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Michi
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maxsgirl
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
I think thats an awesome idea.....as long as its something both you and your FH want.
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monkeybride
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
It makes for a long day but everyone says their wedding day goes too fast anyway. 
If you think it will make you and FH happy to do it that way then go for it. Just keep in the front of your mind that this day is about you two and your life of happiness together. Don't let anyone else make it about them and what they want. 
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MrsH2009
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
Will this still allow you to say your vows? I married a Greek Orthodox love, but didn't do the Greek orthodox thing for non religious reasons.
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Porrruss
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
It's your day, so you do what YOU want. Be prepared though- that is a LONG day for people to then have to go to work the next day.
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Faithx2
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
I had my reception at The milleridge Cottage 11 years ago  this December. It is spectacular during the holidays. I had carolers in the lobby to greet my guests. it was truly my dream wedding! Good Luck to you
ETA: My DH gets up at 5am so we leave right after dinner  if we go to a late Sunday wedding. And we noticed many people do the same...
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greenfreak
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
Where is the Greek church? Four hours is a big gap in between. Where are you taking pictures? We got married in Oyster Bay, had a 30 minute gap before cocktail hour started (while people walked around Milleridge village), took an hour for pics but still made it to the Milleridge Carraige House before the cocktail hour was over.
By the way, taking pics outside would be problematic but Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay is about 15 minutes from the Milleridge and they have photo permits you can get.
Congratulations. 
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MsSissy
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
Posted by Porrruss
It's your day, so you do what YOU want. Be prepared though- that is a LONG day for people to then have to go to work the next day.
I agree with this.
If we were invited to a wedding like this, in all honesty, we would probably skip the 1st ceremony. UNLESS of course it was family
ETS: As for the how late it will end. I wouldn't worry about that. I've been to a few Sunday weddings and always stayed till the end. Actually I've never left a wedding early. I'm sure people leave early on Friday and Saturday night weddings also. Can't please everyone. Bottom line..Do what YOU want and what works for YOU.
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dandj
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
I think it's a great idea!
And actually wish I would have thought of it myself...
I'm Greek and we did the traditional Greek wedding but I always feel like I missed out on the vows.
I also had my reception at Milleridge Cottage and it was great! It was the first place we looked at and loved it. Everything was great!
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Peainapod
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
it sounds good. Im doing invites for someone who is doing a traditional indian ceremony followed by a traditional catholic ceremony. Sounds like something similar.
and you get to make your wedding day as long as possible..which is great b/c it sure goes by fast!
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CAMCaps
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
I think that time line should be fine. DH and I had our ceremony at 2:30pm and then had the reception at 7:30-12:30
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MrsMerlot
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
I would list it like you did, but I wouldn't tell people that there's a second ceremony at Milleridge.
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| Posted 1/1/10 9:26 AM |
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DancinBarefoot
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
I only had one ceremony, but my Sunday wedding day was very similar with the time frames.
If your plan accomodates everything you and your FH want - GO FOR IT!!
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DRMom
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
Posted by MrsMerlot
I would list it like you did, but I wouldn't tell people that there's a second ceremony at Milleridge.
See-I would do the opposite. Invite family only and maybe word of mouth to close friends who may want to sit through the whole Mass...otherwise list it as
6PM ceremony etc.
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BigB
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
Do whatever makes you happy! But, it is a LONG DAY! I was in an Indian wedding that did something similar (traditional Indian wedding followed by Catholic wedding) and I have to say, everyone was really, really, tired by the days end!
If you want to keep the Greek ceremony small, I would send different invites to those you would like at church. That way, they can make the decision what ceremony they would like to attend.
I also had a friend who had a traditional budist ceremony and because of space in the temple, had a private ceremony. This was stated on the invitation.
Good Luck in your planning! You deserve it all!
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I think that is a wonderful happy medium. You might have a lot of people who don't go to the church though because of the later ceremony-it is a long day, but when you are the bride, it flies anyway. GL!
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Cpt2007
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
i think that's a great idea! but that is a very long day.
since you're looking at a Sunday wedding, make sure you take a look at a potential guest list and see what your out of town vs local guest breakdown is. the one thing I'd be concerned with is people leaving early b/c they'd have to work the next day.
i'd also only let family and close friends know about the church ceremony but then let everyone know abt the one at the RH. make sure your FI is ok with that too. He may want to have the emphasis on the church and not so much on the other.
GL!
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monkeybride
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
Does it have to be a Sunday? I think people might be more open to the long day if it was a Saturday.
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Stefanie
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
I think it's your day = your way. Your wedding day will FLY by fast. Some people won't be at the church...they will come to the reception.
I think that you should do whatever will make you happy!!
Congrats again!!
ETA: My wedding was on a Sunday and it ended at 12am as well. Everyone stayed right up to the end.
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Karen
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
Posted by monkeybride
Does it have to be a Sunday? I think people might be more open to the long day if it was a Saturday.
I agree with this. If you have a lot of out-of-town guests, I think you might be in trouble.
Also, because of the long gap between the ceremony and reception I would expect some people to skip the ceremony all together, or come super casual and then go home, relax and change for the reception.
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I thought most venue's ended Sunday weddings earlier? It's been 7 years since I looked at places so I am not really sure if that has changed.
Looking at your timeline I don't think you have enough time to do everything.
When my friend and his ex-w got married, they did so in a Greek Orthodox Church and the ceremony was well over and hour, I want to say it was close to 2 hours. Then they still had a small receiving line to say thank you to who attended.
You will also want to take some pictures in the church.
You also need to figure in time to drive from each location.
I don't know if you can do this in NY, but my cousin got married in Justice of the Peace almost a year before his wedding. They had a church ceremony and then a reception. This was in Europe and I think they did this so he could get his citizenship faster, but it is still not a bad idea.
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Athee
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
Im Greek and married a non greek. My husband did not have to get baptised in the greek church. Are you sure you have to get baptised? Can you look at some other greek churches and see if they require you to convert? Also a lot of churches will let you bring in a priest from another church, I actually went to a wedding where there was the greek priest and while the whole ceremony was a traditional greek orthodox ceremony- at one point they invited the catholic priest to come up and they did their traditional vows and blessing. I would look around a little more....
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MissJones
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
Just a thought...if you are concerned about people leaving due to work the next day, think about the weekend of MLK or Presidents' Day when people have off on Monday.
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MissJones
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
Posted by DRMom
Posted by MrsMerlot
I would list it like you did, but I wouldn't tell people that there's a second ceremony at Milleridge.
See-I would do the opposite. Invite family only and maybe word of mouth to close friends who may want to sit through the whole Mass...otherwise list it as
6PM ceremony etc.
I agree with this. If they WANT to go to the first mass, fine. But give them a choice.
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Re: I know this is more of a LIW thing..but I would love some Wedding feedback from the LIF girls..
First, Congratulations!
The day will fly by for you!
People may leave early but that is with any event, really. There is MLK and Presidents Day in Jan and Feb so maybe the Sunday before that would be good!
A 30 minute officiant non religious ceremony for me was about $500 plus I think I paid the hall for the space. it might have been another couple of hundreds. When you are already married that is a lot of money or another ceremony and I bet the greek one will be beautiful!!!
An alternative would be for your husband and you to give each other 'toasts'/'speeches' in front of everyone at the reception using the words you would have said in a non-traditional-greek ceremony so you share with each other and everyone there! and its free!!!
 
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