Hey there!! Are you prepared for the daftest question you have probably ever read?? Were getting married in the afternoon at 4pm to be exact.... Because of the time of our wedding we are expected to have a reakly fast change over for the evening buffet etc. Do i put on the invites the time we are getting married hoping people turn up prior to that time?? Or do we put on an earlier time so everybody arrives before the ceremony is due to start??
I know it seema daft. I just dont want to be turning up to my own wedding with guests only just arriving.
Met 2004
Engaged 2014
Getting Married 2016
CommentAuthorStephanieM158
Sorry about typos im on my phone. Touch screens are dreadful.
Met 2004
Engaged 2014
Getting Married 2016
CommentAuthorStephH96
Any wedding I've been to has had thew time of the ceremony on there. People know that that is the time you a re getting married so will be there beforehand.
However if you wanted to put a line on the invites to say 330 arrival than I think that would be ok.
CommentAuthorTicamis2be
the time you're getting married as people will get there to see you arrive anyway x
CommentAuthorNatalieS200
Put 4pm. Most people know to turn up a bit earlier then that time ready for the ceremony to start at 4 xx
We put "bride to arrive at 1.30pm" because everyone knows to arrive before the bride. When our friends got married, two seperate people arrived after the bride so we really didnt want that to happen to us. X
CommentAuthorInDreamland
We put the ceremony time on the formal invitation but in the additional information sheet asked guests to arrive and be seated 30 minutes earlier.
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CommentAuthorMichelleC961
I would have thought most people Woukd know if you write 4pm then this is when ceremony starts but like others have said, if you want or thunk you have a few ditzy friends then put please arrive 3.30 for ceromy to start at 4pm
CommentAuthorFlossie
We are stating "ceremony to start at 2.00pm", therefore people will have the common sense to know they need to be there AND SEATED by that time so will get there earlier. Most people will be early anyway so if you put an even earlier time you run the risk of guests getting there even earlier than that and having to wait around for a while.
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CommentAuthorStephanieM158
Thanks ladies. I know it seemed a bit silly to ask. I think we will write the ceremony start time and on a seperate sheet ask guests to be seated 30 mins before. Thats a great idea. Xxxx
