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Invitation times

April, on February 21, 2020 at 10:57 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 5

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I need advice, because of the location I chose for my ceremony we are required to shut the venues front gate in order to not have cars driving through during the ceremony.

My wedding starts at 5pm, the gates will close at 4:50 how do I politely put on my invitations that the gates will close at 4:50. I feel like I jerk but I’m afraid if I don’t put it my guest will be locked out during the ceremony and be upset that there was no warning.

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Latest activity by Mcskipper, on February 21, 2020 at 1:00 PM

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Pattie · on February 21, 2020 at 11:02 AM
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"Please arrive early, as gates will be closing at 4:45 to accommodate the ceremony"
Then those who usually arrive excessively late will have a five minute window till the doors actually close!

OR you could just bump up the time on the physical invite to 10/15 minutes earlier if your more comfortable with that (you could serve pre-ceremony refreshments like champaign or lemonade), but still risky for those who are consistently late.
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Caytlyn · on February 21, 2020 at 11:02 AM
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I don't understand why they would lock the gates 10 minutes before the ceremony to prevent people from driving through during the ceremony. If anything, I would keep the time on the invitations as 5 pm, have them close the gates at 5 pm, and start at 5:10 pm.
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Meghan · on February 21, 2020 at 11:17 AM
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I agree with Caytlyn. If the wedding starts at 5pm, why wouldn't the gates close at 5pm? I would ask your venue to close the gates at 5:00 and begin the wedding once all of the cars are no longer driving through.
You could also, mention on your wedding website that the gates will close during the ceremony.
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April · on February 21, 2020 at 11:28 AM
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I am getting married outdoors in an orchard. The only way in and out of the venue passes through the spot I’m getting married. I don’t want any vehicles driving through during my wedding, therefore I have asked for the gates to be closed just before and during the ceremony. I have been to enough weddings to know that there will be stragglers showing up a little late. Heck even I have shown up minutes late before and thought “it’s okay we’ll just sneak in the back” I would hate for people to think that’s the plan and be let down when they pull up to a closed gate. That’s the only reason I think I need to specify that the gate will be closed. I’d be super upset to find out that people drove all that way unknowing that the gate would be closed and they couldn’t sneak in. Any other time I’d be totally okay with it, but I can’t have vehicles flying down a dirt road through my ceremony as I’m saying I do.

((( I basically just want to warn them the gates will close.
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Mcskipper · on February 21, 2020 at 1:00 PM
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I agree with everything everyone else has said. I understand closing the gates to prevent people from driving through, but do it at the ceremony start time, not sooner. You can note on a details card that the gates will be closed during the ceremony.

Close gates at 5pm. Confirm closure, walk down the aisle , maybe that’s at 5:05.
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