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Just Said Yes February 2021

Separating Ceremony & Reception??

Tricia, on December 23, 2020 at 9:29 AM Posted in Planning 0 5

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Has anyone done separate events? We have been booked for February 2021 at our church and had an indoor only venue. We have since canceled our inside venue and have found an outside tent option. The only problem is our church doesn’t allow marriages during Lent so we would be waiting and the venue can’t do February since it doesn’t have the tent up until April. My options are to move the entire thing or split the events. I am trying to keep our original date as much as possible. If I were to move everything I know most of 2021 dates are booked so I would be waiting more than a couple months.

Has anyone experienced this?
I wouldn’t be inviting the full guest list to the ceremony, probably just immediate family and bridal party. Is it necessary to have a small dinner after?

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Latest activity by Tricia, on December 26, 2020 at 10:28 AM

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Hannah · on December 23, 2020 at 9:39 AM
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If you are separating the events, I would still host the people attending the ceremony in some way. Asking them to spend that time/money on attire (for bridal party) and then to just have the ceremony and be done with it can be considered rude or a bit anticlimactic at the very least.
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Just Said Yes February 2021
Tricia · on December 23, 2020 at 9:47 AM
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Thank you! That was my worry. I just have to be creative in figuring out the “how” of it. With indoor dining so limited and outdoor venues for winter are few. I’ll have to keep looking! Thank you again!
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Michelle · on December 23, 2020 at 4:28 PM
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It is common to have ceremony and reception at different venues. But most people find it highly rude to only invite select people to the ceremony only while the reception invites everyone. The ceremony is most important part of the day while the reception is the most expensive. Invite everyone to both events. Do not have an outdoor event in winter. A reception is required the same day as the ceremony for all in attendance.
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Monica · on December 24, 2020 at 12:23 AM
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I think you can totally do a private ceremony with immediate family and a reception at a later date! We, along with many others due to Covid, are doing this where we had a small ceremony that we streamed to those who couldn't be there and are planning the reception in Aug 2021 with everyone. Hannah is right though, you should do something to thank your guests for coming to the ceremony if the reception is on a different day. It can even be as simple as cake and punch (or cupcakes to go and mini bottles of wine in our case). Good luck!!
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