Wedding Day Timeline (2pm Ceremony)

9 a.m. - Gather all of the bridesmaids in the hotel suite to start the day with a light breakfast and give bridesmaid gifts.

10 a.m. - Start bride's hair while girls start getting ready themselves.

12 p.m. - Start my makeup and all of the girls help each other out with their hair and the photographer arrives for detail shots and getting ready photos.

- 12:30 p.m - Second photographer arrives where the groom and groomsmen are getting ready

1:15 p.m. – Groom and groomsmen arrive at venue to start welcoming guests

1:45 p.m. – Bride & Bridesmaids arrive at venue

1:50 p.m. – Bridesmaids line up

1:50 p.m. – Groom and groomsmen take their place at the ceremony alter

2:00 p.m. – Ceremony starts with flower girl followed by bridesmaids

2:45 p.m. – End ceremony, begin formal family photos

4:00 p.m. – Enter reception hall

4:10 p.m. – Guests seated, begin dinner with head table

4:45 p.m. – Toasts and speeches

5:30 p.m. – First dances

6 p.m. – Cake cutting & Desert

6:30 p.m. – Dancing, drinking & having a good time!

8:00 p.m. – Start final song & make final farewells and thank you’s!

Following!

My ceremony is at 2pm also. My timeline is pretty similar but dinner is served later at 5:30. We are doing dances during cocktail hour right after the entrance to get those out of the way early.

1. How many bridesmaids?

2. Are you taking any group pictures before the ceremony excluding the getting ready photos?

The Groom and groomsmen are going to stand at the alter for 10 whole mins before the flower girl starts to walk down? that is a long time to just stand there on top of the 45 min ceremony.

Are you doing a first look?

Ask your girlfriend who is doing your hair how long she needs, then count backwards. 4 hours before your ceremony is a long time.

I was done last by my MUA/Hair Stylist because it was more importation that my hair be done last to help hold the curl longer. (my hair does not hold curl very well)

Also, are you having a cocktail hour? what are you guests doing from the end of the ceremony till 4?

are you going to be able to fit all of the photos wanted in 45 mins PLUS drive to the reception? Is the ceremony and dinner at the same place?

@LaurenB I have 5 bridesmaids including my MOH. And the group pictures are going to be right at the hotel. It's on the river and right when we walk out of the suite, there's a nice area for photos. We'll leave there at about 1:40,

@onawho whoops! Yeah the cocktail hour and appetizers are going to be during our photos! The ceremony and the reception are at the same place. You're right, I figured it might be a little long for them to stand there, I'll adjust that to have them down there at 2pm and once they're there, the flower girl will start. We aren't doing a first look, and she said she wanted two hours max for my hair.

@Bailey, I have a time list for my photographer, she allotted a half hour for family and a half hour for just bride and groom. Maybe I should add a few minutes for wiggle room, though.

My ceremony starts at 2PM as well, but we are starting around 7 30. However, we are doing first look pictures and probably some shots of each BP as well.

Honestly, I don't even think the ceremony will end up being 45 min.. now that I think of it maybe it'll be closer to a half hour.. hm.

My wedding is next Saturday. I have a 2pm ceremony at the church. Only get 30min after ceremony to have pictures at the altar. Doors open at 5pm for guest to come in for appetizers. I was thinking of getting there around 5:30. Buffet dinner is at 6:30. I am stressing out because I am not good with timelines. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

We are having our ceremony at 2pm.

9-9:30 am girls arrive at the venue to start getting ready (pictures)

10-10:30 the males arrive at the venue to start getting ready (pictures)

11-11:30- lunch arrives for bridal party (pictures)

12:45- males get picked up to be taken to church

1:30- females get picked up to be taken to church

2:00 pm ceremony

2:30-3:15 pictures at the church

3:15 bridal party taken back to venue for more pictures

4-4:30 guest arrive at the venue

4:30- Introduction of bridal party bride and groom

1st dance, father/dance, mother/son dance

4:50- prayer

5:00- dinner

5:45/6- toast

6:30- dancing

7:30- cake cutting

afterwards back to dancing and having some fun

during the time at the venue we will have pictures done of the bridal party separate of course groom can't see the bride.