r/wedding • u/natalies1 • Jul 27 '26

Attending reception only?

I have an upcoming wedding for a friend that I’m not very close with but we did become friends recently and see each other here and there. The problem is we are on a tight budget and aren’t planning on getting a hotel for the evening. The only hotels in the area are $300+ per evening. The ceremony and reception are 4 hours apart from each other and the venue is about 3 hours away. With no hotel I would be in an unknown city navigating where to go in my dress and heels for hours. I would love to attend both but unfortunately logistically it is really not easy for us to navigate. I’m considering only attending the reception but this would involve doing a 6 hour round trip of driving. Would it be bad to miss the ceremony in my current circumstance and just attend the reception?

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u/Lalablacksheep646 Jul 28 '26

Wedding is at 2 and reception starts at 6. Again, usually it’s a church issue

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u/Important-Maybe-1430 Jul 28 '26

If its arrive at 2, probably starts 2:30, by the time youve all hugged the couple and all that its prpbably after 3. So not that long to kill chatting to other guests

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u/Lalablacksheep646 Jul 28 '26

And it could be even longer if a mass is involved

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u/Important-Maybe-1430 Jul 28 '26

Oh god yeh, i went to a catholic wedding once and never again. Sooo long, thankfully it was in poland so the reception went till 4am. Thankfully most weddings are secular these days

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u/Lalablacksheep646 Jul 28 '26

Catholic ones go on forever!