For a Friday Night wedding... I was leaning towards 7pm, so it is still light outside....
RKellner
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I say 7.... That way the reception starts at 8 and is over by 12.... Wont run too late that way... Especially for people that are going right after work...
Colette
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Posted by b2b777
For a Friday Night wedding... I was leaning towards 7pm, so it is still light outside....
Hi, I don't think you'll really have any daylight in January at 7pm, here on the East coast, but if your wedding is on a different date you can find out the actual sunrise and sunset times here at this site:
we're doing 7:30, and our ceremony starts at 5:30 .. and in january there won't be sun at 7, but I love it because I really want alot of candles to make it look romantic!
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I would say the earlier the better in the winter. Mine is in April and we were originally going to do 7 but we're pushing it back to 7:30 because people have to travel. We have a really BIG gap between the ceremony and reception though.
xBrunette
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i think 7 is a good hour... ppl who dont go to ur ceremony... can go home and change and get ready for your reception...
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Posted by b2b777
For a Friday Night wedding... I was leaning towards 7pm, so it is still light outside....
Just one thing: If your wedding date is really 1/1/09, it won't be light out at 7 pm. It's usually dark by 5pm in January.
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Posted by Jess125483
Mine is actually at 630
Me too!
JKFris09
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I'd say 7 sounds good too
Julybride08
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I say 7. I just went to a wedding and it started at 7. It still gives people time to get home and get ready and this way it won't start later. cause I know some people are tired from there day so they might not want to stay that late if it starts at 8.
Mizzdimple
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7 sounds good, mine is 830 ugh!
irishsweetheart
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7 would probably be a good time. Mine is on a Saturday and cocktail is at 8 and everyone is complaining about it
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I say 730. . .I am invited people that work in the city and some people that just live in the city. . .since its a Friday, I want everyone to make sure they can get there on time!
HM807
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My wedding is actually in april... im leaning towards 7-730 start time. Thanks!!!
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Posted by b2b777
My wedding is actually in april... im leaning towards 7-730 start time. Thanks!!!
It's not really light out at 7:00 in April, more dusky . Sunset on April 1st is at 7:21 Sunset on April 30th is at 7:51
AS
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7 pm is a good time for a Fri, maybe 630 will cut it too. But you have to remember that is rush hour. The sunset is beautiful around that time though
lb9977
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I just got an invitation to a Friday night wedding where the cotail hour starts at 6PM!
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it's a friday so i say 7:30....this way it's a little bit later (u'll give people a chance to breathe after work), but it's not so late that they'll be tired already. My CH start time was 8:30 on a friday! I think the earlier u go the harder it is because people who can't take off will have to go straight from work...and that can be tough. good luck!
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I voted for 7 pm because that's the time I had mine on a Fri night and it worked out great. Pretty much everyone got there on time, even from work, even some got there early.
