Wedding day schedule

Hey Jo!

Typically, how long is the drive from your church to your reception venue with no delays?

For example, if your ceremony ends 4 your guests will not all leave the church immediately and get into their cars, especially if you and your new spouse are hanging around. I would leave roughly 20 minutes for your guests to gather their things, mingle for a few minutes and offer their congratulations to you. Then add the drive time on to that.

If parking takes another few minutes, that is fine but you can rest assured that the first guests in will be greeted with your venue that is prepared and waiting for them and not still setting up because you left too much time.

Is that helpful?

Are you doing family photos afterwards? We are planning to spend an hour doing family photos after the mass.

You could definitely mention to your venue that in the event of adverse weather, they can expect that guests will not arrive exactly on time. That way you don't have to worry about it snowing or not, the venue staff will know to expect a slight delay. I don't think it something that you should worry too much about, especially when your venue seems so accommodating and flexible about guest arrival time.