Pre-reception Ideas

[calismic]

Ok guys and gals I need some ideas! My wedding ceremony is at noon and our reception is not until 5pm so we are looking for some ideas on how to fill the gap. We are having quite a large meal at the Cali Grill so we don't want to stuff our guests too much, however we also don't want them wandering around lost for 4 hours. Soooo....suggestions?

 

[perla75]

Not sure how many guests you have, but how about renting some watercrafts at one of the resorts? Or just renting one big one for a ride around the Lagoon or Bay Lake? Might be fun & you'll be able to keep your guests contained to one place.

 

[IndyBride]

Hmmm... I was just in this sort of situation. Went to a wedding with five hours between the ceremony and reception. She did not try to entertain us so we ended up bored out of our minds. What about a movie somehow?? That would pass time, I don't know how you would be able to go about doing that. Renting a boat is a good idea, you could have some light snacks and drinks.

 

[GlobalDiva]

Are all of your guests staying on the property? A 4-hour-plus gap is hard to fill completely with activity unless it's a theme park. It might just be easier to let people go back to their hotels to hang out there and relax. Otherwise it makes for a really long day of activities, which might not be enjoyable if people are well-dressed (as I'm sure they will be since it's your wedding), and the ladies probably won't be wearing sneakers, etc.

There are tour-like activities at the parks, but you would have to spend money per person to buy the tour, and you'd have to be sure that everyone has park admission. There's not really an activity that's long enough to fill the gap, and if you do something that takes up half the time, then people are left with a little bit of time that they can't do anything with, so I vote for no activity.

I hope that's not a downer! I just think then that all your guests can show up to dinner nice and refreshed and ready for a fun night of eating and socializing, instead of showing up tired and starving.

 

[figmentfan814]

We had a five hour break after our brunch reception until our dessert party that night. Most of our guests went back to the hotel to hang out, but some ended up hitting the park. No one complained about it, so I think it worked out well. Of course, everyone had a full stomach too

 

[calismic]

Ya everyone is staying on property. Theres only 18 people so hopefully no one will complain theres nothing do during that 4 hour time frame.