Ideas & Trends

Last weekend I attended a wedding as a guest. This is something I do maybe once every ten years, so I was quite surprised by the ceremony. I arrived at 5:45 p.m. for a 6 p.m. ceremony, with drinks and hors d'oeuvre around 7 then dinner maybe half an hour later. But, as the ceremony rounded the forty minute mark, I found myself wishing for an energy bar. Twenty minutes after that, the couple was, at last...married. The ceremony was an hour long!

In my experience, a ceremony is generally between fifteen and twenty five minutes. In most cases, that includes the processional and recessional. I have found this to be a good time frame for three main reasons.

The Guests - They may or may not be prepared to sit through an hour-long ceremony, particularly if any have come with children.

As with so many things in life, when it comes to a wedding ceremony, sometimes less is more.

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