[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1\/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]While some chose a morning slot and others went for the popular afternoon slot, you decided to go for an evening ceremony slot.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the usual timeline? Let\u2019s tackle the 7PM ceremony time since a lot of churches reserve their 6PM slot for angelus, the rosary, and a public mass.
\n[\/cs_text][\/cs_column][\/cs_row][\/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1\/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_image type=”none” src=”http:\/\/weddingsatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AnatomyofanEveningWedding3.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][\/cs_column][\/cs_row][\/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1\/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]12:30 PM – Set up of the hair and make-up team
\n1:00 PM – Make-up starts in the bride\u2019s room \u2014 assuming bride plus 2 or 3 heads
\n2:00 PM\/2:30 PM – Arrival of the photo and video teams
\n3:00 PM – Snack delivery arrives (staggered snack schedule for all)
\n3:30 PM – Pictorials of the groom\u2019s side
\n4:30 PM – Pictorials of the bride\u2019s side
\n5:30 PM – Leaving time of the groom and his side (since those going to the ceremony usually expect the groom to be there earlier than the bride)
\n6:00 PM – Leaving time of the bride and her side (assuming her preps place is pretty close to the ceremony venue)
\n6:30 PM – Invitation time
\n7:00 PM – Ceremony time
\n8:00 PM – End of ceremony; Start of group pictorials
\n8:30 PM – Recessional and start of couple pictorials
\n9:00 PM – Cocktails
\n10:00 PM – Start of programme
\n10:30 PM – Dinner Time
\n12:00 MN – End of programme[\/cs_text][\/cs_column][\/cs_row][\/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1\/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_image type=”none” src=”http:\/\/weddingsatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AnatomyofanEveningWedding2-1.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][\/cs_column][\/cs_row][\/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1\/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]What is good?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a) If you\u2019re not getting a peak date, you might be able to get away with just checking in early and booking your rooms for just a night instead of the usual 2 nights of other time slots.<\/p>\n

b) People might be willing to go to your ceremony and reception even if it\u2019s a week night because they can still go to work for half the day or even the whole day then just go to your event after work\/school. (Staying on and finishing the programme might be a different story though, especially if the next day is a school\/work day.)<\/p>\n

c) This time slot is good for those who want intimate weddings. Since it\u2019s not a common time slot, the couple can invite only those who are really close to them \u2014 the kind who would be willing to sacrifice and sleep late.<\/p>\n

d) You can request people to wear formal attire and even jewel toned hues since you\u2019re having an evening affair. (However, do note that you will need to spend as well for the formality of the attire of your entourage due to the time slot.)<\/p>\n

e) If you want a fireworks display, this would be the perfect time slot. You can have it before people enter the venue, i.e. during cocktails, since you don\u2019t need to wait for darkness.<\/p>\n

f) You don\u2019t really need to prepare for after party or have a band since you aren’t expecting a lot to stay beyond programme time. However, do check if yours is a crowd that parties till the wee hours. Then you\u2019d have to prepare alcoholic drinks and at the least, a DJ who will keep the music going.[\/cs_text][\/cs_column][\/cs_row][\/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1\/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_image type=”none” src=”http:\/\/weddingsatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AnatomyofanEveningWedding4.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][\/cs_column][\/cs_row][\/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1\/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]What do you need to prepare for?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a) Hunger\u2026 Some might not have taken their snacks to get to your wedding on time or if it\u2019s a week day, they may have rushed through office\/school work foregoing meals just to make it on time, so you do need to provide substantial food during cocktail hour. Note also that cocktail hour is also past dinner time already since your ceremony happened during dinner time. It\u2019s a good idea to talk to your caterer re: opening the soup and salad area or a particular food station so people will be willing to wait for the main meal without getting cranky. If you\u2019re having a hotel reception, you can opt for sit down service and request that the first course be served even before the official start of programme, just so people have something to tide them over beyond the usual nuts and chips during cocktails.<\/p>\n

b) Shorter pictorials after ceremony\u2026 Since people are waiting and it\u2019s late, you will not have the luxury of having time for pictorials. Also, you won\u2019t have natural light. So, it might be a good idea to have a \u201cfirst look\u201d type of pictorial prior to the ceremony \u2014 only if your parents will allow you to be less traditional, i.e. you will see your groom already prior to the walk down the aisle. This will help in terms of lessening the waiting time of guests.<\/p>\n

c) Since it\u2019s not the usual type of time slot, you will need to hire really efficient suppliers since you will not have much room for schedule errors. Even the onsite photo\/video editor needs to be the type who can finish quickly without sacrificing quality. That way, no need to stall or needlessly lengthen the programme just to wait for the said AVPs.[\/cs_text][\/cs_column][\/cs_row][\/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1\/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_image type=”none” src=”http:\/\/weddingsatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AnatomyofanEveningWedding1.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][\/cs_column][\/cs_row][\/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1\/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]Bottomline:<\/strong><\/p>\n

No other time slot demands sticking to the schedule and being quick than an evening wedding. There is hardly any room for error and for tardiness as well as their domino effects, so it\u2019s imperative to hire efficient suppliers and invite only those who really love you enough to adjust to the rigors of this time slot.<\/p>\n

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Note from the W@W Team:\u00a0Read the Anatomy of a Morning Wedding here<\/a> and the Anatomy of an\u00a0Afternoon\u00a0wedding here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Find\u00a0more of Darlene Tan-Salazar’s Wedding Tip Sheet articles at www.weddingsatwork.com\/category\/waw-wedding-tip-sheet\/<\/a>.<\/em>[\/cs_text][\/cs_column][\/cs_row][\/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1\/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_block_grid type=”two-up”][cs_block_grid_item title=”Block Grid Item 1″]About Darlene Tan-Salazar, W@W Supplier of Year (2015):<\/strong> Darlene started out as a Planner\/Coordinator of Perfect 10 Weddings. Since she needed more time for family matters, she opted to focus on emceeing, and has since started \u201cThe Wedding Tip Sheet\u201c, a Facebook page that tackles the practical points in planning a wedding.[\/cs_block_grid_item][cs_block_grid_item title=”Block Grid Item 2″]<\/a>[\/cs_block_grid_item][\/cs_block_grid][\/cs_column][\/cs_row][\/cs_section][\/cs_content]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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