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Timeline & ceremony help!

KyAnna, on October 2, 2022 at 8:28 PM Posted in Planning 1 3

Hello, everyone!


My fiancé & I have finally set a date & are getting ready to book our venue. I am struggling with the day of timeline & how to make our ceremony work at our location… I really need some extra input!
We are planning a small ceremony, plus a dinner reception for our family. Appox. 50 people max. Our original plan was to exchange our vows at our house, & then drive to our reception venue. We went last week to tour the restaurant which will be hosting our dinner reception & we both fell in love with it. I loved it so much I asked if we could just exchange our vows there before our dinner reception started. FYI we aren’t having a bridal party, just the two of us exchanging vows & that’s it.
The plan in my head was to have immediate family come ahead to our house to get family photos out of the way so that our guests don’t have to wait on us at the venue. & also, with it being a restaurant & the small private room where our dinner is being held, there won’t be a place for family photos. But the part I am worried about is the ceremony. My fiancé & I will have already seen each other & have talked about riding to the venue together. I am wondering since it’s pretty much just us exchanging vows, should we walk in together or go ahead & have me walk in separate? I wasn’t planning music to walk down the isle to & planning to just walk myself down the isle.





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Latest activity by Bird, on October 2, 2022 at 11:12 PM
  • Michael
    Rockstar October 2023
    Michael ·
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    Many couples enter together in well-attended ceremonies. Some brides find this the best option either because no parent is situated to do this, or they just prefer to enter as a couple. And this escort is not needed except ceremonially. In your case it is just the minimal -- both of you. There is no special reason to gown down the aisle on your own.

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  • Mrs.evans
    VIP October 2022
    Mrs.evans ·
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    If you are exchanging vows you should arrive separately to still give him the element of surprise to him and your guess. And a little of music should be ok then go straight into dinner Congratulations to you both
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  • Bird
    Super June 2021
    Bird ·
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    I arrived to the ceremony venue with my husband to be. There aren’t any rules! Do whatever makes most logistical sense for you as well as what would make you happy.



    Maybe after you arrive to the venue, and after you finish taking care of last minute items, you can retreat to a private room and wait for all guests to arrive and when it’s time for the ceremony to start you can “walk out” and walk towards your fiancé. It will still be special even though you saw him earlier that day.

    Good luck with whatever you decide!
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