Hi all!
I need a little help timing my ceremony.. we’re getting married in a Catholic church, but just doing a ceremony not a full mass. It should take about half an hour, and our reception cocktail hour starts at 4:00, just about 10 minutes up the road.
We’re doing a first look and bridal party/family photos beforehand, but we definitely want some photos in the church for my family as well after the ceremony.
Should we do the ceremony at 2:30 or 3:00? I feel like 2:30 is a little too much room between the reception starting, but the venue did say people can have access at 3:40. Is 3:00 too little time in between? The drive from the church to the reception is only 3 miles but it feels awkward if people have down time between one thing and the other. Let me know your thoughts!
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