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We're doing a 4:30 ceremony. In July it would be too hot before then.
We're doing a 5:00 ceremony. That should leave us with enough daylight for pictures afterward.
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shoot! I just realized I should have made it 3pm-4:59.. hopefully people will assume I meant that!
hmmm...well, what time is your reception going to start? would you like to have time between the two for more pictures, or are you pretty much going straight into the cocktail hour?
Mine was at 5:30pm. Enough day light for pictures afterwards yet not too hot - August heat in Mexico can get scary!
We are doing ours at 4pm in June- our reception looks out over the marsh, so I want people to get to enjoy the view after coming from the church! Hopefully, the sunset will be beautiful!
ours is at 3 - otherwise it would get too dark for the reception outside
Ours starts at 11 a.m. In the part of the country where we'll be, anything later is miserably hot in July, and after dark the mosquitos swarm. Charming! ;)
Mine started at 5:30. We were trying to time it so we could take sunset pictures at the beach after the ceremony. Had to take advantage of the beautiful Maui sunset!
Our ceremony starts at 2PM. We figured that worked best for those driving from out of state. We have the place for 8 hours so our reception will be over around 8 pm... that way nobody drives home in the really dark.
There's no option for 7-8pm. =)
Mine will be at 7:30pm, with a cocktail reception to follow.
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We can't decide on our ceremony time! We're doing a late lunch reception, though...so maybe around 12:30-1pm.
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We have the 1:30 p.m. time slot at my undergrad church (Villanova) which is sorta like a wedding factory. But a BEAUTIFUL wedding factory, of which I have very special memories!
Our cocktail hour will start at 5:30 p.m., and it's in Philly, so about a 12 mile drive. We wanted time for casual pictures (all the formals will be in the morning) and to allow our guests to make the drive, find parking and if need be, relax at one of the two hotels near the reception location.
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Ours will either be 4:30 or 5 for the same reason as Doctorgirl. In July that's when it starts to cool down a little here.
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4:30, here. As a guest, I always like a late afternoon/early evening start time. It gives you plenty of time to sleep until a reasonable hour, drive, check into your hotel and change, and get to the ceremony without being rushed, but not so much time that you don't know what to do with yourself. There's usually time for a cocktail beforehand, too. Just enough to get you in a celebratory mood.
Our church only does weddings at 1pm, so we didn't have a choice. Not sure yet when our reception will start.
There's a superstition/tradition that it's bad luck to get married on the hour. I've mostly heard this from 30+ and older adults. Imagine my surprise when I noticed a lot of brides on here getting married on the hour, and not the half hour like tradition goes...
Am I the only one who's heard of this? Are most brides getting married on the hour, because they want to stray away from tradition?
Just curious as to the reasoning....
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The FI and I were debating what time our ceremony should start! We thought 3:30, then changed it to 4:30 thinking with a 30-40 minute ceremony the party would start just late enough... but now he's thinking 3:30 again! It's not a huge difference in time but I'm wondering, what time is/will your ceremony be??