2007-05-27 15:32:41 · 15 answers · asked by guerca2 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
It better be good food!
you'll have some hungry people at that wedding, especialy the bride!
keep the bride and the congregation happy.
its okay if its good food, but if you just brought some KFC up in there.... youre toast.
2007-05-27 15:36:41 · answer #1 · answered by marielle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly it depends on the city!
I live in the U.S. - Louisiana to be exact - and the "eating" times and "wedding" times vary by a good deal here. If you go an hour down the highway south to New Orleans, than 8:00 is a great time to eat... even 8:30. If you drive an hour north to the city of Lafayette then a six o'clock wedding means food served at 6:30. Here in Baton Rouge, if you promise food at 8:30 you can expect it no earlier than 10:00 p.m. It sorta depends on the culture in which you live!
If you're in a major metropolitan area, 8:30 is just fine, but examine the local restaurants and figure out what their busiest seating hours are - that's when you should serve the food. Even if your wedding is on a Saturday some people still have to go to work on a Sunday. Think of guests, too!
Good luck!
2007-05-28 04:36:48 · answer #2 · answered by Jim D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that's a little late. Is the dinner a rehearsal dinner or a sit-down dinner after the wedding....a reception dinner?
If it's a rehearsal dinner, it might fly, as there should only be the wedding party. If it's a reception dinner, I would try for no later than 7pm, to give you time for the other reception activities, like throwing the boquet/garter, cutting the cake, toasts, and of course, the wedding dance.
I hope you have a wonderful wedding and an even better marriage.
2007-05-28 10:26:07 · answer #3 · answered by hvn_fun2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the culture, in Guatemala usually thats the time dinner is served in weddings, take in mind almost all of the weddings are celebrated at 6 pm or 7 pm so dinner must be served at 8
2007-05-28 00:00:06 · answer #4 · answered by Capucho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're having a late wedding most people will have already eaten dinner before coming. I would serve a great dessert buffet instead, or light snacks like cheese & crackers, fruit, finger sandwiches....
Have fun!
2007-05-28 10:14:45 · answer #5 · answered by ScooterBrown 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depend on the time the wedding i and what the get away plan for the bride and groom honeymoonn destination is, my wedding was 11am because we had a 12 hour drive to va and got stuck in traffic so it took u 16 hours to get there, if they are staying short distance after wedding it should be ok,
Also depends on what the reception plans are allthe traditions using how long the reception is and if they have travel reervations, we mied the first ferry the photographer took too long we had to cut everything hort and took a picnic basket w. us we didnt have time to eat lol
2007-05-28 08:39:38 · answer #6 · answered by cindywhozmail 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is late. Personally I like to eat dinner at 6:00, but a appropriate time would be at about six-thirty or 7.
2007-05-28 12:30:17 · answer #7 · answered by Clueless4209 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sit down dinner? If that starts at 8:30, it should finish at about 10:30. Think about the ages of your guests ... is this appropriate or not? While this is you day, do be considerate of your guests.
2007-05-27 23:59:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
frankly, most people are used to eating at around 6 or 7 pm. 8pm is just a tad too late and you need time to party and cut the cake.. are you going to do that at midnight?? it takes roughly two to three hours for dinner to be served and cleared.
2007-05-27 22:40:48 · answer #9 · answered by rcsanandreas 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would maybe have a little buffet of snacks that the guests could have before the actual service so it could tide them over until the actual dinner or i would just say on the invitation have a snack before hand
2007-05-27 22:40:55 · answer #10 · answered by ஐEmmaஐ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋