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Let guests know there will be dinner?

jenna8984jenna8984 member
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So I'm a little stumped. My wedding is 2:30-3 ceremony, 3-4 cocktail hour, 4-8 reception. A full dinner will be served around 4:30. I didn't think anything of it and already ordered the invitations that say 2:30 and "reception to follow". 

I keep reading people on here say have your wedding at 2pm if you want to get away with just serving cake & punch and not a full meal, because that's not a meal time. Now I'm a little worried if they see 2:30 on the invite they won't know it's a dinner reception....do I just spread that by word of mouth? (It's a buffet so there is no meal choice on the RSVP). I don't want people to stuff themselves beforehand thinking "oh it starts early so we'll prob eat dinner at home at 6-7"

                                                                 

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Re: Let guests know there will be dinner?

  • KatWAGKatWAG member
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    I would say Dinner and Dancing to follow.
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  • jenna8984jenna8984 member
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    KatWAG said:
    I would say Dinner and Dancing to follow.

    I already printed the invitations and don't want to spend double to re-do them....so how would let peope know now?

                                                                     

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  • photokittyphotokitty mod
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    edited March 2014
    Are you doing a wedding website? If yes, put it on there.
    Are you having showers? Mention how excited you are about the XYZ that will be served during the dinner.
    Just spread it by word on mouth.

    Do you have a vegetarian option? I had a buffet and totally forgot to include a line for special dietary needs, so I ended up sending out an email to my friends and having MIL identify any people on their side. Oops!
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  • mysticlmysticl member
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    Honestly, I always assume dinner will be served.  I've never been to a wedding where it wasn't, regardless of the time of day.  

    Now if I went to a 2:30 wedding and dinner wasn't served I wouldn't be upset.  I would have eaten lunch beforehand and would get dinner after.  I wouldn't stuff myself in advance, I would figure that a cake and punch reception would be over by 5 which would put me in line for my normal dinner time.  

    Even if people do eat a lot before your wedding I would figure the latest they ate anything was about 1pm.  So by 4:30 they should be ready to eat.  
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  • Maggie0829Maggie0829 member
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    Since you have include "reception to follow" then I would assume that you are having the traditional reception with a full meal rather then just a short cocktail reception where you are just having a few drinks and apps and the whole thing ends before 5pm.  KWIM?

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  • AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    Ditto Maggie. I would assume there was a full meal.
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  • jenna8984jenna8984 member
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    Ok thanks that makes me feel better!! :)

                                                                     

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  • pinkshorts27pinkshorts27 member
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    mysticl said:
    Honestly, I always assume dinner will be served.  I've never been to a wedding where it wasn't, regardless of the time of day.  

    Now if I went to a 2:30 wedding and dinner wasn't served I wouldn't be upset.  I would have eaten lunch beforehand and would get dinner after.  I wouldn't stuff myself in advance, I would figure that a cake and punch reception would be over by 5 which would put me in line for my normal dinner time.  

    Even if people do eat a lot before your wedding I would figure the latest they ate anything was about 1pm.  So by 4:30 they should be ready to eat.  
    That is so funny, my mom always assumes that dinner won't be served. So I had to explain to her some etiquette and standards. Where she is from everyone does cake and punch weddings and then afterwards all the parents and newlyweds go to the nicest restaurant in town (paid for by parents)

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