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The wedding ceremonies sometimes depend on when the reception time will begin. Reception sites often have rules where the events can only start at certain times, i.e. they start setup at 3 and open for the reception at 6. Therefore, a half-hour ceremony will begin at 5:30. You don't want to keep the guests waiting too long after the ceremony is over to start the reception so the times work out this way. The wedding begins on the half hour so that the minute hand on the clock is moving upward, as a signal of good luck. This is similar to the something old something new tradition.

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