What time are you putting on.....

BigDsGirl Posted: May 25, 2011 03:16 PM

What time are you putting on.....

your response cards? I am having a church ceremony at 6pm and cocktail hour starts at 8pm. I put 5:30pm on the invites for the ceremony, but what time should I put for the cocktail hour? Should I put 8 or half hour before?

Cataverri Posted: May 25, 2011 03:17 PM

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I'm getting married at 3:30pm and I put 3 and the CH starts at 7 and I put 6:30pm.

HTH.

NikkiB0401 Posted: May 25, 2011 03:19 PM

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I'm getting married at 3:30

CH starts at 7 and I put 7 on the invites. Is that wrong?

pjc92980 Posted: May 25, 2011 03:23 PM

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my ceremony is at my RH - i called for 30 mins earlier (called for 6 for a 6:30 start)

KrisBren2011 Posted: May 25, 2011 03:26 PM

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Posted by NikkiB0401

I'm getting married at 3:30

CH starts at 7 and I put 7 on the invites. Is that wrong?

I did this too...

FutureMrsJC Posted: May 25, 2011 03:44 PM

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Posted by KrisBren2011

Posted by NikkiB0401

I'm getting married at 3:30

CH starts at 7 and I put 7 on the invites. Is that wrong?

I did this too...

Same - are you supposed to put an earlier time? I am getting married at 3pm and I put 3pm. My CH is at 6:30pm so I put 6:30pm. If people show up too early, I worry they will be sitting around waiting.

Moonmist09 Posted: May 25, 2011 04:03 PM

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my ceremony starts at 2 and i put 2pm on my invites. my CH starts at 5:30pm and i put 5:30pm onmy invites.
you guys arenot wrong. but in some cultures, people know that their friends and faimilies are going to be late so to avoid latecomers, they make the time earlier.

BigDsGirl Posted: May 25, 2011 04:11 PM

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People are notoriously late in my family, so for the ceremony I def have to put an earlier time. Plus my wedding is on a Friday and there will be traffic. For the cocktail hour I think I will just put 8pm tho, bc even if they are late to that, the reception does not begin until 9pm.

Cataverri Posted: May 25, 2011 04:22 PM

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Big part of my friends and family are late for everything specially FH's parents. So to be in the safe side I put 30 minutes before. It's better safe than sorry.

macetona1 Posted: May 25, 2011 05:17 PM

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Most of the people I invited are ALWAYS late, so I made sure I wrote that the ceremony is at 6:00 even though it starts at 7pm. I am sorry but I need to make sure everyone is there ON TIME.

The Cocktail hour: 7;30pm.