Over or Under: 4.5 Hour Reception?

I am at 6 hours as well including cocktail hour! Mines is 6pm-12am

Under! Our reception was three hours long - a cocktail style reception with music, but no dance party.

It will be over counting cocktail hour. From 4-10

Our reception will be 7 hours longs! 2pm - 3pm will be cocktail hour, 3-5pm dinner, and then 4-9pm will be dancing the night away!

Over! Our cocktail hour will be 1 hour then reception is 5 hours with an after party to follow. All of the wedding in my family have been like this where we don't stop partying until 2-3am

Happy I found a venue that does 6 hours

Cocktail hour plus 3 hours of actual reception. We have lots of children in our family, so we wanted to have a daytime event that would make it doable for everyone.

Ours will be 5 hours.

Over! 2-2:30 for ceremony, 2:30-4 for cocktail hour (doing Geeks Who Drink Trivia for an hour of it), accouncements, toasts, etc starting at 4, and dinner service starting at 4:30. Kicking every one out by 9.

Every venue here is 3 hours for reception unless you pay for extra time, and it's 3 1/2 hours if you have the ceremony there too.

Cocktail hour will begin around 330 to 430/5ish and will go until 9 so over

Over. We will go all night if we can! That is the beauty of a private residence!

Over! Our reception is 5.5 hours!

Including cocktail hour we were at 6 hours so over...

Ours will be 5 hours.

Thanks for asking! I'm a little nervous it might be too much time since we aren't doing a bouquet toss or garter toss...but oh well!

We are having an open bar but we are thinking of advertising signature drinks. For passed appetizers, we are doing mini crab cakes, tomato and basil bruschetta, spanakopita, tenderloin slices with horseradish drizzle and something else. For stationed appetizers, we are having a veggie display with dipping sauces and antipasto setting!

All the food!

Hi AlmostOliviera! So true, lucky for you and your guests, the party doesn't have to end and you can all dance the night away!

Hi AQuixoticBride! Your reception sounds lovely and super unique! Cocktail- style seems very laid back and romantic, I bet it was super fun to spend time with your family, friends, and loved ones this way! What was your venue like? Did you have a signature cocktail?

No stress about the bouquet toss or garter toss... they're not essential & honestly don't take up much time when they are included. Now you'll just have more time to dance the night away, be with your family & friends, and have fun at your reception. You and your guests will have such a great time.

That's great! Your appetizers sound fabulous too. Yes, all the food! And can't ever go wrong with a variety of tasty bites. Thank you for sharing!