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Maria
Just Said Yes October 2021

Timeline Mistake

Maria, on April 17, 2021 at 2:35 PM Posted in Planning 0 10
Hi everyone. Our ceremony is going to be at 3 o’clock, and last until about 3:30, if not before. Afterwards will be cocktail hour for the guests, while we have bridal pictures taken. It completely slipped my mind that the check-in time for the hotel was at 3, the same time as the ceremony. Our invitations have already been printed with the ceremony time on them and I feel like I made a big mistake overlooking the check-in time. I feel like this is going to seem like an inconvenience to our guests to get to the venue, leave to go to the hotel which is a very shore drive away, and come back. Will it be okay? Should I see if I can edit the invites? Should I talk to the hotel about the possibility of having check-in be a half hour earlier? What would you do?


Thanks in advance!

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Latest activity by Maria, on April 19, 2021 at 11:09 AM
  • Elizabeth
    Dedicated April 2021
    Elizabeth ·
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    I have a similar situation, I'm going to call the hotel to see if we can do early check in or do it online possibly. Many times you just check in when you arrive even if it's later at night maybe just let them know in advance so they know you're still coming.
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  • Catherine
    Expert March 2023
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    Call to see if you can push check in time to 2pm to give your guests an hour to rest, freshen up and get ready for your ceremony so they arent rushing. Otherwise, they’ll either come a day earlier or check in after the wedding is over. Or someone from their party might leave during the cocktail hour to check in.
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  • L
    Dedicated August 2021
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    I would see if the hotel would allow you to check guests in early. I wouldn’t wear full makeup/attire when traveling and would want a place to shower/change. I also wouldn’t want to leave all my stuff in the car.
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  • Samantha
    VIP October 2022
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    They don’t have to check in at 3, that’s just the earliest. Many hotel will let you leave the luggage there if it’s too early to check in.
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  • S
    Expert November 2021
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    I'd probably try to contact the hotel and see what can be done. If I were a guest traveling for a 3 pm wedding and needing to stay in a hotel, I'd definitely want to check into the hotel by 1:30 pm at the latest in order to shower, freshen up, get dressed, get to the venue, etc. Otherwise, I think you'd have a lot of out of town guests showing up late to your ceremony. I don't think people would show up to your ceremony dressed with their luggage, then go to the hotel to check in, and then go back to cocktail hour...I'd either see if the hotel can make an exception for your guests, or push back your start time and send an email clarifying that you had the wrong time on the invitations

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  • Liz
    Devoted August 2021
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    When do you expect your out of towers to arrive? If they're coming in the day prior it's a non issue.
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    This isn't a huge deal. They'll either go to the hotel beforehand and check in if they can, or check in and leave their bags at the desk, or they'll do it after the wedding. You're overthinking this I think.

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  • Sara
    Dedicated September 2021
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    We had a ton of weddings we attending last fall out of state and every hotel allowed us to check-in early. One hotel only allowed an hour early (it was a holiday weekend and busy), but all the rest let us do up to 2 hours early. We basically just said our flight landed early and we were part of the wedding party that evening and there were no questions asked! Most hotels try to accommodate their guests as best they can so I don't think this should be too much of an issue for your guests!

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  • Maria
    Just Said Yes October 2021
    Maria ·
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    Maybe so, but I’d rather not inconvenience my guests.
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  • Maria
    Just Said Yes October 2021
    Maria ·
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    Okay, thank you everyone for the input! It’s greatly appreciated!
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