3pm wedding lunch or dinner acceptable?

I like to eat at all times of the day so... no objections here. I'd probably just plan to have a later breakfast/brunch and late dinner or late night snack that day.

That would be a time where you wouldn't be obligated to provide a full meal if you just wanted to do appetizers and desserts, but I will never turn down, be upset with, or be inconvenienced by someone offering me MORE food than I might want.

What time is the ceremony? 3 pm is more appropriate for light refreshments than a meal.

Your guests will likely have had lunch before the ceremony and would not normally eat dinner till later. You could be looking at a lot of wasted food that you are paying for.

It would be kind of odd. Like a full dinner at 3 or appetizers and then dinner a bit later?

I feel like you can never go wrong offering food as long as people know what to expect. If they want, they can adjust their eating schedule that day- or just not eat as much at that time. I'd just be pretty clear on exactly what you'll be serving!

My family is Italian and typically eats “Sunday dinner” at this time on holidays and special occasions. So no, I wouldn’t find it odd at all. Our engagement party is a 4 course lunch starting at 2pm. I’m just making sure people know there will be a ton of food!

As a PP said, I can’t imagine people being bothered by MORE food than they expect.

Is your ceremony or reception at 3? If the reception starts at 3, a lighter meal is fine. If your ceremony starts at 3, your reception will hit around dinner time.

When is the food being served? I wouldnt complain, but I probably wouldn't eat much considering it's at a non meal time. Can I ask why you are considering a dinner at 3 PM?

Nope. I love food. I may eat less but def not complain over a free meal.

I would not mind. If the invitation said that a meal would be served, I'd probably just have a late breakfast or a snack rather than a full lunch before-hand.

As long as I know ahead of time, it sounds lovely. People start getting ready to attend the wedding way before 3, so i would have definitely ate a nice lunch thinking 3pm may be more snack focused. Then I would be sad that I already ate 😭.

I’d feel awesome eating at 3. I eat at random varying times so I’d have no problem and probably pumped I didn’t have to wait till later lol!