Two room reception

I would feel slighted if you put me in a different room as a guest. You need to find a venue that allows all of your guests to participate with you.

I personally wouldn't want this. & as a guest, I would probably feel pretty crappy about being pushed into the back room.

I had a venue like this and hard to decide against it. Personally if I was in the second room I would wonder why I didn't qualify for a seat in the first room. The bride and groom coming into say hi an leaving might make them feel even more excluded.

No, they shouldn't be separated because that's like tiers. The small amount of people in the second room would feel like they're second rate and not good/close enough for the big room with the couple. Find a place to fit everyone in the same room on the same level or if you can't give up this venue, cut your guest lift to fit in the big room.

I saw a venue like this. In my open, this is not okay in the slightest. You're supposed to choose your 60 least favorite guests and put them in a separate room where they can'e see what's going on. They will miss the first dance, speeches, etc. unless they walk over and stand in the back of the large room.

A reception is meant to thank your guests for coming to your ceremony. I would do everything I could to make the reception comfortable and enjoyable for them.

I'd pass on this. You will inevitably have many guests in the "other" room who will feel slighted and wonder why they weren't high enough on your list to be in the "main" room. Trust me...you might think you don't have that many guests who will think that way, but you will be surprised during the planning process about how weddings can just bring out the worst/the weird in people you'd least expect it from. I don't think this would be a wise set-up personally.

If I was a guest, and put in the other room away from the bride and groom, it would make me feel like my presence isn't as important to them

Thank y'all. I've been feeling more and more against it since touring but wanted to make sure I wasn't just being ridiculous.

This feels like an adult version of a kid's table. I would feel insulted if I was seated in the second room.

This is the layout so you can see.

If I were a guest I would feel slighted and like I wasn't important enough if I was seated in a different room. If the venue is that great then maybe consider cutting the guest list down and if you can't do that then maybe consider a venue where all your guests can sit together. Good luck!

Picture doesn't change my answer OP.

It's clearly 2 separate rooms. People will feel excluded.

I agree with PP but is the reason they can't all fit in a room cause of the dance floor? Could you fit them all for dinner and then move tables once the dance starts? Ours was divided and everyone was in the same room for dinner but the dance floor was connected but you had to pass through an open archway to get to the dance floor (where ceremony was too). So those who wanted to dance went over there and some just wanted to talk and Stayed on the "dinner" side.

Yup, you need a new venue where everyone can be in the same room and have a comfortable view of all that's happening.

Hard pass.

I'd feel like the freaks from Table 9.

Nope nope.nope and I'm going to be honest with you because sometimes I'm very petty I would be like o I wasnt good enough to sit on the main room then Nah you not good enough for this wedding present ..how and why do you even have to make a choice of who gets put in the other room no no no no

Nope. I went to a wedding where the bride over invited and had to set up a tent outside...and people side eyed it. Not the exact same thing but similar.

I'm currently having this dilemma in a way. Our reception has two rooms, one fits 150 people and the other fits 200 people and turns out we have 225 people on our guest list.... My inlaws suggested that we could put people in the back but I feel like it would be rude. It'd be different if we had more kids at our wedding and I'd put them back there but we barely have any kids coming. So it looks like I'm going to have to sit down with everyone and see who we can take off our guest list or hope that 15% don't come... (jk)

Don't do it, Danielle. Keep looking till you find something that fits ALL your guests, together, or cut your guest list.

Nope I'd be pissed if I was in the reject room.