Catholic Church wedding

I would ask the church coordinator what people usually do! I feel like this varies a lot by church, as I've heard of some churches limiting post-ceremony photo time (especially during COVID), other churches have limits on what can be used, etc.

If you want people to stay for a church send off you'll probably have to communicate it very clearly to guests, especially if they're then going to a separate reception site. I've been to three Catholic weddings & have never seen a send off like this, nor am I planning one for mine. I know many couples do send offs at the reception, including "faux" send offs that happen before the end of the night so the photographer will still be there...but again, I've never personally been to any wedding with any sort of send off, so I would default to asking the church (or reception) coordinators what they suggest!

The last few Catholic weddings I went to did have a "send off" at the church with bubbles. Once the ceremony was over and everyone was outside the couple exited but then came back into the church for all the family photos.

The bride and groom stand in the vestibule and thank each guest as they make their way to the front of the church once all the guests have been thanked they do their grand exit after the grand exit the bride and groom go back into the church through another entrance and stay there to do pictures while the guests go onto the venue for cocktail hour

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I agree with this. Talk to the church to see what they allow. You can do anything you wish within their guidelines. If you want a send off post-pictures, you will have to make that very clear with the announcements by the the priest or in the programs.

Typically the couple dismisses the guests by row as a much quicker receiving line alternative. Guests gather outside or in the foyer while the couple takes pictures. There often is no send off until the end of the reception when the couple leaves, in addition to the fact that many churches and other venues do not allow anything to tossed even if it is biodegradable.

Every Catholic wedding I’ve been to in the past 3 years was exactly how you described! The bride and groom walked down the aisle after mass finished but came back into the church for pictures. Everyone else left the church and waited in the foyer for the couple. One wedding had bells to ring, another bubbles, one lavender... it all depends on what the church allows. Some people wait around after the mass/ceremony for the send off and others just leave. It’s up to the guests because it can be a little long waiting for pictures to end. My wedding is in a couple months, and we had originally planned for a bubble send off. In light of covid, we decided to do a ribbon send off instead. It’s really whatever you want to do! 😊 and congratulations to your daughter!

The way My FH and I are going to do it is we leave the church after we leave everyone will start to pill out front and receives their bubbles, we then will come through the back way of the church and reenter and that is when everyone will be blowing their bubbles.