Where and when can the cocktail hour take place?
A. The location of the cocktail hour largely depends on the size of your party. If you are having less than 185 guests, your cocktail hour may be handled in two different ways. The cocktail hour may be in the pre-function room, and then your guests will move into the large function room for the rest of your affair. Or, you may have the cocktail hour in the Bedrin Lobby and then your guests would proceed into the large function room. (If you are involved in a double Bnei Mitzvah, the lobby is not available immediately following services for your private party.) If your affair will have over 185 guests, you still have two options. Your cocktail hour may be in the lobby and your guests will then proceed into the ballroom for the affair. Or, you may have the cocktail hour in the pre-function room, and your guests would move into the lobby for approximately 15 minutes while the ballroom is fully opened. Most likely, passed hor doeuvres would continue, and a bar would be set up in the lobby.
