Too early?

I think 11:00 is okay.

But bear in mind a lot of people like to sleep in on weekends, and that doesn't make them lazy or bad. DS has to get up by 6:00 am most mornings to beat traffic (we live in a city). On weekends or holidays, he naturally gets very snippy if he has to set an alarm. Weekends are the only time he gets enough sleep!

Sarah I like that schedule.

11 might be better then.

People will complain no matter what, so do what you want to do...they will either show up or they won't.

I've gotten many complaints from people..."why you pick new years eve", "why is your ceremony at 5:30 and reception not until 8:00", "what if it snows, I hate the snow"

...blah, blah, blah... If you are a morning person, then have your morning wedding! Just make sure you have some danishes and orange juice to wake people up, LOL

@ Ednabugg - "people will complain no matter what" is a very true statement. Every time my mother brings up my wedding being held in winter and "who wants to go to a wedding during the coldest, darkest month of the year" I wanna give her a smack down. The fact is, the people that you love and love you back will be there for you no matter when your wedding is held.

LOL Cavan...yes, I've gotten that too..

my response....who wants to sit in a hot azz church in mid July sweating like pigs?!?!

From what you are describing that sounds like a great time for you and your fh! its a special day for you and your fh and if thats what you two want, than do it! the people who come love you both and wont mind coming they will be honored and excited! go for it! i wish i was having a morning wedding...less time away from fh the better

I agree, 11 would be better..for a 10:00 wedding even if you got up early like at 6 you may feel pretty rushed..typically the day involves some sort of minor unplanned delay. so building in that extra hour is a good idea.

@Ab Z. Yeah, I was thinking that an extra hour would give us 'ohcrap' time.

I like your time line Sarah, but just know you won't get very many pictures done with your BM before the ceremony.... I would use that time just for you, and get some bridal shots done.

I also vote for a 11am wedding start time, if you want it early.

Hi Dani,

I am having a morning wedding at 10:30 followed by the reception from 11-3.

I chose this time for several reasons A) save money B)wedding party more likely to stay sober/or not get sick drunk anyways C)because I will be so damn nervous that something will go wrong that the longer I wait the more likely I will be to get a migraine D) because my grandparents are both in poor health and morning is the best time of the day for them (they feel worse as the day wears on) and E) because I can't wait to be married!!!!

My reverend told me that she has couples do 8AM weddings so they can have sunrise pictures but I thought that would not give us enough time to get ready.

We will still get to "sleep in" on our wedding day because FH usually gets up between 3-3:30 AM for work and I get up between 4-5AM (depending on how long I'm working out).

Do what feels right for you and FH.

Will & Kate had their service at 11AM. Also High Noon is a fashionable time for a wedding.

I suggest you poll your guests (only ask the ones you're 100% sure you will invite). If it is important to you that they attend, and they don't seem supportive of an early wedding, you should take that into consideration.

Also, consider if your guests will be coming from out of town. If they are coming from 2-4 hours away, they would either have to pay lodging to stay the night before, or leave very, very early in the morning. They may not like doing that.

While it is important to have what you want, if want you want is to have your guests enjoy themselves as well, you may want to be flexible to make it a pleasant experience for them.

My wedding is at 11:00 AM and I'm thankful. If I had to wait around all day, I'd make myself sick with nerves.

It is entirely up to you and in fact up until the late 80s the typical start time for many weddings was between 10 am and 12pm of course back then more weddings were done in churches ... we had the option of 12pm or 2:30pm and I opted for 2:30pm ... however if the wedding was in my home church I could of choosen any time between 10am and 4pm ... I'm also not a fan of morning weddings but if that is who the bride and groom are then by all means the wedding should be in the morning with an afternoon reception ...

I was married at 11 on my trial marriage I dont think its to early

I haven't read all of this, but my best friend got married at 10am and we were all hungover, it was a nice ceremony, but it was outside and the sun was in our eyes and the bride didn't let us wear sunglasses. I'd highly recommend later in the day if possible.

I think 11:00 a.m. is the perfect time for a ceremony. Your reception can be a luncheon, which will be less expensive. You have to do what is most comfortable for both your guests and you.

I am up at 5:00 a.m. every day. On Saturdays, sleeping late is 8:00. However, I like the early evening, late night party receptions, and so do our guests.

I just went to a wedding that was supposed to start at 10:30 am.

Pros:

- The weather and light were beautiful.

- The reception was over by 5:00pm, so people could still make plans for the evening.

Cons:

- The bride arrived after 11:00, seemingly due to the fact that the bridal party didn't start getting ready quite early enough.

- By the time 5:00pm rolled around, we were too tired from drinking wine and dancing all day that FH and I pretty much crashed when we got home.

- Even though the ceremony started over half an hour late, we still had to wait almost half an hour for the cocktail reception to start. (Read: hungry and thirsty guests)

If the ceremony was slated to start at 11:00am, I think it would have made a big difference. We had to get up at about 7:30am to ensure that we would be showered and ready to leave the house by 9:30 and get to the ceremony site around 10:00am. It was a very nice wedding, but it felt like a workday.

My older sister got married at that time about 5 years ago now, It was an early morning I think that the whole wedding party had to wake up around 5am to get ready and do everything. Which is early for kids. But it was also nice because it was an early wedding which means it ended earlier in the day. So you and the family have most of the night to relax then after the wedding. So it isn't too early, it is do-able. also you will find that it can be cheaper to have it earlier, because its a lunch instead of a dinner. At least that is what my sister found. (it still felt like a dinner, but I guess the food was lighter, or maybe its just the rates for things are cheaper at that time of the day...) There is going to be positive and negatives to a early wedding. But if your up to early mornings then go for it, especially if its going to save you some money! Plus it can buy you more time with your FH alone before the whole day is over! (: Good luck!

I'm having a noon wedding. I figured it was early enough for us, but late enough I won't have too many complaints. I like the 11 idea though. Do what you want, its your wedding! Also not having alcohol at mine, and just close family. It works.

I was personally in a wedding that started at 1 and we were up at 6am and it took us that long for hair makeup photos and travel. I would do noon for your own convenience