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I know you guys will know what to do!

TheShelleyTheShelley member
Third Anniversary 10 Comments
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Please help, I'm having trouble figuring out how to handle this in the invites.  My FI and I are hosting a dinner in a private room of a restaurant.  We will have light hors d'ouvres, then the brief ceremony, then the dinner (at least that is my current thinking).  We need to lock down the details this week, invites in about 2 weeks, so...

Is our time when we would like guests to arrive (6:30, in theory)?  Is it when we anticipate having the ceremony (7, in theory)?  How would you word this?  We have the room from 6-10pm, and have some flexibility with the restaurant and officiant (we can kind of set the time of the food, but the ceremony can be basically whenever we want).  What if we put 7 down but don't go ahead with the vows until 7:15, is that bad?

Do any of you have suggestions?  Please help, and thanks!
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Re: I know you guys will know what to do!

  • TheShelleyTheShelley member
    Third Anniversary 10 Comments
    edited February 2013
    No, I understand that.  I just didn't want to put ceremony at 7 and people don't come until then.  There will be music and food, we'd just like to have the flexibility to push it back "just in case", I guess.

    We have some infamously punctuality-challenged family members.
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  • Jen4948Jen4948 member
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    You might have to manipulate those family members, but in general, if you want people to be there by 7, then make sure your invitations state as much.
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  • TheBaysideBrideTheBaysideBride member
    250 Love Its 500 Comments First Anniversary

    well, i would consider 6:30 your hard start time. don't make it easy for people to rationalize being late.

    Please join us at 6:30 p.m. for the marriage of X and X.

    theyll be fine if htey get to snack and drink first :)

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  • OliveOilsMomOliveOilsMom member
    Tenth Anniversary 5000 Comments 500 Love Its 5 Answers
    Can you leave the time off of your invitation?  Then put an insert with the schedule.

    So invitation would say:

    Restaurant
    Date

    Insert: 

    Hor'devoures & Cocktails - 6:30pm
    Ceremony - 7:00pm
    Dinner - immediately following ceremony

    This lays out the plan for your guests.
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  • Sassenach1743Sassenach1743 member
    500 Comments 5 Love Its Name Dropper First Anniversary
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_i-know-you-guys-will-know-what-to-do?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:34fee29e-c917-4e18-9816-d2aa6c1547aaPost:1a3096d8-fa48-4c6e-a1f0-b08a593f2991">Re: I know you guys will know what to do!</a>:
    [QUOTE]If you want your guests to arrive at 6:30, then you put 6:30 on the invitation.  It doesn't matter exactly what time the ceremony is if you are serving food first.  Someone needs to greet the guests and offer them food and drink. If you were expecting your guests to wait 45 minutes with nothing to do until the ceremony, though, then this would be rude.
    Posted by CMGr[/QUOTE]

    <div>This.</div><div>
    </div><div>If you want people to arrive at 6:30 for cocktails and appetizers before your ceremony, then make sure you word accordingly. </div><div>
    </div><div>Do not give multiple times as some people may get confused (because some people just don't read!) they'll see 7pm ceremony and that's what will stick. So I'd just go with simple wording. </div><div>
    </div><div>You could also say something like:</div><div>Cocktail and hor d'oeuvres prelude, followed by ceremony and dinner reception.</div>

    Anniversary
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