Is 7:30 Cocktail Hour too late?

Original post by NYMayBride

Oct 06, 2004 02:59 PM

Here is my dilemma... do we have a 7:30 cocktail hour in a beautiful room, or a 6:30 cocktail hour that is much smaller (but still fits the number of people we are having)? I'm so confused!

jennandrob Posted: Oct 06, 2004 03:46 PM

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not too late at all....mine's starting at 8:15 on a Friday night.

JZNCK Posted: Oct 06, 2004 03:53 PM

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Mine is starting at 7:30 also!!!

Janine24 Posted: Oct 06, 2004 04:12 PM

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I think 7:30 is not too late... but you just want to make sure you do not have a huge gap of time between the ceremony and CH...

Blu-ize Posted: Oct 06, 2004 04:14 PM

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Not too late as long as most have off the next day. I've gone to Sunday weddings where the CH started at 7:30 and the party ended at 12:30 am without a holiday next day and that was brutal. The holiday saves you!

neesiepie Posted: Oct 06, 2004 04:15 PM

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my CH starts at 8pm

azoodie Posted: Oct 06, 2004 04:43 PM

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Posted by NYMayBride

It is a SUnday of a holiday weekend, where 99 percent of our guests would have off the next day.

we're having ours at 7:30 on the same day so i say no!!!

barb04 Posted: Oct 06, 2004 05:08 PM

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I don't think 7:30 is too late, especially if the next day is a holiday!

nrsedee Posted: Oct 06, 2004 05:18 PM

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Ours is at 8:30 pm on a Saturday night....

BlondeJD Posted: Oct 06, 2004 05:21 PM

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Sunday of a holiday weekend is pretty much like a Saturday night, so I don't think it's too late at all. Actually, I'm getting married on a Saturday and that's what time my CH starts too

MamanDaddyof2 Posted: Oct 06, 2004 07:42 PM

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my ch starts at 830
I am a little nervous about it but that is how it has to be!

marc_rai Posted: Oct 06, 2004 08:41 PM

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My CH starts at 7pm. I don't think 7:30 is too late. Hey your wedding is a party! My wedding is the Sunday b4 July 4. I think's okay to do a late CH if people would be off from work the next day (ec. Saturday, day b4 holidays).