Wedding Ceremony but no reception after

That's fine as long as you're not inviting guests. If you are, you should host them to a meal or at least a cake and punch reception, depending on the time of day, to thank them for attending.

View Quoted Comment I agree with Caytlyn. If you invite anyone (including witnesses) you really need to host them properly. You can just go out to dinner after but you need to pick up the tab.

View Quoted Comment Ok thanks!

I think that's a great way to cut costs if you need to because a bulk or most of the costs of a wedding go into the reception. but as pp said, you can always do something small such as cake and punch after

I've personally never heard of this and I don't know how guests would receive it or if they would go.