Wedding Day Timeline NO First Look

Are you looking for a template, or just an example of times? I haven't laid it out yet, but here's my general timeline:

10-12 Girls Hair

12-1 Girls Lunch

1-2 Makeup

2 Girls at Church to dress & start photos

2:30 Guys at Church to dress & start photos

4 Ceremony

6 Reception

Luckily my sites are all within about 5 miles of each other. We're not doing a first look either and are also doing the separate pictures first. My photographer suggested about 60-90 minutes for each group (we have 2 photogs) plus time to get ready. He also wants me to see how long it takes me to get in my dress to be sure.

I am very detailed, here is mine :o)

I had a first look, so you will need to consider that.

• 9:15am—Bride Makeup and Hair

• 9:30am—Groom pickup Cake and go to Yacht Club

• 10:00am–Helpers arrive at Yacht Club for decorating

• 12:00pm—Bridesmaids Makeup and Hair, Bride & Bridesmaids eat lunch

• 12:30pm–Bride & Groom getting dressed time

• 1:15pm—Bride leave for photo shoot

• 1:30pm—Bridesmaids eat lunch if have not already

• 1:45pm—Bridesmaids get ready and leave by 2:20pm

• 1:45pm—Bride & Groom photos at Marriott (one hour)

• 3:00pm—Bride & Groom, Bridal Party, Children, Parents to yacht club

• 3:10pm—Bridal Party & Family photo’s at yacht club upstairs

• 3:30pm—David to welcome Guests as they arrive/Pre-ceremony music starts

• 3:40pm—Groom, Best Man & Clergy down to dock area, photo’s

• 4:00pm—Ceremony Time, send late guests to side entrance

• 4:02pm—Brides Mother & father enter, escorted by Brides son

• 4:03pm—Ceremony Music Starts: Groom, Best Man & Clergy enter from dock

• 4:05pm—Bridesmaids enter

• 4:07pm—Bride’s music starts: Bride enters, Ceremony starts

• 4:30pm—Ceremony ends, Cocktail hour starts, Bride & Groom Photo’s on dock

• 4:45pm—Family photos in ceremony area

• 5:30pm—Move guests into dinner

• 5:40pm—Grand Entrance of Bridal Party and Bride & Groom

• 5:42pm—Pre-Dinner Blessing, Announcements

• 5:45pm—Buffet opens/Dinner served

• 6:05pm—Set of pre-sunset portraits

• 6:20pm—Toasts: David, Kathy then Larry

• 6:40pm—Bride & Groom’s First dance

• 6:45pm—General dancing music starts

• 7:30pm—Cake Cutting

• 10:25pm—Bride & Groom Last Dance

• 10:45pm—Music ends

• 10:45pm—Guests depart, clean-up of décor by venue staff

11:30am - Arrive at venue

12:30pm - Hair & Makeup

2:00pm - Vendors start arriving

3:30pm - Begin pre-ceremony pictures

4:45pm - Take a breather before ceremony

5:00pm - Guests start arriving

5:30pm - Ceremony Begins

5:50pm - Post-ceremony pictures/Cocktail Hour

6:30pm - Enter the reception/First Dance

6:45pm - DJ announces buffet line is open & releases by tables

7:30pm - Toasts

7:45pm - Dance Floor opens

9:00pm - Cake cutting

9:30pm - Dance Floor re-opens

10:30pm - Last dance

Thanks everyone! I'm looking for examples. My wedding is set to start at 6 pm

My wedding is starting at 3pm...we are not doing a first look, but if possible will be doing some pre-pics with family, wedding party, etc. It will be a very small wedding so I am hoping this won't take long.

We are doing a first look but here is ours that I'm always changing.

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)

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

PLAN BACKWARDS!!!! I was in the Army for 26 years and that is how they teach us to plan a mission. You start with the time you want to walk down the aisle and move backwards from there accounting for all drive time and any other breaks. All four of my girls went down the aisle exactly on time.

Have you asked your photographer for a timeline for his/her portion of the day? The ones we used were all really good at telling who to have at what location and when to be there so all the prewedding pics were done on time. (3 of my girls did first looks). Make sure you take ALL the pictures that can be done without you being together prior to the wedding.

Thanks Jeleebeenz! That's my plan. I hope I can execute it. I want to take all the pictures possible before the wedding that don't include the both of us