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A cocktail reception would work for that time of ceremony, but it does mean people are likely to leave early to go have dinner, unless you are serving heavy apps.
If you go with the dessert reception, it implies that your guests have already had dinner. If you have a ceremony at 6:30 and your guests have to drive an hour, that means they have to leave home about 5 pm just to drive and likely 3:30 so they can have a bite to eat before the wedding if you do not plan to serve dinner.
@julies1949: Yeah. I was leaning more toward a cocktail reception anyway. I'm the only one with a huge sweet tooth and it is more about the guests than what I want, after all.
I don't mind the idea of people leaving early since it is a smaller event. I would have to come up with a mocktail or two, as a few family and friends are not huge drinkers.
Thanks for your response julies!
Oh! And what about if I decided on a cocktail reception and pushed back the ceremony time to around 5:30 or 6:00?
@Stellar Magnitude: Either of those times would work. Your guests can socialize and have a couple of mock or cocktails, a few appies and go out for dinner.
I would also mention time-wise that it will be darker in pictures than in real life, so you might want to err on the earlier side so that everyone can see your ceremony and the pictures capture sunset/twilight and not just fuzzy low-light shots.
I think you should not be over a meal time if you don't serve a meal. I'd say normal dinner time is between 5-7. I'd say you have to go later for a cocktail reception or serve a meal.
I think you can do what you want as far as food as long as you make it clear on the invitations so people know what to expect and can plan their time.
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So we're talking about having our wedding in New Orleans in October or November 2012. I've checked the sunset times as I have my heart set on a twilight ceremony/reception. I'd prefer to host our wedding on Friday, October 12th. The sun sets at 6:30 that evening.
We are considering a cocktail or dessert reception. Would this be bad timing for a party like this? What do y'all think?
On a side note:
We're planning a small, intimate wedding... no more than 25 or 30 guests. Most of our family lives an hour away from NOLA, including us. (My mother lives in Ohio and his stepfather lives in SC, so they'd be staying here for at least a few days.)