Another name for the "Cocktail Hour"

Angel Helper · May 2010

My niece is having a dry reception. We are having small appetizers 1 hour before the reception begins. What should I call that hour? I don't want to call it a cocktail hour if no drinks are served. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks so much!
Angelhelper

andy71781 · May 2010

Appy Hour?

Brie2010 · May 2010

Refreshments hour? Fancy snacktime?

MattsPenguin · May 2010

Could you say:

Appetizers (or Hors d'Oeuvres) to begin at 6:00
Dinner will be served at 7:00

Angel Helper · May 2010

Of course we are having drinks, just not the alcoholic type.

Mrs.B6302007 · May 2010

Hors D'oeuvres

or Hors D'oeuvres Hour

ohwhynot · May 2010

I don't think you need to call it anything - on the invitations, you can simply state that the reception begins at x hour. I consider cocktail hour part of the reception, actually. If you want, you can say "reception to begin at x hour, dinner served at y hour" or something like that.

*BeachBride0410* · May 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_another-name-cocktail-hour?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:457c0ae4-d8b9-470e-a978-ef696e4391c7Post:106323b7-1718-4bee-aee7-75f4969eeb35">Re: Another name for the "Cocktail Hour"</a>:
[QUOTE]Could you say: Appetizers (or Hors d'Oeuvres) to begin at 6:00 Dinner will be served at 7:00
Posted by MattsPenguin[/QUOTE]

agreed...you don't have to assign a name to it, just say it like it is...

FutureMrsTR · May 2010

haha I like Fancy Snacktime, Brie

samurai21 · May 2010

Mocktail hour? A dry wedding I went to had mocktails, so that's how they listed it.

Though it made me jump to an image of guests mocking each other for an hour, but I'm strange like that.

pag4989 · May 2010

You don't need a fancy name for it. You can just put on the invites hors douvres being served at ___ with dinner following or you could put ceremony with reception immediately following.

Angel Helper · May 2010

Thanks Ladies for all of the great suggestions! I agree, I would avoid naming it, but I have to. These suggestions really helped! Wow you ladies respond fasssst!Angelhelper