Day of timelines

I don't have my whole timeline worked out yet. But here is the photographer timeline that I worked on with my photographer:

2: start photos of girls- getting ready/details

2:30: bride portraits and bridesmaid groups at northstar

3:15: groom portraits and groomsman groups at northstar

4: candid/detail images until ceremony/set up for video

4:30: ceremony

4:50-5:15- family groups

5:15-5:40: wedding party images

5:40-6: bride and groom

6: entrance/FD/toasts

6:30: dinner

7-7:20 sunset pics with B&G

7:30: formal dances

8:30: cake and back to back with garter bouquet

9:00: end time for photo

This is like draft 3. I'm in the process of making more changes.

Wake Up/ Shower/ Recover

9:00am-Bridal Party Arrives to House

9:30am-Groomsmen and others decorate tables, tent, chairs, ceremony area and other decorations/ Hairdresser arrives

10:00am-Bride’s Hair

10:30am-Makeup Artist Arrives

10:35am-Mothers’ Makeup

11:00am-Lunch

11:30am – Groomsmen get dressed

12:00pm – Photographers arrive/meets with Groom then Bride

12:10pm –Groom gets dressed

12:00 pm-Bride’s Makeup

1:00pm-Wedding Party Gets Dressed

1:30pm – Bride to be getting into wedding dress

2:00pm-3:00pm - First Look/Bridal Party Pictures/DJ Arrives and sets up

2:00pm – First look with just Bride and Groom

2:30pm – 3:00pm – Bridal party photos

2:30pm-Cake and Cater arrives and sets up

3:00pm-DJ starts playing music/ Wedding Party back in house/Guests arrive (Guest can get drinks or water bottles plus wedding program/fans)

4:00pm-Ceremony Starts

4:30pm- Ceremony ends/ “Cocktail hour” begins/ Family Pictures

4:30pm – 5:00pm – Family Photos

5:15pm-Reception begins/ Wedding Party Entrance & Introductions

5:20pm- First Dance

5:25pm-Father/ Daughter Dance

5:30pm-Mother/ Son Dance

5:35pm-Welcome Toast by Bride and Groom

5:40pm-Prayer for Dinner by Larry or Rev. Holloman

5:45pm-Dinner (served until 7:45pm) (music in background)

6:00pm-Toasts by Wedding Party (MOH & BM) $ Guests

6:30pm-7:10pm – Steal Bride and Groom for creative/intimate photos

6:45pm-Dance floor opens

7:15pm-Newly Wed Game/ Last Call for Buffet Dinner

7:45pm-Buffet Line closes/ Cake Cutting

8:00pm-Back to Dancing

8:30pm-Farewell Prep (give guests Sparklers)

8:50pm-Guests go outside to farewell Bride and Groom

9:00pm-Farewell to Bride and Groom and Guest leave

9am hair 10:30am makeup 11am bridal party arrivals 12-snack lol 12:30 photographer arrives 4pm leave for ceremony 4:30-ceremony begins 5pm pictures 6pm cocktail hour starts 6:45-call to seats 6:50-opening speeches and grace 7-dinner is served 8-speeches 8:45- three tables moved for dance floor 9-first dances begin 10-cake cutting 10:30-bouquet/garter toss 10:45-late lunch gets put out 1am-bar closes & event ends

Mine looks like Kay's but I'm struggling with the limo pickups/drop offs..i feel like I need to pad more time and I'm meeting with the photographer in 2 weeks to go over stuff. Hair is being done at a salon but I was trying to see everyone's schedule so I can time things.

8:00 Michelle hair

9:00 Ashley hair

9:30 Michelle makeup

10:00 Denise Hair

Stephanie Hair

Mom Hair

10:15 Lisa Makeup

11:00 Ashley Makeup

11:45 Denise Makeup

Noon Photo/Video Arrive

12:45 Stephanie Makeup

1:00 Everyone at the house for pics (Kim, FGs, Alyssa, Deanna, Sister)

1:30 Mother of the bride Makeup

2:00 limo at hotel

2:15 Groom hotel leaving

2:25 Groom Church Arrival (9 min drive?)

2:50 limo at bride's house (20 min drive)

2:55 Bride leaving House

3:15 Bride arrives at the church

3:30 Ceremony

4:30 ceremony done

5:00 end receiving line

6:00 Cocktail hour

6:30 Get to Hall

7:00 Bridal party entry

7:15 start dinner

I followed a template and kinda created my own from that idea this is for girls

This is the guys

And then i give this to the vendors

Wedding Schedule of Events

Girls Begin to get dressed @ hotel guys at Tys house 330pm

430-5 Girls w/ bride photos and guys w/groom photos separately(@venue)

5-645 First look & all bridal party photos ( On bridge)

7-720 Ceremony “I Do”

720-8 Family photos (on deck) & Cocktail time

805 Reception Entrance

815 First Dance

820 Father of Bride Welcome Speech

827 Prayer for dinner ( Grooms Father)

830 Dinner is served

840 speeches BM&MOH

9 Daddy Daughter Dance

910 Mother Son Dance

915 Open Dance floor

930 Cake Cutting

10 Money Dance

1030 Garter/Bouquet toss

1130pm Last Dance

Mine is pretty simple. I had to include vendor arrivals since everything is outside catered.

11:30a Arrive at Venue

12:00p Hair & makeup begins

2:00p Florist arrives

3:30p Photographer arrives - begin taking pictures

3:00p Cake delivery

4:00p DJ arrives

4:45p Head to bridal suite to freshen up

5:00p Bartender arrives & music begins as prelude to guest taking their seats

5:30p Ceremony begins

5:45p Cocktail hour begins for guests - Wedding party & family complete taking pictures together and will enter reception upon finishing

6:30p DJ announces b&g - greet guests - first dance

6:45p Buffet opens

7:30p Toasts

7:45p Dance floor opens

9:00p Cake cutting

10:30p B&G last dance

@Taryn - Off topic but did you find a new caterer?!

The only thing I can recommend is getting your vendors input on your timeline - they have done it before and are way more knowledgeable about timing than us.

Lord.....these posts have worn me out just reading them! LOL!!

8:00am hair

8:45am makeup

9:40 be to venue/set up what little will be outside venue

10:00 caterer arrives, discuss rest of set up, if any.

10:30 get dressed/ do a couple of photos

12:00 ceremony

12:30 - 1:00 a few photos

1:00 lunch reception

2:30 cake

3:30-4:00 Goodbye everyone!

4:00-5:00 Help catering clean and pack up.

5:00 New H and me to the hotel.....

Simple, no fuss! I hope!!

This is mine.

Wedding Ceremony

11:00 AM hair & makeup

12:30 PM stuff gets picked up from house

1:00 PM venue opens

1:15 PM catering staff arrives

2:00 PM sound system arrives/is set up

2:30 PM groom and bridal party & photographer arrive for pre-ceremony pictures

2:30 PM florist arrives to set up flowers

2:30 PM alcohol arrives

3:00 PM family arrives for pictures

3:00 PM cake delivered

3:30 PM bridal party/family finishes pictures, goes inside

3:45 PM guests start to arrive

4:00 PM official start time on invites

4:00 PM processional Wedding Venue

4:30 PM recessional

4:40 PM couple finishes pictures

Wedding Reception

5:00 PM cocktail hr starts/couple proceeds to reception

5:30 PM couple joins cocktail party

5:30 PM guests seated for dinner

5:35 PM Introduction of the Wedding Party

5:40 PM First Dance

5:42 PM Dance with Parents

5:46 PM Blessing of the Food

5:50 PM First guests to Buffet (45 min)

6:35 PM Last guests through buffet venue

6:40 PM cake cutting

6:45 PM Toast: 3-4 people max

6:50 PM Bride and Groom Give Thanks/Remarks

6:55 PM Bouquet Toss/Garter Toss

7:00 PM Married Couples Celebration

7:02 PM BEGIN CELEBRATION !!!!

Post-Recption

10:00 PM caterer/ wedding stage manager/ DOC/ family start breakdown

10:20 PM families leave with stuff they're taking

10:30 PM breakdown done / everyone out

I used these templates to help start mine: http://apracticalwedding.com/spreadsheets/

HI I love this post - I think you would do well to hire a day-of- coordinator - honestly - I think that the bride should be as relaxed as possible on her wedding day and not have the headache of hoping everything will go right - remember - KEEP IT SIMPLE!!! We do here for our south Florida beach weddings for sure!!

HI I love this post - I think you would do well to hire a day-of- coordinator - honestly - I think that the bride should be as relaxed as possible on her wedding day and not have the headache of hoping everything will go right - remember - KEEP IT SIMPLE!!! We do here for our south Florida beach weddings for sure!!

HI I love this post - I think you would do well to hire a day-of- coordinator - honestly - I think that the bride should be as relaxed as possible on her wedding day and not have the headache of hoping everything will go right - remember - KEEP IT SIMPLE!!! We do here for our south Florida beach weddings for sure!!

HI I love this post - I think you would do well to hire a day-of- coordinator - honestly - I think that the bride should be as relaxed as possible on her wedding day and not have the headache of hoping everything will go right - remember - KEEP IT SIMPLE!!! We do here for our south Florida beach weddings for sure!!

HI I love this post - I think you would do well to hire a day-of- coordinator - honestly - I think that the bride should be as relaxed as possible on her wedding day and not have the headache of hoping everything will go right - remember - KEEP IT SIMPLE!!! We do here for our south Florida beach weddings for sure!!

7:00- Wake up

7:30- bridesmaid’s hair

9:00- Bride’s hair, bridesmaid’s makeup

10:00-Photographer arrives at apartment

10:30- Bride’s makeup

11:00- Finish getting ready & Father’s first look

11:30- arrive at church

11:30- Ceremony (45mins-1hour)

11:30-Caterer set up

11:30-Speaker set up

12:00-Cake pickup/delivery

12:30- Guest Eating & Photos

1:30- Entrance and cake cutting

1:45- Toasts

2:00- Special dances

2:15- Dancing

3:00-bouquet and garter toss

4:00- Send off/clean up starts