Advice needed - AD ROM timing

[toughcookie]

We are having a Solemnization luncheon at a hotel, and the dilemma is the auspicious hour given to us to have the ROM is between 1 - 3pm. As you can see it's quite a weird timing, so based on your experience how should it be planned?

Some background, our expected guests is about 60 pax so manageable crowd. The luncheon is 7-course. We would have tea ceremony on that day too, where about 15 elders in total on both sides of family involved. there's no gate crash so our day would start at the hotel directly. So far our thoughts are:

11:00 tea ceremony
12:00 lunch starts
2:30 march-in w/ solemnization on stage (?)
3:00 lunch ends

Just find it a little odd that the solemnization is in the middle of the luncheon. We could put it at the end too but I won't be able to mingle with guests once the luncheon ends.

What you guys think of the flow??

 

[eang18]

Depending on how many changes of gowns/ suits you have and also other agenda items i.e. Speech, Video Montage, you can try the following:

10:30 to 11.30 Tea ceremony
11.30 to 12.00 Mingle and receive guests at Recept
12:00 lunch starts (Usually leave some provision for a slight delay)
1.00 Montage + March-in + solemnization (after 2nd course is served)
2:00 Table Photograph
3:00 lunch ends

Cheers!

 

[toughcookie]

thanks, i don't think we will be doing the speech (even if so, would be a quick one). no video montage so your proposed schedule sounds workable. the coordinator did warn us that it maybe a little messy if we have the solemn in the middle of it as people might be eating and clinking at the same time so would be a litle 'disrespectful' but i guess there's no way around it since it's quite an awkward timing right?

 

[eang18]

thanks, i don't think we will be doing the speech (even if so, would be a quick one). no video montage so your proposed schedule sounds workable. the coordinator did warn us that it maybe a little messy if we have the solemn in the middle of it as people might be eating and clinking at the same time so would be a litle 'disrespectful' but i guess there's no way around it since it's quite an awkward timing right?

Mmmm ... most people ought to know solemnisation is a formal and serious event and should accord the respect ... your solemniser will certainly remind everyone. One thing you can do is to request the banquet manager to stop serving starting from your 2nd march in till the solemnisation end ... usually they will obliged it will be great to have your personalised vow or at least have a little sharing/ expression for each other before the actual solemnisation, it’s really very cosy and loving