Standing room?

Nooooo never ever. Think of all the women in heels.

These people won’t focus on your wedding if they’re shifting their weight to one foot to another. Spend the money on the chairs. Plus they’ll get in the way of your photographer

We're doing the same... ceremony is going to be about 15 min at most and our ceremony site is a public park w/ no available seating... unfortunately it's just not in our budget to rent chairs for a 30 min at most event... and honestly I don't think mlost people will care if the party after is kick-ass and you make sure the ceremony is kept short.

It's not about spending money on chairs, it's a planetarium with built in seating and not much room for other chairs. Unfortunately this is our dream location, our favorite hobby as a coupe is star gazing, so I'm trying to make it work

"is it in anyway acceptable for some guests to stand?"

Nope.

If you need your dream venue, you have to cut the guest list.

If i showed up to a wedding 15 mins early. Then your wedding started and it was another 25 mins, standing for more than half an hour in place. THAT IS AWFUL. Don’t do this. that would be the ONLY thing i thought about during the most IMPORTANT part of the wedding.

will your guests be able to sit during cocktail hour? Every single guest? What about elderly guests? Guests with children? You really think a child will stand there patiently and not be bored..?

I am a very relaxed person, go with the flow, and save money wherever you can- but I have to say a hard no on this one. Sorry girlie!

View Quoted Comment No children at the wedding and cocktail hour is at the reception hall where there is enough seating.

Oh well. Unless we have a hive amount of no RSVP we will probably just do it in the reception hall

You asked this same question yesterday and got the same responses. It was rude yesterday and it is still rude today. As PP said your guests will be there longer than the 30 minutes you think your ceremony will take. Cut the guest list to accommodate all your guests or find a new venue.

I've been to a wedding where it was standing room only, and it was awful!
It was a short ceremony, 20 mins at most. But you could hear those of us that were standing how the couple should have picked a bigger ceremony location. Remember, you are inviting people to watch YOU and FH get married, the least you could do is make sure there's enough seating for everyone.

I'm not being rude, just matter of fact. If you read your post yesterday and the responses you received it would be evident that it is rude to not have a seat for every guest. You begin this post by basically acknowledging that. Asking the same question in different ways is not going to change the advice given. It sounds like you have a wonderful, interesting place for your ceremony, but unfortunately won't work with the size of your guest list. I know you're just trying to find ways to make it work but the only way to do that is to cut the guest list, not look for validation from the few people who will say this isn't rude.

We're all here asking advice and looking for ideas so that's simply what I was doing here. Which is why I asked a similar but not at all the same question. I'm trying to incorporate something very important to us and still accommodate our guests.
Feels like some people get a little aggressive like I'm TRYING to be rude.

My moh suggested it and I thought it wouldn't be okay but I thought I would ask anyway.

I have been to several standing ceremonies where everyone was standing and they have been nice. But, they were small crowds and super short - 30 minutes is not short. Is the whole wedding at that venue? Would it possible to do something else in that room besides the ceremony?

Standing for half an hour for something I'm supposed to be paying attention to sounds terrible and I don't wear heels. I would not be focused on the ceremony at all, I would be thinking about how much I want to sit down.

View Quoted Comment That's fair, thanks for the input

View Quoted Comment No the reception is near by, and I don't think that's an option. Oh well. Thanks for your input

Also based on your other post, you expect almost 100 people to stand? If you're inviting them you should act like they are definitely coming, do not count on people declining no matter who it is, people will surprise you. You should either cut your guest list or find a new venue.

What happens if you are late? Late start wedding are super common. What if your hair or make up artist delayed? What if your transportation breaks down? I've been to enough weddings to know that start times are rarely correct, even when the bride is getting ready on-site. Even a short ceremony can be an uncomfortable eternity in heels.

Last year at my cousins wedding, we sat before the ceremony and then stood while we waited for everybody to come down the aisle. Once everybody had walked down we waited for the officiant to tell us to be seated and she never did, so everybody stood for the ceremony. The ceremony only lasted about 15 minutes so it wasn't all that bad. Would I preferred to have sat down? yes. Did it ruin the wedding for me? no.

I am a very non-fussy and go with the flow person, but I would not stand at a wedding. 30 minutes is not short. Is it possible to have an intimate ceremony with immediate family at the planetarium and then have the big reception?