4 Hour Timeline

Just wanting to see if anyone else is doing an “express” wedding. We’re having about 100 people, mostly family and very close family friends. We’re doing no alcohol, and have no expectations for people to hang around after the cake. We actually kind of want people to leave soon after haha. We’ve just started working with a family friend who is a wedding planner and this is our timeline so far:


11- 11:20 am- ceremony 11:30-12:30pm- photos (reception venue 20 minutes away, giving guests time to get to venue and then we will have queso, chips and guac apps served)12:30-12:50pm- bride and groom travel to reception1-1:05pm- bride and groom entrance and shortened first dance1:05-1:15pm- welcome and blessing by groom1:15-2pm- lunch, tacos, beans and rice buffet1:45-2pm (after everyone seated but some still eating)- “toasts” by 3 toasters. I say toast but more like speech because no alcohol2-2:10pm- cake cutting2:10- 2:50pm- socializing 2:55pm- send off
We want more of a nice after get together versus blowout party. We’ve gotten some pushback from parents on doing a first dance with no other dancing, but I want to dance one song with my new husband and it’s only about 2 minutes so even if people thinks it’s weird I kind of don’t care? Just wanted some other opinions on this timeframe. There’s the potential to have a wine cocktail hour and then shut the bar down as soon as dinner starts. Do you think it’d be better to have alcohol for a little bit or none at all? Our guests will not be offended with the lack of alcohol.