Wedding reception—is this early?
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Anonymous
| We had an interfaith ceremony that included two members of the clergy. To accommodate that, we had to get married on a Sunday instead of a Saturday. Because people were going to have to work the next day, our ceremony and reception ran from 3:30-9:00. If a ceremony doesn’t begin until 6:30 on a Saturday night, then yeah, reception ending at 10 is a pretty short timeline. |
Anonymous
Those are for the poor. |
Anonymous
Yuck. My friend had a brunch wedding and we had to report to hair and makeup at like 3am. |
Anonymous
| I'm usually more than ready to leave by 10:00. |
Anonymous
| Seems normal. We paid more to extend ours to 11pm; ended up not going with one but many winery venues we looked at had a requirement event ended by 10pm. (Maybe a local noise ordinance?) |
Anonymous
| Our wedding reception ended at 10. Seems normal. If you want to continue the party, find a bar somewhere. |
Anonymous
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Yeah, not early. We "bought" an extra hour at our wedding venue and went to 11 PM and then a bunch of folks ended up at the hotel bar until that closed at 2AM. That was with a 4PM Catholic mass. 6 to 7 cocktail hour and then dinner.
Last wedding I was in a tent that was attached to a hotel that was in the middle of town. Ended at 10PM. I'm sure visitors staying at that hotel didn't want to hear music at 11PM and later. |
Anonymous
| Seems like a perfect time to end. The old people can go to bed and the young people go to the after party. |
Anonymous
| Um, that’s beyond normal. Are you OK, OP? Are you mad you’ll be on your own for late-night drinking, bummed that you’ll be cut off from freebies? |
Anonymous
| You do realize the cleaning people need to start cleaning the venue, the catering people need to clear the food and wash the dishes and get the place ready for the next day's wedding, etc.? |
Anonymous
| It would be early for me, but doesnt seem that weird. I love an afternoon or brunch wedding where I can be home and in jammies not too late. |
Anonymous
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No. Typically the bride and groom crowd will have an after party smaller get together elsewhere.
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Anonymous
| That’s normal I think. A lot of times there’s an “after party” |