What *TIME* to have ceremony??

Ladies, I need your insight...

The Guest Services Manager at the Royal Decameron wants to know when I want to have the ceremony. I don't want FI to see me before the wedding so we're not having it at sunset now. I imagine dinner would be afterwards, but I'm not sure how it works. FMIL started me with some questions but I wanted to check with people "in the know"

Here's what I have so far. What do you brides & brides-to-be think? Is there anything else I should ask? (we're not ready to discuss the menus yet).

1. What time does it get dark in January in PV?
2. How does it work for dinner? (i.e. do we eat in the dark)
3. Do you set it up with lanterns?
4. What time is dinner?

Thank you in advance!!!

I say choose whatever time of day you want your ceremony first and then book everything else. You will have time options for dinner, etc......and i'd hope they have lanterns, lights, candles for ambience during a dinner after sunset.

Our ceremony is at 2pm because we got the last time left that day. If I had the option, I would have chose around 4pm because it isn't as hot at that time. Our dinner will be at 6pm.

Good luck!

Make sure you have plenty of time after the ceremony for pictures before it gets dark!

We have are ceremony set for 3:30 and diner at 7 sun sets at 620 so hoping we get some good sunset shots in

We are having our ceremony at 6pm. Hopefuly we get some nice sunset shots afterwards.

Hey...your wedding is about a week before mine! We're staying at the Decameron too!!!

We're getting married a few blocks down at a restaurant called Karen's Place and she told us that 6:00pm was the best time to have a ceremony, especially for pictures, so that's when we're having ours. Plus there may be a few less randoms on the beach

She's providing the lights for us and I would assume the hotel would be able to accomodate this as well. The reception will likely be in a separate area.

We are having dinner at 7:30pm. However we are serving appetizers right after the ceremony and while we take our pictures.

Hope this helps!

Whoops...I see you don't want a sunset ceremony from your post. In that case are you thinking a ceremony in the afternoon?

I see you were just looking for question help,

Are you using a resort photographer? You should find out what their contract entails.

i.e. How many hours are they booked for?

So you can get ceremony pics and your sunset shots as well.

We are having our ceremony at 6 p.m. I contacted my WC at the hotel to find out the best time for my date.