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jcdb
Dedicated October 2018

How do you list half hour time on invitation?

jcdb, on January 19, 2018 at 3:54 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 7
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So I have a couple months to figure it out for sure but I was just starting to look at invitations and had a thought:
whats the best way to write out “4:30pm” as the ceremony time.
Its going to be a short and sweet ceremony before a 5 pm cocktail hour. I don’t want to just write “four o’clock” because then the early birds will be waiting like 45 minutes for the ceremony to start.
So what would I write: “half past four o’clock” “four thirty in the afternoon” etc.

all the samples I have ever seen all are on the full hour so I’m at a loss of what is proper and sounds the best.

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Latest activity by CBD to Be, on January 19, 2018 at 9:36 PM
  • Sarah
    Master June 2016
    Sarah ·
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    Half past four.
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  • Summer987
    Super May 2018
    Summer987 ·
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    A half past four o'clock in the afternoon or four o'clock in the evening
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  • Anne
    Master April 2017
    Anne ·
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    I had "half past four o'clock in the evening" on my invitation. You can do either evening or afternoon, our wedding was definitely more of an evening vibe so we went with that.

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  • Brianna
    VIP May 2018
    Brianna ·
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    The Emily Post says to use half after rather than half past or four-thirty on the wedding invitation. I think half past sounds okay though.

    http://emilypost.com/advice/formal-wedding-invitation-wording/


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  • bluevelvet
    Devoted October 2017
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    Half past four in the afternoon.

    12:01 a.m.-11:59 a.m. is morning.

    12:00 p.m. is noon.

    12:01 p.m. – 5:59 p.m. is afternoon.

    6:00 p.m.- 11:59 p.m. is evening.

    12:00 a.m. is midnight

    Good to know if anyone gets married at 3am!

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  • LaraLouM
    Super May 2019
    LaraLouM ·
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    Half Past Four
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  • CBD to Be
    Expert June 2018
    CBD to Be ·
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    Yes, all that OPs said! Half past.

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