Whether you are planning a wedding where the Ceremony is at one venue (a church, garden or the beach for example) and the reception at another venue; or if you have decided on having both ceremony and reception at the same venue – both options have their own pros and cons…
Ceremony & Reception at two different venues:
The Pros:
• More guests can be invited to the ceremony and fewer can be invited to the reception (this will save alot on your budget, especially if you have a larger number of guests and financially cannot afford to invite them all to your reception).
• You can space the time between ceremony and reception, a little longer, that way giving you more time for your photos (always ensure guests know what time they should be at the reception and offer suggestions or a list of activities as to what they can do between the ceremony and reception).
The Cons:
• You are dealing with another set of suppliers, which means more organizing on your part.
• Most often it will cost a bit more to hold the ceremony & reception at two separate venues than if you were only hiring one venue to take care of everything.
• As the wedding will in all likelihood go on that bit longer (due to travel between venues, etc), you will probably incur more costs from your suppliers – for example your photographer may need to be there for an extra hour and you may have to hire the bridal cars for a longer period.
Ceremony & Reception at the same venue:
The Pros:
• You are only dealing with one venue, so less organizing on your part.
• It is likely to be a less expensive than having the ceremony at a different venue
• The actual wedding time is likely to be shorter and therefore you won’t need all the suppliers there for as long (less expensive if you are paying them per hour).
The Cons:
• Everyone you invite to the ceremony you will have to invite to the reception (it will be rude to say to some guests that they have to leave, while others get to stay for the meal).
• You will probably have to organize some sort of entertainment to keep your guests occupied between the ceremony and reception while you go off for your photos.
• You will also have to provide drinks and appetizers for guests between ceremony & reception, while you are having your photos taken and this can add quite a bit to your budget.
Please remember whichever options you go with (and there is no right or wrong – just what works best for you and your wedding budget), it is vital to have a bad/wet weather option for the ceremony (especially those planned on the beach or in a garden), as you can’t leave things to chance and hope that the weather will be glorious.
Happiness!
The Powerhouse Team....
Ceremony & Reception at two different venues:
The Pros:
• More guests can be invited to the ceremony and fewer can be invited to the reception (this will save alot on your budget, especially if you have a larger number of guests and financially cannot afford to invite them all to your reception).
• You can space the time between ceremony and reception, a little longer, that way giving you more time for your photos (always ensure guests know what time they should be at the reception and offer suggestions or a list of activities as to what they can do between the ceremony and reception).
The Cons:
• You are dealing with another set of suppliers, which means more organizing on your part.
• Most often it will cost a bit more to hold the ceremony & reception at two separate venues than if you were only hiring one venue to take care of everything.
• As the wedding will in all likelihood go on that bit longer (due to travel between venues, etc), you will probably incur more costs from your suppliers – for example your photographer may need to be there for an extra hour and you may have to hire the bridal cars for a longer period.
Ceremony & Reception at the same venue:
The Pros:
• You are only dealing with one venue, so less organizing on your part.
• It is likely to be a less expensive than having the ceremony at a different venue
• The actual wedding time is likely to be shorter and therefore you won’t need all the suppliers there for as long (less expensive if you are paying them per hour).
The Cons:
• Everyone you invite to the ceremony you will have to invite to the reception (it will be rude to say to some guests that they have to leave, while others get to stay for the meal).
• You will probably have to organize some sort of entertainment to keep your guests occupied between the ceremony and reception while you go off for your photos.
• You will also have to provide drinks and appetizers for guests between ceremony & reception, while you are having your photos taken and this can add quite a bit to your budget.
Please remember whichever options you go with (and there is no right or wrong – just what works best for you and your wedding budget), it is vital to have a bad/wet weather option for the ceremony (especially those planned on the beach or in a garden), as you can’t leave things to chance and hope that the weather will be glorious.
Happiness!
The Powerhouse Team....
