Is your invitation start time your ceremony start time?

I put the exact start time b/c our venue runs on a strict schedule. If they try to come in late, they won't be allowed in.

I know my guest so I have put 4:00pm on invitation but the venue knows that we are not starting till 4:15pm

Yes, our invitation start time will be our actual start time. We are providing transportation from the resorts to our wedding location for all of our guests, so there is absolutely ZERO reason for anyone to show up late.

Even if we didn't have the transportation, if people showed up late, it just reflects poorly on them, not us.

Being deceitful with your start time is very, very rude.

Ashley, that is RUDE AF. If I attended your wedding, I would arrive at 3:10 since I would assume your wedding starts at 3:30 per the invitation and I always arrive about 20 mins early. That means I would have to sit there for AN HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTES waiting for you to walk down the aisle because you were insanely rude and put the wrong start time on your invitation. I find that really disgusting.

If people are late and they miss the ceremony, that's there problem. If they are late and they slip in the back, who cares. You won't notice them come in. Don't do that to your guests.

MNA, I have zero problems with having the actual start time on the invites.

But practically no couples will start if the room isn't full. And even if there is ZERO reason to be late?

They'll still be late. And you'll wait for them.

The latest version of my invite.

I'm putting 10:30 on my ceremony but I told my DOC, officiant, and party that we will start 5-10 mins later because it is early, ppl are bringing kids, etc. Just adds a small buffer. But I always attend a wedding with the idea that the ceremony will start at the time of the invites

@Ashley, that is so rude, I would be so mad, especially considering I am a diabetic and would have had lunch early, only to wait and wait and wait...while I would have had a snack with me I would need to excuse myself from your ceremony to eat it. I know this is your day but please be considerate of your guests

People are late all the time. I'm going to say it starts at 5pm but really going to start at 515pm.

The time on my Invitation is the ceremony start time. People should know to be there a little early.

Some people put something like

ceremony begins at 5 seating begins at 430

In my opinion if you don't say something like that I would assume the time on the invitation is the start time of the ceremony

Our ceremony will be at 6:30pm however, on our invites we are putting 6:00 as start time because our venue provides hospitality from 6-6:30 where guests will be provided with champagne + open bar and hors devours.

Our ceremony starts at 5p and our invitation is 4:45p. However,we have hostess and music starting at 4:15p. I would hate people walking in late. But having guess wait an hour is rude.

Coming from a family that's always late I'm putting my invite time 15 minutes before the ceremony start time

If all your guests are always sharp on time, then put the exact starting time.... but if you have guests that may also show up a lil later, then put 30 min. prior to ceremony starting. Thats what I did for my wedding(I also got married at that same time 12.30pm. lol) and I will recommend to most brides.