What is Protocol at Your Church?

[rgcraig]

What happend to the good old days when you could just serve punch and cake?

LOL!!!!

[StillStanding]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

What happend to the good old days when you could just serve punch and cake?

LOL!!!!

I attended a pastor's daughter wedding and about a thousand folks attended. They served cake and punch in the church multi-purpose room.

Later that evening, they had an invitation only sit-down reception off campus for their closest friends and family.

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

What happend to the good old days when you could just serve punch and cake?

LOL!!!!

I think that ended along with the "custom" of kidnapping the groom on the wedding night.
At least outside of the Mountain folk.

[dizzyde]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

What happend to the good old days when you could just serve punch and cake?

LOL!!!!

Originally Posted by Pianoman

I attended a pastor's daughter wedding and about a thousand folks attended. They served cake and punch in the church multi-purpose room.

Later that evening, they had an invitation only sit-down reception off campus for their closest friends and family.

I think these are good solutions! My daughter actually is saying that when she gets married she would prefer a cake & punch reception, it cracks me up how times keep singing back around. Whatever is different from the norm, that is what kids want!! I think most people really wouldn't care if they came to a wedding and didn't get a sit-down dinner reception.

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by dizzyde

I think these are good solutions! My daughter actually is saying that when she gets married she would prefer a cake & punch reception, it cracks me up how times keep singing back around. Whatever is different from the norm, that is what kids want!! I think most people really wouldn't care if they came to a wedding and didn't get a sit-down dinner reception.

Thats probably true.

Actually, I think most people DO care about the meal, or the "free" one at any rate. But why spend thousands and thousands and end up with the equivalent of a church picnic? My strong personal view is that a nice, intimate, sit down, high quality, meal with a relatively few people is much much preferable to having several hundred eating a bland piece of chicken or roast beef. Oh yes, and a good Merlot and white wine to match whatever meal is being served. Hey, it was good enough for Jesus.....

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Pianoman

I attended a pastor's daughter wedding and about a thousand folks attended. They served cake and punch in the church multi-purpose room.

Later that evening, they had an invitation only sit-down reception off campus for their closest friends and family.

I think is the best solution. It takes forever to have photos done and greet everyone anyway...might as well just go ahead and serve cake and punch!

Then go to a second, invitation only reception for the main dinner/second cake.

[ForeverBlessed]

Originally Posted by Pianoman

I attended a pastor's daughter wedding and about a thousand folks attended. They served cake and punch in the church multi-purpose room.

Later that evening, they had an invitation only sit-down reception off campus for their closest friends and family.

This is exactly what I was going to suggest.... then saw your post... i think it would work great.

My wedding had over 400.. but I didn't give it a second thought with the reception because of Dad paying.

I could see doing something like Pianoman suggested here with my girls... because "church" family is family... and would definitely be inviting my church... and even my home church for my girls' wedding.

[dizzyde]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Thats probably true.

Actually, I think most people DO care about the meal, or the "free" one at any rate. But why spend thousands and thousands and end up with the equivalent of a church picnic? My strong personal view is that a nice, intimate, sit down, high quality, meal with a relatively few people is much much preferable to having several hundred eating a bland piece of chicken or roast beef. Oh yes, and a good Merlot and white wine to match whatever meal is being served. Hey, it was good enough for Jesus.....

I guess that is what I'm referring to, that is usually what you wind up getting, because of cost restraints, and most people wouldn't mind missing out on that pleasure! LOL!!

[lisafitzh2o]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

I think that ended along with the "custom" of kidnapping the groom on the wedding night.
At least outside of the Mountain folk.

Hey, hey...
Leave us out of it, okay?

j/k

[RandyWayne]

I was trying to remember what that was called.... Shivery or Shimmery or something to that effect. Apparently I am not getting close in enough in spelling for Yahoo or Google to be any help.
I just remember is being done on an episode of The Waltons.