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You ill simply print half after five o&#8217;clock. <\/p>\n<h1>Joanie <\/h1>\n<p>The bride would like to include &#8220;in the evening&#8221; on the invitations because she likes how it sounds. Is 5:30pm considered evening? <\/p>\n<h1> Rebecca Black, Etiquette By Rebecca <\/h1>\n<p>Dear Wording,<\/p>\n<p>The Wedding Queen is correct that it really isn&#8217;t necessary to write evening. It is self explanatory. No one would invite guests to a wedding at 5:30 in the morning. However, if you must, it is considered evening. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are having a 5:30pm wedding and are unsure of the proper wording of the time of day to print on the wedding invitation: &#8220;Half after five o&#8217;clock in the evening or afternoon&#8221; At what time of day does afternoon end and evening begin? Donna, Wedding Queen, President; Top Wedding Sites, Inc When printing the time of day on the wedding invitation you would not have to mention afternoon or evening. You ill simply print half after five o&#8217;clock. 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