Food timing

I think if you're already planning a dinner for all the 20 guests then the cake/toast reception should be fine. No need to also do a breakfast or lunch.

I think if it's a cake/punch reception I would do it a little earlier so the 10am ceremony.

We're having a 12pm ceremony with a NYC/Times Square party at 1pm. We're serving lunch (NY Style Pizza, hot dog bar [corn dogs, pigs in a blanket, etc], a popcorn bar, and cheese/fruit/veggies), cake, and beer/wine/cider. ETA- I missed the dinner part - I would probably do the 12 then that way it's not a super long day for everyone.

It sounds like a very long day. Is there a reason you can't have the ceremony right before the dinner?

How come you're doing a dinner later instead of just springing for lunch after a noon ceremony?

How did you make invites if you don't know what time your ceremony is

^ too soon for invites to go out. Maybe she hasn't even ordered them yet. Entirely possible.

That's a very long day for the guests. Do you have anything planned between the cake reception and the dinner?

I would think it'd be fine

@celia. Being a huge Disney fan. I looked up many options for Disney weddings. She's probably not having the ceremony right before dinner because it costs big bucks to have a dinner wedding at Disney. They have many different wedding/ceremony/reception options and it's probably the most affordable route to do the ceremony/wedding that she's doing.

Then do the morning/afternoon ceremony with meal reception immediately afterwards. I mean, I'm assuming guests are paying a pretty penny to attend, right (especially if they don't live by Disney and have to travel to get there)? So make it as convenient as possible for them and a morning ceremony followed by nighttime dinner really isn't convenient.

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We are getting married in Disney in a Friday which limit us to 2 time slots: 10am or 12pm

We picked a medium package, because we are in a budget. This limit us in the amount of people and what we can do during the cake/toast reception.

I haven't print the invitations yet, but the wording is already done, thats why

We can do a lunch, but we prefer a dinner- but Im here to hear you girls so bring those suggestions on!

We can't include any kind of food during the cake toast celebration, but we can do something after it, we were looking for options in Disney Springs but we got our eyes in a restaurant that opens only at dinner time.

ETA: We want our guests to be as comfortable as possible so we will do anything to make them happy in our happy day advice welcome!!

I think it's inconvenient for the guests to expect them to attend a 10 a.m. or noon ceremony, then tell them to come back for dinner. If you truly want to feed them, do lunch or breakfast. The cake/toast may sound nice, but truthfully, you can't do that during a prime eating time (noon). And at 10 a.m., I'd want breakfast rather than cake.

I say noon ceremony, followed cake/toast/lunch. Then let them have the rest of the day to themselves. You can spread via word of mouth that you and the groom will be eating at the restaurant you like. If they want, they can come, but it won't be up to you to treat them in that case since you already hosted them to a lunch reception.

I would then do a 12pm ceremony with lunch to follow. It's hard and akward when there's a gap. There's nothing stopping people from getting together for dinner too. But I would keep all the wedding related stuff together without a gap.

ETA Elizabeth beat me too it haha. ^^ what she said

Hm those times are tricky. But I would say 12pm may be better so your cake/punch is at 12:30-1:30pm?

But would normal guests also try to each in between 1:30-dinner time?

I don't know about this one.

@VC if she chooses a noon ceremony, she must also provide lunch. It's rude to invite guests to a noon ceremony and only provide cake and punch.

Elizabeth - I would agree but isn't doing a 10am and then cake/punch from 10:30-11:30am similar? Or even then I wonder how many will consume right before lunch.

That's why my suggestion was 10 a.m. and breakfast or noon and lunch. You have to provide a meal during meal time, especially at a destination wedding where people are paying to attend.

I hear you girls but this is the tricky part:

Either 10am or 12pm I can't provide food during the cake/toast celebration (Disney Rules - even if I pay).

The event (from ceremony to the end of the celebration) will last 2 hours: 30 for ceremony, 30 for pics, 1 hour for celebration.

So let's say I cancel the dinner, and move the catered event just after the celebration. What would you say that will be best?

Food (LUNCH) at 1pm? If the ceremony starts at 10am (counting 1 hour for people to move from one place to another)

OR

Food (LUNCH) at 3pm? If the ceremony starts at 12pm (counting 1 hour for people to move from one place to another)

Do guests get to hang out in the park after the ceremony? If so I'd totally be cool with a dinner later on. I love Disney!

I would say food - lunch - 1pm that way people can either have the afternoon/night to enjoy the park