A Friday evening wedding and food?

I don't think that I would eat before going to a 6:30 ceremony. If it's a budget issue that's one thing, but I think a dinner would be appropriate.

We had a 6:30 pm fri ceremony and then full sit down and cocktail hour. It was so nice for a fri evening for people to start the wknd off right. Our guests loved it.

Ours is a Saturday wedding but the same times. we're serving a hot buffet at 7.30 so people can eat as much or as little as they like.

So long as you tell people what to expect it will be fine I'd think.

In my world 7pm is dinner time, so I would think that a lot of guests would expect a dinner. However, if you need to cut costs you can let guests know that there will only be appetizers so please eat early. I think your guests will undertand.

I have to agree with pp, it would have to be an early dinner considering people will start getting to the ceremony site around 6 and they have to get ready which can take 30-60 minutes for some, so people would be getting ready/driving during dinner time

If you're doing a full dinner, state it on the invitation. Because then people will not have ate yet.

I eat dinner around 5 so I would eat if I didn't know there was dinner, but typically the invitation says "Dinner and dance" or "appetizers and dance" or "cake and punch" or whatever it is you're having after the ceremony on the invitation.

Oh, I didn't even put together that Friday is a work day. I can't imagine working until 5, getting ready, and finding time to eat before the ceremony starts.

We're having a friday evening ceremony and serving a full dinner.

In our area weddings typically always serve a full dinner, unless otherwise noted, so I don't think anybody would be expecting anything less. And most people would probably leave work early in order to get ready etc. so they'll probably just eat a later lunch and then come ready to eat/party!

That is what I was thinking. Sometimes I'm lucky if I eat by 9:30pm. I plan on having a small cocktail hour with fruit and wine so I can take pics. Its not a money issue with serving dinner. Its a mommy issue. lol

I am having a Friday eveing 7 pm ceremony. For budget reasons, we are not doing a full meal, but we did splurge on the cake.

My invites read, "dessert reception immediately to follow" so that my guest know a full meal is not on the agenda.

I think some people will be rushing from work to make it to your ceremony, and won't have time to eat, so it's all the more reason to have dinner. I am also having a Firday evening wedding, and doing a full dinner for that reason.

Regardless of when people eat, that is dinner time. Your guests will expect a meal. Also, if people have to leave work a little early to go home and change for the wedding, they won't have time to eat.

I doubt people will have time to leave work, go home and change, then eat before your ceremony. Since your wedding is during dinner time, I'd serve dinner.

If DH and I were invited to a Friday evening wedding that wasn't serving dinner, we would probably have to miss the ceremony.

I teach so I am home from work by 4 and have time however there is no way that DH could drive home from work, get ready for the wedding, eat dinner and arrive at the ceremony in time. If we knew that we would be fed dinner at the wedding, waiting to eat wouldn't be a big deal as we usually don't eat until 7:30-8:00 anyway on most nights. However if we weren't going to be fed dinner, we would have to take additional time prior to the wedding to eat, which would mean probably not being able to make it to the ceremony and just going to the reception.

I'm having a Friday evening wedding and will be serving a full dinner. I think most people will expect to eat - especially if the reception lasts for a couple of hours. People might leave early to go get something to eat which would put a damper on the reception.

I'm having a Friday evening wedding and I think dinner is appropriate if the budget allows. You could put what you are serving on your wedding website or invite so that people know. Your BM can also spread the word.

Yeah I don't see anything wrong with it - our wedding will be on a Friday with the ceremony starting at 5 but reception at 7.....I would think most people eat around 8 or 9 anyway and if they are rushing from work they won't have time to eat...so you should be all set!

Personally, i'd eat. haha I seem to be the only one. But i would probably stop and grab some thing on the way or a quick supper at home. Mind you I don't have kids so a quick dinner to me would be easy.

I'd expect a cocktail hour with food, but not a full sit down meal.

maybe aim for some where in between? Like doing a little bit more of a selection have some seating area's some standing.

Here's my Friday nite wedding schedule:

Ceremony 5-5:30pm

Cocktail hours 5:30-6:30

1st course served at 7:05

Dinner served at 7:35

Dessert at 8:30

I am doing a Friday evening wedding too and we are serving a full meal. We included that on the website so guest will know