four-thirty or 4:30...?

vgmartinez

I'm getting ready to ok the final proof of my invitation. I have the reception start time of 4:30 written out as "four-thirty in the afternoon". I don't know why but it's starting to look weird to me. Should it be 4:30 p.m. or four-thirty in the afternoon?

louisvillebride21

I used half past four.

ohwhynot

Half past the hour of four? 

vgmartinez

I've seen some examples of it spelled that way too. Using a hyphenated word just looks odd to me.

danieliza1127

The proper way is half after four in the afternoon.

Some say half past four, but many say that half past is used for funerals not weddings.

vgmartinez

The reception info is on the invite along with the ceremony info. I just realized that I have the time for the ceremony at one o'clock in the afternoon and then the reception at four-thirty in the afternoon. "In the afternoon" sounds too repetitive now...any ideas on how to word my reception info? Right now I have:

Reception to Follow
At four-thirty in the afternoon
City Community Hall
555 East Allen Street
City, State

Of course info has been changed/omitted.

danieliza1127

If you've already said one o'clock in the afternoon, you don't have to repeat "in the afternoon".  It's clearly not at 4:30 in the morning.

I would do this:

Reception to follow
half after four o'clock
Venue Name
address

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_four-thirty-430?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:c7750831-1e76-4837-b0dd-b852f6663b5aPost:c6669238-c449-4fae-b9ce-924ac65479bf">Re: four-thirty or 4:30...?</a>:
[QUOTE]The proper way is half after four in the afternoon. Some say half past four, but many say that half past is used for funerals not weddings.
Posted by danieliza1127[/QUOTE]

<div>This. And technically you do not need "in the afternoon," so only include it if you want to. </div>