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Default potluck etiquette--- please help!!!

Gar <> wrote in :

> Your wedding sounds great.


It was fabulous. In the over 4 years since then, we still get letters and
Xmas cards from family and friends saying what a good time they had, or
asking advice for their own upcoming weddings.

>>And what is WITH people who schedule their weddings at 2pm but their
>>receptions not until 7pm?

>
> That's as bad as a cash bar.


True, but killing 4-5 hours in an unknown place, especially the suburbs,
can be annoying for guests from out of town.

One of the nicer weddings I've attended
> had the ceremony in the hall. Hors-d'oeuvres and cocktails were
> served in another room during the pictures. Worked great.


That's the only thing I wish we'd done differently, instead of making our
guests drive 20 minutes from ceremony to reception. But our photo time was
significantly diminished by taking as many photos as possible before the
ceremony.

Cate