planning to do? Do you think it’s best to have everything at one place or should we do separate places? What are the pros and cons?

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Jakia · on September 30, 2019 at 5:21 PM
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Excuse the typo In the title. It should say Same venue or Separate Venue?
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Legend November 2019
Caytlyn · on September 30, 2019 at 5:24 PM
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I think it depends on how important it is for you to get married in your church. I think that one venue is definitely more convenient all the way around, but a 5 minute drive isn't a big deal either.
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Megan · on September 30, 2019 at 5:24 PM
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I'm having my ceremony and reception at different venues. I want to have our ceremony outside by water but October can be chilly where I am, so we decided on a nice reception venue afterward. If I could have found 1 venue that had everything I wanted in my budget, I would have done it to cut out the transportation in between.
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Kiley · on September 30, 2019 at 5:26 PM
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Agreed with PP... if getting married in a church is important to you, then you should do it. We are getting married in the same location as our reception.. I personally love it as my guest don't have to travel more AND it allows for more photo time since we dont have to travel either!
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Melle · on September 30, 2019 at 5:27 PM
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I'm having mine in separate venues too. the reception was like two miles away so it was a ten minute drive. i did this because although our church had a banquet hall it was just too small and not really what i wanted and it would have cost more for me to get that kind of catering rather than just doing it at a restaurant. so maybe look at your logistics and total overall costs. it is a lot more convenient doing everything in one place though that is for sure
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Lady · on September 30, 2019 at 5:27 PM
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As a guest, it's nice when everything is in one spot. However, if it's important to you to be married in church, then that is 100% what you should do. Guests will be fine either way.
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Jakia · on September 30, 2019 at 5:42 PM
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Thanks everyone! I would rather keep everything at the same place. Plus our pastor will be performing our nuptials. So even if we have everything at the reception venue he will be there. Was wondering with decorations if it will save us too.
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MOB So Cal · on September 30, 2019 at 7:35 PM
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Daughter and SIL had both at the same venue, with his long-time pastor officiating. It was really nice to have everyone and everything at one location. MUCH easier on the guests, they just walked 20' from the ceremony site to the cocktail hour site, and then maybe 50' to the reception. And for the B&G and wedding party, it was SO much easier. It was a beautiful venue, so they got gorgeous pictures without the inconvenience of traveling. Transportation for the bridal party wasn't an issue. Unless it's really important to the couple to be married in a religious sanctuary, I'm not sure why you wouldn't do both at one venue.
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Jakia · on September 30, 2019 at 9:34 PM
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Hi there... Thanks for your response. It’s not that big of a deal if I don’t have it at our church. Besides our pastor is still going to perform the ceremony so we will be fine. I agree with you the less we have to transport with people the better. Especially with the senior citizens. It’s going to be a summer wedding so we definitely want to cut down on people having to do a lot of moving from one place to another.
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Mrs. Bubba · on October 1, 2019 at 2:56 AM
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I had both at the same place to save 💵.

However, the venue is really nice.

I picked it because of the location and other amenities.
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