Hello ladies, I heard from someone yesterday that you should put the start time of your wedding a half an hour before the real time on the invites? Like say the ceremony starts at 4:30 you should put 4:00, to give time for people to get there and seated, I didn't know that. Is this correct? I always thought you put the actual time and start a few mintues later....any advice would be appreciated! Thank you!
Re: half hour before start time?
People with manners will be at your wedding early/on time. I would hate to show up at 3:30 thinking your ceremony starts at 4, then have to sit there until 4:30.
Put the actual start time on your invitations.
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Although I absolutely agree with putting the correct time on invitations, there is an occasional exception. My fiance is from a culture that that considers 30 minutes late to be just about on time. Getting his friends and family to show up anywhere on time has proven impossible over the years. I am printing separate invitations with an earlier start time just for this group. If they show up at the time on the invite (for the first time ever), I am okay with them waiting after all the times I've waited for them.
I am starting later than my invitation says but I things planned for those people who do show up on time.
Honestly, in the grand scheme of things, if someone I invite to my wedding is so perturbed that I asked them to be a half hour early to my ceremony and cannot understand my reasoning, then maybe they should have RSVPed no and saved us both a lot of hearache; they obviously are not there to share in a very special event in me and my FH's life as much as they are there to party and get a free meal.
Treat your guests like adults and don't waste their time. Don't punish the people who know how to read an invitation.
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You should know the overall behavior of your guests, after all, these are people you know, right?. Other cultures or groups of people tend to be very punctual, so I would put a little bit of thought on how the overall behavior of your guests are and come up with something in the middle that would make the majority of people happy. Maybe Whitney is right...half an hour may be too much, fifteen minutes might be good. Good luck!
[QUOTE]My guests have to park and then walk awhile or be taken by golf cart to the ceremony location. I put about fifteen minutes before I want the wedding to start on the invitation because <strong>I can't imagine guests knowing and planning for this.</strong> Also it could take awhile to get all the guests carted and seated and that needs to be done before I start down the aisle. I think it depends on how important it is for you to get started exactly at a specific time. A half hour is quite early though.
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That's what inserts are for. It's your responsibility as a host to inform your guests of any unusual steps that will be necessary to get to your party.
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Sometimes I feel like people think that brides are delicate little flower princesses who get all dressed up and pretty for one special moment of their dreams, when really they're just normal people who just happen to be getting married. Things shouldn't have to be sugar-coated for grown-ass women. -mstar284
Our officiant actually recommended this! I'm not comfortable with it - especially as we are having a destination wedding so everyone will be there already!
Fi's family are always exactly on time for everything, if not early. So yeah, we're not sure what we're doing, but I do understand where the half hour early thing does come from.
Just sayin'...
This is a belated married bio, with no reviews yet because I'm lazy.
Sometimes I feel like people think that brides are delicate little flower princesses who get all dressed up and pretty for one special moment of their dreams, when really they're just normal people who just happen to be getting married. Things shouldn't have to be sugar-coated for grown-ass women. -mstar284