Ceremony time vs. Music time

jrshatto · November 2009

Hello all!It's time for me to figure out invitation wording.We are having the ceremony begin at 5:30 p.m. with the prelude music and seating beginning at 5:00 p.m. We want people to be present to listen to the music (not arrive too close to 5:30 p.m.), but we do not want people to arrive prior to 5:00 p.m.How do we properly indicate this on the invitation?TIA for the help and happy planning!

danieliza1127 · November 2009

You have to list the actual wedding time on the invitation. So if the wedding starts at 5:30, put 5:30. People know to come a little early to get a good seat. It's incredibly rude to put an earlier time because people do get there early anyway, so instead of waiting 15 or 20 minutes for the ceremony to start, if you tell people 5:00, they'll be sitting there 45 minutes waiting for it to start. That just makes you look bad because they'll assume you're running behind. If the wedding starts at 5:30, put 5:30.

sucrets4 · November 2009

Um, as a musician, I wouldn't start playing at 5pm if no one was there.As dani said (hi dani! you're not usually around on weekends), you're inviting people to the wedding, not the prelude music.This seems to be another case of overthinking.

Mrs.B6302007 · November 2009

ditto dani

Mrs.B6302007 · November 2009

We want people to be present to listen to the music (not arrive too close to 5:30 p.m.),Oh, and this part.... you gotta let it go. You can't control what time your guests arrive and you're going to get yourself all worked up about it. They'll get there when they get there.

elf828 · November 2009

I'm going to have the music start about 30 minutes earlier than the time stated on the invitation. I think people usually arrive a little before the start of the ceremony anyway so it shouldn't be an issue, you know?

squirrly · November 2009

Why are you adamant that they hear all 30 minutes of music? If there is music that it is imperative that they hear, have it during the ceremony. You need to put 5:30 on the invite, and accept that they'll hear how ever much of it they hear.

apple_green · November 2009

Just put the real start time. Courteous people will show up early, but you can't force them to listen to exactly 30 minutes of music.

Kristin789 · November 2009

Maybe a poem? Please do not arrive before 5:00 o'clock. That's the time that the doors will be unlocked. But please DO plan to enter AT 5:00 o'clock -, The seating and music will start exactly at 5:00, tick tock. Do NOT arrive too close to the 5:30 ceremony start time, You need to be present, listening to the music, when 5:30 chimes.

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