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How long a gap?

  • 27-08-2012 3:38pm
    #1
    Sleepy
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    Just wondering what kind of gap people tend to have between the ceremony and dinner when they're having a civil ceremony in the hotel?

    We were thinking of having the ceremony at about 2:15, serving the nibbles / tea & coffee etc around 3 then dinner at 5? Is that too long a gap? Will everyone end up scuttered before the meal's even started?


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  • #2
    Toast4532
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    I personally don't think that's too long a gap.

    I know someone who attended a wedding recently and the civil ceremony was at 2pm and dinner at 5.30-6pm, there was no nibbles/snacks/finger food before the main evening meal, he said all the guests were starving and filling up on drinks until dinner time as there was nowhere to get food. The nearest town was about 30mins drive, each way.


  • #3
    Glitter
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    We're only leaving an hour and 20 minutes or so between our ceremony and the dinner. My other half abhors having her photo taken so we'll be brief on that score. That's all you really need to take into account in terms of stuff that has to be completed in that gap. For the guests they'll just want time for a drink, a pee and a smoke and a bit of a chin wag.

    Timeline for ours:
    Ceremony at 4pm
    Drinks reception at 4.40pm
    Call to dinner at 5.50pm
    Service at 6pm


  • #4
    marlie2005
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    Ours went like,

    Ceremony at 4.30,
    warm scones and tea/coffee /drinks straight after,
    called for dinner at 6.30.
    I don't think anyone got peckish but they are not going to complain to the bride anyway, only heard good feedback. thank god.


  • #5
    Gamb!t
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    Depending on how many guest you have.If you have a big wedding by the time you meet and greet after the mass that could be an hour and then travel to the Hotel is also time to take into consideration.


  • #6
    Sleepy
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    It's looking like 150 or so numbers wise and we're having the ceremony in the hotel so no travel time between them...


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  • #7
    lazygal
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    This was our timeline:

    Ceremony at 3pm (I was there on time!)
    Receiving line 3.30pm (took about 15-10 mins, we had the bar open and bubbly/canapes circulating at this time)
    Did our family pictures and some of us, from about 4.15pm to 4.45pm
    We rejoined the party and had a well deserved drink and some food.
    Speeches before dinner, so at about 5.30 pm for about 20 mins.
    Left people to mingle a bit more, called for dinner about 6.30pm
    By the time everyone was seated and we made our big entrance, it was about 7pm.


    No travel time between venues or excessive photo session for us, had about 100 guests and the way we did things seemed to 'flow' very well, so much so that a couple of our guests have had or will have a very similar timetable.


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