2 ceremonies in 1 day

I have never been to a wedding with two ceremonies, but I think it is great that you are honoring both of your cultures. The timeline looks appropriate as it does not seem like either ceremony will be super long and should be very manageable for guests. The only thing I would consider is offering a cocktail for guests during the snacks and lawn games as well as during the actual cocktail hour.

I agree that looks like a long day of hanging around just to do lawn games and such between your two ceremonies. Why does the gap need to be so long?

If it needs to be, I would make sure there is food and drinks for your guests. I would also not do a 2 hour cocktail hour unless you want drunk guests before your reception.

So I am indian and my husband is american and we did this exact thing. I was extremely worried it was going to be really long for our guests and they would hate it, but they all LOVED it esp cause they got to experience a indian ceremony. We started with the indian ceremony at at about 3 went till 3:35, I changed super fast in between so there was only about a 15ish min gap in which my DJ did a fun little trivia for everyone and there was lemonade and water for people to drink. Then the american ceremony was about 15 minutes. so we were done around 4:30ish and then our cocktail hour went till 5:30. It was perfect and not one person complained about it, we heard nothing but great things. Everyone loved the mixing of cultures . I would say if you could change real quick between ceremonies that would be the best, because the long breaks between the ceremony might get people bored. I literally just came the same makeup and hair, just had to switch outfits.

Thank you all for the helpful comments! You ladies are awesome. this sounds great, i'll definitely shorten the break between the ceremonies, and then just do a 1 hour cocktail hour before dinner. Thinking of this new schedule instead:

2:30pm - first ceremony

3-4pm - snacks, refreshments & lawn games

4pm - second ceremony

4:30pm-5:30pm - cocktail hour

5:30pm- dinner

Thank you! We are having similar ceremonies too, i'm Pakistani and my fiance is Canadian. We are super excited to have both ceremonies, but it's extra hectic haha. It's so good to hear it worked out so well for you guys!

Yea that timeline looks better and I'm sure it will work out great for you guys. It really is cool to see the 2 cultures mix. Good luck with everything, and if you have any more questions about it feel free to ask.

The new schedule is much better! At the weddings I've been to, it can get a bit awkward especially if your guests don't know each other which can result in a lot of loitering around. The two cultures is really cool too!