Is a 3 hour reception to short?

If it were me I would invest in the other hour, but that's because I know I won't want to rushed or want the night to end.

How long will your ceremony last? It seems like you'll have a gap between ceremony and reception. Is anything happening during that time? Do you have to be completely out of the venue by 10?

I would definitely add another hour. Our reception was 4 hours and it seemed so short!

Our venue has ours set as a 3 hour reception, which i'm worried will be too short as well. But ours is during the day (from 12-3) and we can't get additional hours because they have another wedding that evening. We're thinking of doing a post-reception party with our parties and anyone else who wants to come.

I would do another hour. If anything runs long, you run the risk of having to skip something.

I think I will get an extra hour. I'm texting her now to see the price. I really hope it's reasonable

Agree with the extra hour - hope you can fit it in to your budget!

Mine is 5 and I m crying over it, because another hall offers 6 hours ( I just don't like the hall that much - even though it like one of the top notch venues in New Jersey - not my style, too much, lol)

3 hours is too short, but that's just my opinion.

eta- I m not *literally* crying.. just being funny. I just really like long weddings.

3 might be a little short, especially if it includes both dinner and dancing

I feel like that would be too short to get the chance to talk to everyone.

3 hours is enough if you're having a dry wedding. I've been to weddings that obviously had a time crunch. Everything felt rushed.

Typically weddings in my area are roughly four hours. Do you have a 2 hour gap?

I was going to say that three hours was too short. Then I checked your date.

You're hosting a Sunday night wedding, and ending a Sunday night wedding at 10:00 PM is a good idea. If it were Friday or Saturday, I'd urge you to go for an extra hour on the end, but not in this case.

Secondly, a wedding ceremony that starts at 5:00 and a reception that starts at 7:00 says one of two things -- either your ceremony is lengthy (an hour or more), or there's a gap. That gap, on a Sunday night, could be a big issue. Can you give us more info on the timeline?

Ours will only be about 3 hours. But that night we will be heading to a local bar that friends own with our bridal party to celebrate more (we are having an early afternoon wedding) and we are inviting everyone to join us if they would like

We are having a daytime wedding and they included 3 hours (1 hour cocktail, 2 hour reception). I thought this was fine until I sat down with the coordinator and we started thinking about timing. It just started to sound so rushed to me and we decided to add on another hour to the reception. It was a personal choice, but I am happy we can provide our guests with drinks and music for an additional hour! Since it is a daytime wedding, our plan is to continue hanging out at the beach bar after and into the evening but I felt like I needed to do more for the guests traveling to Florida for us.