Hi everyone me and my partner went to our first wedding fayre yesterday it...

Will that not just cost more?

We are wedding photographers and often cover weddings where the day is split over different venues - it would be just the same as using a church / registry office to get married and then go to the reception somewhere else - its shouldnt be an issue for you or your guests

I've been to a wedding where they did that and I didn't mind as a guest at all. It was quite a trek to the next venue too, but they timed everything to the letter so that by the time we got to the reception venue, the food was ready as we all sat down! It's not different to when people get married in a church and have the reception somewhere else. Go for it! X

Then you will need transport and cars. I would shop around first you may well find it's not that more expensive. My venue was the more expensive option on paper but by the time I factored in cars and chair covers and other decorations there was only a few hundred in it. Venues like this don't need as much dressings as hotels. Hire candelabras for the centre pieces instead of flowers. Having a DJ instead of a band cuts down a lot.

This is your first wedding fair look around you might find another venue you love just as much if not more. I did x

As an addition, maybe think about getting canapés and drinks put on for when ur having ur photos at the wedding venue so people don't get too hungry or thirsty before the reception venue! The photos can take a long time and it gives people time to mingle and enjoy themselves. If there is a limited number of designated drivers, provide info for mini buses, taxis or even pay for a coach (depending on how far it is between venues). Weigh up all the costs first before deciding. May work out cheaper at the venue of ur dreams. And HAGGLE!! I got married on a Tuesday so saved 5-10k right there. I then haggled prices as my party would have basically booked the hotel out. Be cheeky, worst they can say is no. They want ur money at the end of the day! Good luck!!! Xx

I had a church wedding then travelled to a hotel for the reception. It worked really well as the church and hotel were about 15 mins drive from each other. Your guests will be ok with this and will make the journey because they will be excited to attend your wedding. It could work out just as expensive as your dream venue in the long run but it might be that you get more for your money because you've been able to use the budget getting other things like flowers, centre pieces, entertainment, etc. But then it could still cost less if you decide to do a lot of things yourself. I felt that chair covers were a pointless expense because the hotel for our reception had lovely looking chairs on their own and once people were sat on them, you don't notice. You can dress chairs in different ways, you don't have to do covers. Same with centre pieces, we made our own so kept all the cost down. By doing a lot ourselves gave us the chance to really shop around and we could then spend the money on things we felt were more important for the day such as the dress for me, bridesmaids, grooms and groomsmens suits, we also upgraded on the meal, photographer and we even had some money to be able to hire a videographer which was a fab decision.

My ex sister in law had her wedding in the registry office at 11am then a break before the meal at 3pm at a hotel then another break before the evening reception at 8 pm a local pub. It was a logistical nightmare as the registry office had no parking then the hotel had a few spaces left then the pub had no car park. By the time some of us got to the evening reception we were a bit worse for wear after spending the best part of 5 hours in pubs in town killing time. To be fair the timings could have been a lot better from the beginning.

It's entirely up to you and your partner.. we are getting in married in one place in a nice country pub as I'm not a church person so don't want a church wedding... if you look around a lot of places do really good wedding packages... sometimes talking to there wedding coordinator helps.. Good luck

I got married in a church so we had to do this anyway. Actually have only been to one wedding where it was all in one place, every other has been in different places. Never thought anything of it.

We had a church wedding and then travelled for 20 mins to the reception venue. It was really the only time of day that we got to ourselves, and I'm so glad that we did this. The wedding was very overwhelming so it gives you time together to take everything in. Our guests didn't mind at all and all organised taxis together. xx

I'm getting married in a church and then travelling around 20 minutes to our venue for the wedding breakfast

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