Start time to list on invitation?

Knottie1447262930

Hi everyone!

I need your help with an etiquette question. Our wedding is set to start at 6:30 p.m. However, in order to get to the ceremony site, guests must take a train. The train will make one trip, and will leave at 6:10 p.m.

On our invitations, should I list 6:10 or 6:30 as the start time? I can see the positives and negatives for both.

Thank you for your help!

levioosa

You list the actual start time on the invitation.  I would put an insert in about the train departure time.  I wouldn't assume that people would even know that they had to take a train.  I would assume I could drive since I've never been to a ceremony site I literally couldn't drive to.  They don't have to pay for this train, right?  

levioosa

Knottie1447262930 said:

Hi everyone!

I need your help with an etiquette question. Our wedding is set to start at 6:30 p.m. However, in order to get to the ceremony site, guests must take a train. The train will make one trip, and will leave at 6:10 p.m.

On our invitations, should I list 6:10 or 6:30 as the start time? I can see the positives and negatives for both.

Thank you for your help!

JIC

labro

List 6:30 as the start time. Definitely do an insert about the train and do as much as you can to communicate that to guests ahead of time.

My friend was recently married in a castle that you had to take a ferry boat to get to. The website, an invitation insert, and I think the welcome letter all included details on the ferry schedule and the absolute last ferry you could catch in order to arrive at the ceremony on time. They also covered the ferry charge for guests (something you should consider since it seems like this train ride is required?).

AddieCake

Ditto PPs.

banana468

Ditto the PPs.

I would also be very vocal about this in addition to having the departure time of the train in writing.    

Maggie0829

On your invite you list your actual start time.  Then on a separate insert you make it clear that the train to get to the ceremony site leaves promptly at 6:10.

holyguacamole79

List 6:30 on the invite.  I'm really curious what kind of ceremony venue requires guests to take a train that only leaves once, though.

sparklepants41

holyguacamole79 said:

List 6:30 on the invite.  I'm really curious what kind of ceremony venue requires guests to take a train that only leaves once, though.

STARMOON44

sparklepants41 said:

holyguacamole79 said:

List 6:30 on the invite.  I'm really curious what kind of ceremony venue requires guests to take a train that only leaves once, though.

My sister went to one in a redwood forest in CA. It's a little open air train that takes you from the parking lot to the ceremony. They put the time to be on the train on the invite and started the ceremony when the train arrived.

MandyMost

Is this literally the only train, and literally the only way to get to the ceremony site? If so, I would essentially consider the event to start at the train departure time in the parking lot (even though it seems weird to list your venue as essentially a train parking lot--that's what you should do if you list 6:10 as the start time, since that's where it's starting from). 

If there are other trains (even if they're only once an hour or something, and this is the only one that would get guests there on time) or there is any other way to get to the ceremony site, even if it's a somewhat longer walk, then I'd list 6:30 as the ceremony time and the ceremony location as the location. 

RomanceManaged

sparklepants41 said:

holyguacamole79 said:

List 6:30 on the invite.  I'm really curious what kind of ceremony venue requires guests to take a train that only leaves once, though.

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