Wedding and reception location

A lot of people who hold their weddings in churches do this and it is fairly common. 20-25 minutes is a perfectly acceptable drive time between the 2.

View Quoted Comment Ok thank you. That’s what I was thinking but ffil is not really liking that idea

It’s not the most convenient. But it definitely does happen, especially with church weddings. 25 minutes isn’t horrible, if the reception location is somewhere near hotels where out of town guests can easily get to afterward. Also, keep in mind that you might have a smaller number of guests at your ceremony than at the reception because they selected to only drive to the reception. I’ve experienced that happening based on the time of the ceremony.

I am doing this! It was an interesting way to cut costs, and there’s only 10 minutes drive between the two. Hoping no one minds 😔

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Oh well. It's not his wedding, is it? He'll get over it. Lots of weddings have the ceremony and reception in different locations. It's not that unusual.

Yes, we are having our ceremony at a church and the reception is on a vineyard about 15 minutes away. Our ceremony is from 4:00pm to 5:00pm. The cocktail hour of the reception starts at 6:00pm. Between 5:00pm and 6:00pm we will be taking photos at the church and guests will be going to the hotel where we have our block. We are having a shuttle bus pick guests up from the hotel and bring them to the reception venue, this way no one has to worry about having a DD. The shuttle bus will be dropping them off at the hotel at the end of the reception. We are not doing a first look, so during the cocktail hour we will be taking photos (weather permitting) on the grounds of the vineyard. I hope that explanation of our timeline helps you figure your out! Best of luck!