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Does a wedding start at the time on the invitation?

Does a wedding start at the time on the invitation?

The time on the invites is the time the ceremony begins. People who are responsible will show up to the wedding so they’re seated when it begins.

How do you write the time on a wedding invitation?

Invitations:

  1. Time should be spelled out.
  2. Time should never be capitalized.
  3. Time, on the hour, should be followed by “o’clock” (Note: lowercase and apostrophe).
  4. Do not use “o’clock” if the time is not on the hour.
  5. Time, not on the hour, should be hyphenated.

How do I write an invitation?

Write the date of your party, including the date and day of the week. Your invitation also needs to tell your guests what time to arrive and approximate or definite length of your party if there will be a specific end time. You’ll want to ask your guests to RSVP to your event, to let you know if they will be attending.

When does the ceremony start on a wedding invitation?

If your wedding invitation says 4pm, that’s the time the actual ceremony begins. That doesn’t mean you start the ceremony 10 or 15 minutes early so that you can actually walk down the aisle at 4. As with any other event with an indicated start time, your ceremony should start at the time on the invitation.

What’s the mistake of putting the wrong start time on a wedding invitation?

Mistake: Putting an incorrect start time on the invitation. Solution: While you might want to indicate a ceremony start time that’s earlier than you’ve planned, just to make sure none of your guests are late, if there’s one thing wedding guests know, it’s to show up early to a wedding ceremony.

When do you tell guests to arrive for your wedding?

While you want guests to arrive at the time you advise, you likely won’t actually start the ceremony until about fifteen minutes later. Though, there are a few factors to consider that could affect this critical invitation detail. Here, we take a look at what to contemplate before finalizing the time. Sort out the details.

When to send out save the date wedding invites?

Six weeks before the date is the most common time to send out wedding invites, but eight weeks is ideal (10 weeks for guests coming from abroad). Psst: You’ll have more leeway if you send save-the-date cards first.