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Timeline Nightmare

Sara, on June 20, 2019 at 11:58 AM Posted in Planning 0 5

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Ugh. I thought that making a timeline would be easy, but I was sadly mistaken. There are so many factors to consider. It sucks, too, when some people in the wedding party are from out of town bringing their girlfriends with only one vehicle. This is a problem because we don't have transportation for the wedding party. Everyone will be driving separately. Some of the bridesmaids are SOs to some groomsmen (we are all friends).

My ceremony is at 2:00 pm. The invite time for the reception says 4:30 pm, but people will be arriving around 3:30 pm.

Bridesmaids aren't getting their hair done with me either...

THIS IS SO HARD. Am I the only one struggling with this?

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Latest activity by Nikita, on June 21, 2019 at 8:24 AM

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Melle · on June 20, 2019 at 12:02 PM
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I made a timeline based on what I felt worked best and they just all followed along.
Give adequate time for things you think will take a while like photos and set up and getting ready or whatever.
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Rachel · on June 20, 2019 at 12:16 PM
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I'm with PP above. I have way too much going on in terms of wedding, house, toddler, getting myself ready that day, etc. to deal with the minutiae of my bridal party's personal transportation to the getting ready place. That might sound bratty, but we are all close friends and adults, and I know I can count on them to make appropriate decisions. Plus, they're all coming to me asking when and where they need to be, so I know they can take care of themselves.

I am under the impression that we are all getting ready together. If that ends up being otherwise, I'm going to be in the same boat you're in right now, OP.
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Sara · on June 20, 2019 at 1:15 PM
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You do make a good point with them being mature adults. I think I'm just overthinking things because I want the day to go smoothly. In the end, I just end up stressing myself out more.
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Rachel · on June 20, 2019 at 1:16 PM
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Girl I totally hear you! I’m driving myself insane over here!!!
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Nikita · on June 21, 2019 at 8:24 AM
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Start with the things you cannot rotate around, and work from there. You're bridal party needs to figure out their own schedule around the timeline you establish. I do suggest giving yourself a 30 minutes buffer time when asking them to arrive. That way they can get the initial giddy just chat time out of the way and give extra time in case they have transportation issues.
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