Is 6.30pm too early to start evening reception?

[ImagineRainbows]

Just that really.

Working out wedding timings and the best time to start the evening reception to avoid gaps is 6.30pm. This feels too early to me or is it a normal time?

Thanks

It kind of depends on what time the ceremony, meal etc is.

What time is the ceremony. We are starting evening at 7.30pm a 2pm ceremony.

The gaps are the worst bit for nearly everyone, so yeah, get the evening underway asap!

I went to a reception recently that started at 4pm. It was great with kids! Start it whenever you want to!

I think it's okay if you ensure there is enough food provided particularly for those only invited to the evening ceremony- it's not a very convenient time for them to be coming to, before normal dinner time.

I got married at 1.30pm, it was 3.15ish by the time we had taken photos at the church & reception venue, we sat down for the wedding breakfast at 4.00pm & the evening reception started at 7.00pm, the food was served around 8.00pm & kept on being served until 10.30pm, the venue refreshed bowls of chips, curry, rice & Jacket potatoes whenever they started to look empty. They were great & provided doggy boxes for everyone to take home, we were going on honeymoon the next day to our caravan & had a couple of boxes of curry & rice to warm up when we got sorted out for evening meal as well as a case of fizz that was left over.