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What time is your wedding starting?

Woodsy62Woodsy62 member
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in New York-Hudson Valley

How late do you think is too late to start the ceremony and reception?

I would really like to have an evening ceremony wedding but was not sure if starting a ceremony at 5pm was too late because then you arent getting to the reception and eating dinner until like 8:30 or later. 

Thoughts?

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Re: What time is your wedding starting?

  • Siobhan615Siobhan615
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    edited December 2011
    We are having our ceremony begin at 6pm. Our ceremony is at our venue, so our timeline is shorter because it does not involve travel. Our timeline is basiclally as follows:

    6-6:30 = Ceremony
    6:30-7:30 = Cocktails
    7:30-9 = Dinner
    9-12am = Dancing

    It's more detailed but that is the basics of it. I don't think 5pm is too late to start, and as long as the guests know ahead of time that they won't be eating until late, most are usually prepared for it. HTH!
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  • mrsredmoosemrsredmoose
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    edited December 2011
    6-6:30 ceremony
    6:30-7:30 cocktail hour
    7:30-11:30 reception

    Are you having a cocktail hour with appetizers?  If so, the 8:30 dinner is no problem.
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  • Woodsy62Woodsy62 member
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    edited December 2011

    Yes we were planning on having a cocktail hour.  Our church is about 25 minutes from the reception site however. 

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  • smatuzasmatuza member
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    edited December 2011
    mine was a 5pm ceremony, 7pm cocktails, 8pm reception starting with plated duo of app/salad... we were served around 9pm for dinner- possibly later, i didn't have a watch!
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  • clarereedyclarereedy
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    edited December 2011
    Champagne reception at 6:30PM
    Ceremony at 7PM
    Cocktail hour from 7:30PM-8:30PM
    Reception from 8:30PM-12:30PM
    After party from 12:30AM-2:30AM
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  • Kris0816Kris0816
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    edited December 2011

    Ceremony: 4:30 -5p
    Cocktail hour: 6-7p
    Reception: 7-11p

    HTH!

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  • TerriandJoeTerriandJoe
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    edited December 2011
    We had a 2:30 ceremony. (After the receiving line we left the church at 4:00)

    Cocktail hour started at 5:00

    Reception started at 6:00.

    Catering halls usually serve the main part of dinner anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half after you enter the ballroom.

    (Ours scheuled to serve dinner at around 7:30. An hour and a half after entering.)

    Hope that helps! Good luck!

    You have to decide what's most important to you. A 5pm wedding. An evening reception. And what time "evening". If your cocktail hour is starting at 6pm. and goes to 7pm. And you enter at 7pm into the reception then 8:30 isn't too late. It's just normal wedding timeline stuff. But it assumes that you are having a cocktail hour.

    But I agree 8:30 is a late hour for dinner. But weddings aren't normal life! If you want to back it up earlier, can you? (Earlier ceremony, therefore earlier cocktail hour and you would end up with an earlier dinner!)
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