Need help with wedding planning!

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So I’m getting married next year. The ceremony is at 1pm and the wedding breakfast is at 2.30pm. Our venue are supplying sausage/bacon sandwiches at 9pm. What sort of food would you provide in between those times? I want something filling but not too filling enough for guests to not want their sandwiches later in the evening.

2nd issue- the venue usually put on a disco in the evening but I’m worried social distancing measures will still be in place. What sort of alternative entertainment would you suggest? Do you think sitting in the bars between meal and sandwiches in the evening would be acceptable or would people be bored?

Sorry for sounding clueless but I’ve never planned a wedding before and been to very few! TIA

Went to one last year that had a fish and chip van rock up for the afternoon feed

What are you having for the wedding breakfast? If it's a big meal with several courses you won't need anything until 9 surely. At my wedding we got married at 12 and sat down at about 2 for food. It was a 3 course meal and with speeches we didn't finish until about 5. Then we had a cheese buffet at about 9. I think we cut cake before that and some people ate some then.

Your guests won't have had time to eat lunch if your ceremony is at 1, with changing and travelling etc. They'll need a decent meal around the 3pm mark.

You need entertainment. 8 hours at the bar! Many of your guests will drink far more than they should out of boredom and will be horribly horribly drunk. Break the day up or cut it short.

That’s quite a long day. I think if the main meal goes on a while - several courses, speeches etc - you’ll be finding leaving it till the evening food. Maybe an ice cream van? Popcorn cart?

Are you inviting any veggies, vegans or coeliacs? Worth considering for the 9pm options.

Wedding breakfast at 2:30 @OrangeGinLemonFanta

That seems a quick turnaround from ceremony to wedding breakfast. I’d have the wedding breakfast later. You can have canopes in between while you do photos and mingle with your guests etc then sit down for your meal about 2.30/3pm

Your wedding breakfast is quite early! We got married 1pm, then time for photos- which takes longer than you think. We had canapés at the hotel during this time and drinks. Wedding breakfast wasn't until 4.00 and no wasted time hanging around, photos and saying hello to guests filled that time well

Then we just had bacon and sausage rolls as you are served at 9pm

Thanks for the replies so far. It’s a 4 course meal and this particular venue is renowned for its large portions, that’s why I didn’t want to put on anything too heavy.

Entertainment wise- I am worried to be honest. I’m just hoping restrictions ease a little so the disco can go ahead otherwise I’m not even sure what we’ll be allowed to do!

@mumtobabygilrl I agree, but it was just the time that was allocated to us at part of our package, we would have preferred it later.

I’m in the same situation don’t know where to even start. I had seen a lady on Instagram advertise really affordable wedding planning services her page is House Of Three. Worth checking out x

I’m always stuffed after the meal and rarely fit in the evening food. However if your guests are just going sit at a bar they’ll be sitting getting drunk so I can imagine they’ll want the bacon sandwiches to soak up the booze!

I went to one wedding where after the meal everyone was shifted through to the bar to sit for hours and to be honest it was really dull. It’s fine if you know people and have someone to talk to but not everyone does. We left early.

Ceremony at 1pm then food at 2.30pm seems quite tight, when are you having photos?

Oh sorry, don't know how I missed that. That is an early meal, people might be read for sandwiches by then (is there a veggie option in the evening?) Tbh I'd worry about the disco closer to the time but you still need something between meal and finish.

Missing the point of the thread but if you are going to have bacon and sausage rolls make sure your venue cook the bacon properly. I’ve been to so many weddings where they serve horrible flacid under cooked bacon and cheap sausages.

Back on topic if you sit down at 2.30 you won’t finish eating until 4/5 anyway so I don’t think you’ll need to provide food in between.

Entertainment wise I think a lot of people do find that bit between the meal and evening do a bit boring. So maybe some sort of music, or if you have outdoor space giant outdoor games like jenga are always fun.

I think photos are between ceremony and meal but we’re only having 20 so it shouldn’t take long.

@OrangeGinLemonFanta yes there are definitely veggie options.

@BF888 thanks, I’ll check that out.

The wedding breakfast is definitely too soon post ceremony, even with minimum photos. We had ceremony at 1pm, guests moved to sun deck straight after for canapés and champagne, we had a magician and a string quartet to entertain during photos (no longer than 45 mins as I hate weddings where the bride and groom disappear for hours), wedding breakfast at 330pm, optional (but everyone went), boat trip with beer and Prosecco at 6pm, band and disco at 8pm, hog roast at 930pm. Worked like clockwork, everyone kept entertained and happy, fed and watered all day / evening.