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This is going to be torture.......wish i never said yes to the invite.....
and the wedding ceremony is at 2 PM...lasts an hour....then the reception doesn't start until 6 PM..leaving guests in limbo for 3 hours..then a 5 1/2 hour reception......ridiculous.....beyond rude....ugh....
Where is it? Maybe there is some cool thing to see or visit while waiting? I'm with you though - I like the continuity of one following the other quickly. Then, if the reception lasts longer, it's hopefully because everyone was having a good time. Sorry you have to figure out plans - maybe just show up to the reception? I know this isn't really normal, but then, they didn't leave you a lot of options.
This is going to be torture.......wish i never said yes to the invite.....
and the wedding ceremony is at 2 PM...lasts an hour....then the reception doesn't start until 6 PM..leaving guests in limbo for 3 hours..then a 5 1/2 hour reception......ridiculous.....beyond rude....ugh....
I've been to weddings where we had to wait an hour for the reception to begin while the wedding party had post-wedding photos taken. But we were able to go to the venue and enjoy appetizers and drinks while waiting.
IMO, waiting three hours is a bit ridiculous. Can I go home and change into comfy clothes? If "home" is not close by, what am I supposed to do for three hours? Can't eat or I won't be hungry for dinner. Can't drink or I'll be unconscious.
But since you did RSVP, you should definitely attend part of the reception-to watch the traditional rituals and to eat dinner. However, you don't have to stay until the end.
This is going to be torture.......wish i never said yes to the invite.....
and the wedding ceremony is at 2 PM...lasts an hour....then the reception doesn't start until 6 PM..leaving guests in limbo for 3 hours..then a 5 1/2 hour reception......ridiculous.....beyond rude....ugh....
TORTURE I tell you!
That schedule is not at all unusual. Nobody is forcing you to go to the reception you know. Or the wedding for that matter.
And BTW, I was invited to a 10 am bar mitzvah that lasted 2 hours (I'm not Jewish and don't know Hebrew), followed by a lunch, then a dinner and dance from 7-11 pm that night.
I went to the ceremony and lunch -- because the ceremony was the whole point of the event -- and skipped the dinner dance.
I've been to weddings where we had to wait an hour for the reception to begin while the wedding party had post-wedding photos taken. But we were able to go to the venue and enjoy appetizers and drinks while waiting.
IMO, waiting three hours is a bit ridiculous. Can I go home and change into comfy clothes? If "home" is not close by, what am I supposed to do for three hours? Can't eat or I won't be hungry for dinner. Can't drink or I'll be unconscious.
But since you did RSVP, you should definitely attend part of the reception-to watch the traditional rituals and to eat dinner. However, you don't have to stay until the end.
Makes me glad I'm out of the "going to weddings" age. Now just my kids.
In some cultures, wedding festivities last for days. Improve your attitude, and you might end up having fun. Think about what kind of day 95% of people on the planet will be having, then see if you should actually be complaining about a wedding and reception.
I haven't been to a wedding in ages. Do people list an end time on the invitations now?
I don't think you're obligated to attend the entire thing. But yeah, I don't like the long interval between ceremony and reception. It doesn't exactly "leave you in limbo" but you do have to find something else to do unless you live near the venue.
It might be fun, but if you've already decided it's "torture," it will be.
We attended a family member's wedding a couple of weeks ago, with a similar lag between the ceremony and the reception. It was not the choice of the bride and groom, their church will not officiate a wedding that begins past 2:00 pm, and the reception venue wasn't available until 6. The vast majority of the guests either lived locally or were from out of town and had hotel rooms, so we all just relaxed for a couple of hours in between. I can see how it would be annoying if those options weren't available. In that case, I'd be tempted to skip the ceremony and just go to the reception, a practice I usually frown on.
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