Kassia Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) DH and I are attending a wedding reception tomorrow evening. Invitation says reception starts at 6pm with dinner being served at 7pm. We're only going because we're obligated to go. When is the best time to arrive so we're not too early but also not too late? Edited October 13, 2018 by Kassia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 6:15-6:30. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryJen Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 6:30 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 6:30 Enough time to mingle a little and get settled at your table. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 6:30 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 8 hours ago, happysmileylady said: OP, a question that might change my answer....are you attending with kids or do you have kids that will need separate childcare? If so, 6:30 might be more reasonable as well. Not attending with kids and childcare isn't an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Sounds like 6-7 is the cocktail hour and time to mingle. If small talk isn’t your thing, 6:45 would be fine. I doubt if others would notice unless it’s a small affair. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvToRead Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 3 hours ago, May said: Sounds like 6-7 is the cocktail hour and time to mingle. If small talk isn’t your thing, 6:45 would be fine. I doubt if others would notice unless it’s a small affair. This. I am a punctual person, but I don't enjoy small talk so I would aim for 6:30 to 6:45. This would depend on how well I knew the other guests. I would guess most guests won't arrive exactly at 6 either. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 6.30 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 I would arrive no later than 6:30 if there are assigned seats for dinner. We attended a reception last year and 30 minutes into the cocktail hour people started changing seats to sit at another table. Sometimes they switched the placecards but I saw several tables where the placecards for the missing people were just pushed to the center of the table. It annoyed some latecomers to check the seating chart and see that they were at a certain table, only to find that table full. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Thanks, everyone! I realized I should have posted this as a poll. I've never made a poll before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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