I am getting married at 4pm and so will only have an hour for photos so I don't really want to be late for the day. Should I put an earlier time for ceremony on the invites so I can arrive traditionally late and still be on time for everything?
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CommentAuthorMrsK2b
We're getting married at 12:30 and my H2B has to be there for 11:45 we are asking people to be there by 11:30 ish as I have to be there by 12:15 so I don't want people seeing me as I walk in x
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CommentAuthorMrsWright290912
We got married at 2 and put arrival 1.30 for ceremony at 2
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CommentAuthorLauraJo87
Ooh I was wondering about this! Xx
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CommentAuthorElliekitty
As we are having welcoming drinks before hand we have said in our invites something a long the lines of please arrive for 1pm for welcome drinks before the cemonry which takes place at 2pm.
As it gives people time to mingle, get there a bit late and all sit down ready etc for the cemoney xx
we put married at 11am and everyone arrived at around 10.30 a lot of people know to get there before so its up to you if you want to put arrive half an hour earlier
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CommentAuthorJoanna
I assumed people would know to turn up early? We're getting married at 2 so I was going to put 2 on the invites and expect people to arrive about half 1. Is that presumptuous? Should I put on the invite to arrive earlier? :s
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CommentAuthorMrsC
Very good post hun. At my aunties wedding there were people turning up at the beginning of the ceremony because they presumed she was going to be late.
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CommentAuthorMrs-Mouse-2-be
Personally I set the time for 1 hour before the ceremony and this is because I know what a lot of my extended family are like when it comes to arriving on time lol. I'm not having a big ceremony, I'm having less than 20 people at my ceremony but I can sympathise that deciding the arrival time is a bit of an issue for most brides.
CommentAuthorMrs-Mouse-2-be
Joanna if you put the time on the invites as 2 some of your guests will arrive after you. Best to put an earlier time on there .
CommentAuthorJoanna
Oh noooo, I'm worried now
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CommentAuthorPB
I got married at 1pm and i put 1pm on the invitation.People know that they have to arrive earlier so don't worry every single one of my guests were there well before i arrived and i was on time! xxx
CommentAuthorLulu1388
The ones i've been to have always had a time on the invite about 30 minutes before, and some have said 11.30 for 12.00 ceremony, others have just said 11.30 etc. most know to arrive early but just to be on safe side can always put an earlier time xx
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CommentAuthorStaceyP91
didnt even think of this... and invites already say 10:30am... hmm may have to put something in the invite saying to arrive earlier as im getting there 10:15am lol
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CommentAuthorJoanna
I asked my mum about this and she said people know to arrive beforehand and not to worry so I feel a bit better about this. I think I'm just going to put 2 o clock on the invite xxx
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CommentAuthorStaceyP91
oh i really hope so Joanna.. lol
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CommentAuthorJoanna
Lol I hope so too xxx
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CommentAuthorTori
Thanks for the posts ladies. Knowing my extended family I think I will put an earlier time down as otherwise they will probably arrive for when the ceremony is finishing x
CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
Normally on day invites you put to arrive half an hour before the ceremony so if your wedding is at 2pm, you put to arrive at 1.30pm xxx
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CommentAuthorlizzylou
I think it depends what your wording on your invite is . If it says something like "Please join us for the ceremony at 2pm" then most people know that means that it starts at 2 so they need to be there before. x
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CommentAuthorbarbie86
I'm going to ask guests to arrive 30 minutes before, as I need to meet the registrar 15 minutes before and don't want to be walking in at the same time as them.
We're having a pianist so they'll just have to sit and talk and listen to music while they wait lol.
I'd be worried about just putting the time of the ceremony as while common sense dictates they should be there well before the start time (I myself would be getting there 30 minutes before if I was a guest) not everyone always exercises common sense, so better to be safe than sorry!
CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
If it just had the ceremony time on it personally I would think that it meant that was when I was supposed to arrive. All of the invites my family have ever got have had the time half an hour earlier than the actual ceremony began, so I would think that the ceremony was going to start half an hour later even if it said ceremony at 2. If you put an earlier time on it then even if people are a little late they will still arrive before you do and there will be no confusion over times xxx
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