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What time will you be starting your ceremony?

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    Miss Hot Sauce   3/13/2010  Cypress, TX

    What time do you think is a good time in March to start a ceremony. I do not want it to be dark for one and I do not want it to be too cool either. Our wedding is MArch 13, 2010 which is before daylight savings times so it will still get dark earlier. We were thinking around 4 or 4:30 pm.

     
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    jesstagirl   02.20.2010  Albuquerque, NM

    Ours is a month before yours and we're starting ours at 3:30 - our photog said the light will be good right aound then!

     
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    Samisomsam   March 13, 2010  Longview, WA

    I'm getting married on March 13 too!! We're starting our ceremony at 5pm, but it really it depends on when you want your pictures done and if you are having pictures done or getting married outside.

     
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    Miss Hot Sauce   3/13/2010  Cypress, TX

    I forgot to mention, it will be an outdoor ceremony with an alternate plan for inclement weather. We will be taking pictures afterwards and I saw some awesomne pictures in the venues photo albums during dusk...wow, the sky was the most beautiful mix of purples, blues and oranges...what are the odds of taking pictures at that time. That bride got very lucky.

     
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    AmberMcBride   March 20, 2010  San Luis Obispo, CA

    Depends how long your ceremony will take.  The best time for pictures is right before and after the sun goes down.  If the sun is scheduled to set at 5, make sure you're done with your ceremony and at your picture location at 4:30. 

     
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    fiftyfootbride   June 19, 2010  LaGrange, Ga

    From almanac.com, your sun times will be as followed on that day:

    Sun will rise at 6:35 am, sun will set at 6:30 pm.

    (That's for Cypress, TX, since that's where it says your wedding is by your namey-poo).

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    Hope that helps you make some decisions!

     
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    vintage2010     

    I'm starting ours at 6:00pm because in April sunset is suppose to be close to 7:00.  The photographer told me that in order to get really nice pictures to have the ceremony end 30 mins before sunset so they have time to get the group shoots and pics of me and my hubby before the sun goes down.

     
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    Mrs. Starfish   03/27/2010  Myrtle Beach, SC

     I was hoping for 3:30 but just heard from our venue that due to needing to make other guests leave the lawn at the resort and time to set up that we cannot have it any earlier than 4pm.... so I am debating 4 or 4:30. I guess I'll have to check the almanac.

     
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    lovehim   june 9th 2012  toronto, canada

    1 pm, lol i want a simple luncheon and pictures in the garden

     
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    DC Anna   March 27, 2010  Living: Washington, DC; Wedding: Right outside of Atlanta

    Our venue is pretty strict on timelines. So, we're starting our ceremony at 7:30. We're after daylight savings though, so we should be having our ceremony as the sun is setting. I love that we'll have pictures from throughout the day (attendant pictures in the daylight, wedding with the sun setting and family/group pictures at dusk)!

     
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    WDWBride   March 3, 2010  Walt Disney World

    We are getting married on March 3 and our wedding will start at 5 p.m. But we are also getting married in Florida and sunset isn't until 6:30.

     
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    Annui   March 13, 2010  Bend, OR

    Our ceremony will start at 4:30pm, we're going to be the day before Daylight Savings so we wanted the earliest slot we could get without making it a lunch wedding which we didn't want to do.

     
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    gidgett   March 13, 2010  Nashville

    Our ceremony is starting at five o'clock, and the reception should start at around 6:30 or 7pm, depending on when our ceremony space is flipped into our reception space...

     
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    sunshine25570   March 20 2010  Wayne WV

    Our ceremony is starting at 3, reception around 5, was going to have it later in the evening but we are having an after reception get together at our house and didnt want it to run over into the hours of the morning

     
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    hisbunny   3/13/10  AK

    I am thinking that I would like to have my wedding around 12 or 1 because that is when the light will be best as well as having a good afternoon with the reception and leaving evening alone time for us without being zonked.

    I am in AK, and in a LDR...until the wedding. I have seen him once in the past 6 months (he proposed twoish weeks ago when he came to see me) and I will see him right before Christmas.

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    So we are REALLY going to be ready for alone time. Our engagement is rather short some might say, but I don't want to be away from him any longer than I need too... :(

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    eryepye   03/27/2010  Seattle, getting married in Portland

    We're starting at 4:30 PM. 

     
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    bvig   September 2009  wedding in NJ

    2 pm

    reception at 3 pm

     
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    bluespurrs   08/07/09  South-central PA, USA, Earth

    We had a summer evening wedding that started at 7 pm.

     
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    penga   7.31.2010  SF Bay Area / Oahu

    we're starting at 4:30pm, reception around 5:30 or 6.

     
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    lemondrop   3/13/2010  Arizona

    We're the 13th too, we are probably going with around 4pm for the ceremony.  A lot of guests will be on eastern time, so we don't want to have dinner too late for them and we figure there will be plenty of light for ceremony and cocktail hour.

     
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    stlginkgo   3/20/10  

    Our church has ceremonies at 2 for our date so we really didn't get much of a choice :/ (although I also didn't give it much thought either....)

     
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    luckyyou   March 20, 2010  Philadelphia, PA

    Our ceremony will start at 2 and the reception at 4. That way we'll be able to enjoy the sunset during our ceremony (big open windows in the back of the hall) but not be too late

     
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    WindyCityBride   September 25, 2010  Chicago, IL

    Ours is at 3.  I wanted 1 but FH wanted later.

     

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