Hi, so my OH an I were originally supposed to be getting married in 2020 but then Covid hit and as with lots of couples we had to postpone. We are now booked in to be married on 27th August this year, however when we came to booking the registrar, times were so limited that we could only do 11am! I initially thought this would be fine, but now my Mum is telling me that it is a really bad idea and that guests will get fed up and want to leave. We have grandparents coming and family with children and she is saying because everyone will have been there all day, they will want to go by 5!
Our current timeline is;
11am – Ceremony
11:45 – Ceremony ends – Couple photos, caricaturist, cocktail hour and garden games (we are getting married in the grounds of a hotel)
12:30 Group photo’s
2:30 – called to sit
2:45 – first speeches
3pm – Meal
4:30 – final speeches
5pm – Cut the cake
5:30 – Cake and Coffee
5:30 – Face painter arrives
6:30 – DJ starts
My OH thinks that we have enough booked in to keep people entertained and that the early start will mean the day is not rushed but I don’t want people feeling fed up and wanting to leave. We are getting the DJ to start at 6:30, rather than 7:30 so that if people have had enough by 8ish, then they can go and not get home too late.
During the meal, for kids, we have also made our own activity books and done and I Spy game.
What do other people think?
