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Now Mrs. S.
Dedicated October 2015

What's your start time?

Now Mrs. S., on September 26, 2015 at 8:23 PM Posted in Community Conversations 0 52

When does your wedding start? I know 4 pm is an extremely common start time. We picked 12 pm for a couple of reasons: lunch is way cheaper and we are having an after party at the house with fireworks. Any morning ceremonies? Late ceremonies? Did anything influence your start time?

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Latest activity by KB, on September 27, 2015 at 9:58 PM
  • Celia Milton
    Celia Milton ·
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    Most of the venues here do an 11:30 ceremony/reception then a 6:30 one. There are a few that only do one that star the ceremony at 3:30.

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  • LV BRIDE
    Expert July 2016
    LV BRIDE ·
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    I am getting married at 11am. We picked that time mostly sue to budget but also because we love mornings and a morning wedding just sounded so nice in the spring.

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  • Danielle
    Expert July 2016
    Danielle ·
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    We're starting at 5 to go into dinner times and then S'MORES!

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  • Mrs.High
    VIP June 2016
    Mrs.High ·
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    Our wedding starts at 3:30 then dinner can be at 5

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  • Devin94
    VIP September 2016
    Devin94 ·
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    4:30 pm

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  • Nicole
    VIP June 2017
    Nicole ·
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    We want to start our ceremony at 2PM.

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  • Sarah195
    Master October 2016
    Sarah195 ·
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    I believe we are going to have ours at 5 or 5:30. I heard that it's good luck to start on the half hour but I don't know if I believe that lol.

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  • NewMrsWesely
    Master September 2016
    NewMrsWesely ·
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    Ceremony at 530,reception at 6. I based it on when we need to be done worth the reception and how long we have our dj.

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  • SimpleSeamstress
    Master June 2015
    SimpleSeamstress ·
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    We had our ceremony at 1:00 and served a late lunch afterwards.

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  • RJmargo
    Master May 2016
    RJmargo ·
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    Our ceremony will be at 12:30, with the reception going until 6pm. We will then have an after party at the hotel and roast Smores over the fire pit.

    Eta: We went with 12:30 because there was a significant price difference. A 6pm reception at our venue would've been way out of budget.

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  • Emily
    Super September 2016
    Emily ·
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    5pm then straight to reception with dinner starting around 6:30

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  • Now Mrs. S.
    Dedicated October 2015
    Now Mrs. S. ·
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    Mmmmm S'mores!!! What a great idea for a summer wedding! @FutureMrs.C I haven't heard that before! A lot of diverse times here!

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  • Mckay
    Devoted October 2016
    Mckay ·
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    I haven't chosen yet but 4-4:30 sounds like a great time! I have my venue all day so its up to me.

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  • Jacqueline281
    Expert October 2016
    Jacqueline281 ·
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    Ours starts at 5:30. We told our venue we wanted a night wedding and when we got our contract it said 5 so we just went with it. We just changed it to 5:30 because we didn't need an hour for the ceremony. I didn't want to do it too early though since I'm not a morning person and didn't want to have to get up at the crack of dawn to get ready.

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  • Janeen
    Master January 2015
    Janeen ·
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    Mine was pretty late: 7pm but that was a venue limitation since it's open to the public beforehand.

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  • beautyofdreams
    VIP August 2016
    beautyofdreams ·
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    4:30. We figured it was good time to roll into cocktail and start dinner at 6pm.

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  • Noelle
    Devoted March 2016
    Noelle ·
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    430 or 5... haven't decided yet!

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  • Kristina
    Master September 2016
    Kristina ·
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    Ours is starting at 1130 AM and reception ending at 5. At first it was due to budget but I now love that it will start earlier and end early for our parents sake.

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  • KitandKaboodle
    Master November 2016
    KitandKaboodle ·
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    Not set in stone, but it will either 3:00 or 3:30 pm

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  • FormerUser
    Master July 2015
    FormerUser ·
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    We started at 4. :-)

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