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Just Said Yes August 2020

Beach Wedding Time

Brittany, on July 8, 2019 at 2:01 PM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 0 12

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Hi y’all. So my fiancé and I are getting married in Panama City Beach, Florida on August 6, 2020. We are trying to decide on a morning wedding or sunset. Morning would be around 9:30-10am and the sunset would be around 6pm.
Originally, we planned on a sunset wedding because it’s the norm but then I stumbled on pics from a morning beach wedding in PCB and fell in LOVE. The water was perfect and the lighting seemed prettier.

Our new idea was to have our wedding around 10am and make a beach day out of it with all of our friends and family who are joining us. Then we will all meet up for dinner around 7pm like we originally were going to do.
Thoughts on this? Is it too much asking our wedding guests to dedicate an entire day with us? Of course, after the wedding people can go as they please and don’t have to spend the day at the beach.
Side note: our wedding is going to be super casual and even myself, the bride, is going to be dressed pretty casual. I’ve seen some comments that a downside to having a morning wedding is having to get up so early to get ready. Think won’t be an issue for me and I don’t see it being an issue for our guests.

Thanks for reading!

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Latest activity by Frankie19, on July 8, 2019 at 10:55 PM

Master August 2019
CourtneyBrittain · on July 8, 2019 at 2:06 PM
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If you're sure everyone will be fine getting up early and decorating the beach and getting ready, I say go for it! It's supposed to be a day to celebrate you and your SO, so do what makes you two the happiest!
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Jess · on July 8, 2019 at 2:17 PM
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I feel like this is definitely a "know your crowd" situation. If you think your guests will be ok with the timing of events and it works best for you then go for it! I would just make sure there is enough to do for your guests so they are not just sitting around bored all day in between the ceremony and dinner.
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Mandi · on July 8, 2019 at 2:28 PM
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My question would be is this a destination wedding?
Because if I'm on vacation and going to a ceremony in the am, meeting back up in the PM is no big deal.
If this isnt a destination wedding (and you all live in PCB) I might be a little annoyed by the situation. I got stuff to do.
I'm super high strong at home, but on vacation I'm super go with the flow.
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Devin · on July 8, 2019 at 2:31 PM
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I’m no help but PC is where I’ll be moving to in October when we get married. 😁
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Stephanie · on July 8, 2019 at 2:35 PM
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This. I really would not want to dedicate the entire day in this way unless it was a vacay destination type of vibe. Wake up early go to the beach, figure out what to do all day then come back at night. Seems like a lot logistically. I guess I would just like more of a structured itinerary as a guest but that may just be a "me" thing.
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Amanda · on July 8, 2019 at 2:41 PM
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I agree with this 100%. If people are already there for the destination wedding, it’s more manageable than going home and coming back. Do you have pictures of morning vs sunset?
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Lauren · on July 8, 2019 at 2:41 PM
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I think it'd be a lot to ask people to dedicate an entire day to your wedding. Most people don't even like to have a 3-4 hour break between the ceremony and reception. You could definitely risk people only coming to one of the services. This is definitely a "know your crowd" type of thing, though. As a side note, I got my engagement photos taken in PCB last week at sunset (around 7:30pm). A sunset wedding would be beautiful!
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Stephanie · on July 8, 2019 at 2:56 PM
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My wedding planner talked us out of a sunset wedding due to the quality of pictures we would get. A couple of photographers said the same thing. So we are having a 3pm beach ceremony. Good luck with your decision
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Just Said Yes August 2020
Brittany · on July 8, 2019 at 4:54 PM
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Thank you all for the feedback! So yes, this is a destination wedding. We live in Kentucky and most of our guests will be coming from Kentucky and Ohio. The guests who are coming will be on vacation themselves. Some family is only going to be there for our wedding day and maybe the day before or after which is why we thought that having a beach day after the ceremony would be cool because we’d get more time together. (We are staying in PCB for our honeymoon and are open to hanging out with family as much as possible). This wedding will have about 30 guests and it’s immediate family, aunts and uncles and first cousins on each side.
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Brittany · on July 8, 2019 at 4:54 PM
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Lucky! We want to move there so bad but just haven’t figured it all out yet.
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Brittany · on July 8, 2019 at 4:56 PM
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Thank you all for the feedback! So yes, this is a destination wedding. We live in Kentucky and most of our guests will be coming from Kentucky and Ohio. The guests who are coming will be on vacation themselves. Some family is only going to be there for our wedding day and maybe the day before or after which is why we thought that having a beach day after the ceremony would be cool because we’d get more time together. (We are staying in PCB for our honeymoon and are open to hanging out with family as much as possible). This wedding will have about 30 guests and it’s immediate family, aunts and uncles and first cousins on each side.
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Dedicated August 2019
Frankie19 · on July 8, 2019 at 10:55 PM
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Were having a morning wedding. We have a gap, I hate it but it is what it is. I’ve been assured by friends and family it’s fine

This is our approximate timeline;
9:30-10 ceremony
10-10:30 guest mingling/champagne service
10:30-11:45 photos
11:30 - 12:30 cocktail hour with bride and groom entering about noon
reception until 4:30
4:30 after party (partially hosted) at nearby bar
bride and groom run off for “trash the dress” sunset photos on beach. And join after party probably around 5:30/6

As others have said above, its a know your crowd thing. If it’s nice weather and you think guests will enjoy it I say go for it!
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