Putting an earlier ceremony time on invites

One of my BMs suggested putting the ceremony start time 15 - 30 minutes before the actual start time so it will start right on time.

Has anyone done this or thought of doing it?

I am considering it because I feel like people may get lost trying to find the church if they are not from the area...it's hard to find.

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our invitation says 3:30, but the ceremony will start at 4.

it's just safer, so you can start on time!

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I personally wouldn't. Then people will think you started late. Not that that should matter either. I would just ask family and friends to spread the word about the ceremony spot being in a hard spot to find.

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I plan on writing 15-30 minutes earlier. I want everyone to be inside when I make my grand entrance!

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its a good idea so that everybody will be there on time

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I plan on putting 5:30pm on mine and it will actually start @ 6pm.

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I put 5pm on mine and it doesnt start until 6pm. I just know how my people are so that is why i put an hour ealrlier. Besides my guet can arrive at 5pm and have wine.

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ours starts @ 3:30, but we're gonna put 3 pm....b/w 'filipino-time' and 'fashionably late' i dont want to take any chances......

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We did a half hour earlier, which was what JT suggested anyway.

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We're not...I'd be pretty pissed off if someone ever sent me an invite w/a time that's earlier...I don't like being 'lied' to - we're adults....

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I wouldn't put an earlier time on there either, becuase there are actually people out there on time (which is usually a few minutes before the ceremony actually begins anyway) so by claiming to start it 15-30 mins earlier, you may have people there WAY early, which would kinda anger me, especially if its a friday wedding and you have to leave work early or something.

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We didn't, we put 2:30 and I was walking down the aisle by 2:35.....also check with where you are having the ceremony if you do that to make sure nothing is finishing up before you....since if you put an earlier time, some people will get there even before that since they think that's the start time. I wanted to start a little late anyway but it didn't happen that way.

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Personally I don't think its a good idea, esp. if its at a church. My friend did that on her invites & then the ceremony b4 hers ended up starting late & her limo pulled up just as her car was leaving...there were so many people there & her guests got confused thinking her wedding was the one currently taking place.

It is your wedding...YOU decide when it is going to start...if the church is confusing I'd be mentioning that to people verbally so they can leave earlier.

JMO

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The last two weddings I attended didn't start the ceremony until 30+ minutes later!

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that would seriously irritate me. if people come late, they come late and that's their problem. the show will go on with or without them.

i don't like that idea. i would hate to sit around for over a half hour. as long as FH, I and our immediate families are there, i don't care if no one else shows.

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I think it depend where you are having your ceremony. If you are having it at a place then that might be a good idea but if you are having it at a church it might not especially if there is something going on in the church before your wedding. I didn't put an earlier time & everyone was there before I made my grand entrance. Also there is always going to be people that are late no matter what time you put. Also it might make people not come to the church because they know they can't make it by the time you put but would be able to make it at the 'real time'.

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Posted by ChristineAE

We're not...I'd be pretty pissed off if someone ever sent me an invite w/a time that's earlier...I don't like being 'lied' to - we're adults....

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THANK YOU!!!

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The last two weddings DH and I have been to have done that. Personally I feel people will be early anyway.

Our cocktail hour was before the ceremony and people were there MUCH earlier than the 11:30 cocktail hour start time.

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We put 3:30 on the invites, but the ceremony didn't start till 5:00pm. People still showed up late.

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I did it - my invite says noon - very few people know that the ceremony is at 12:30. I did it because some people in FHs family are chronically late.