Wedding Day Timeline

Is it possible to move them closer? A two hour gap is inconvenient for your guests.

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Well, the ceremony will last until 2:45 pm. Also... the ceremony and reception are at least 20 minutes away from each other.

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2-2:45 ceremony

2:45-3:15 travel time

3:15-4:30 cocktail hour

4:30-??? reception

Ours was similar, ceremony at 2:30, cocktail hour at 5, 30 minute drive between the 2. The day looked like this (shortened version):
7am HMU starts
10:30am guys get ready
11am photographer comes
12:00/30 leave for first look
1pm: first look & wedding party photos
2pm: arrive at church
2:30-3:30pm ceremony & receiving line
3:30-4:15 family photos
5pm cocktail hour
6pm dinner
7pm toasts then spotlight dances, dance floor opens
8:30 cake cutting
10pm end reception

We had a similar time line, ceremony at 2:30 cocktail hr started at 3:45. Ceremony and reception at different places. I got ready at the reception venue (25 min from the church)


hair and makeup 745-10 at the salon
11am bridesmaid get dresses
1145 I get dressed
**** pictures with bridesmaids and alone
1pm 1st look with dad (this didn’t happen as I didn’t start heading to the church at 1 but it’s what was planned)
110-130 pictures with my family
135-215 pictures with grooms family (these got switched since I was late)
230-3 ceremony
305-340 (scheduled didn’t take this long) whole group/family pictures) couple pictures
340-4 bridal party pictures (again didn’t take this long)
drive to reception
430-445 couple pictures at reception
we got there before this time and got to enjoy some of cocktail hr
5pm bridal party announced in
-1st dance
-speech by my dad
-short thank you by me
520 dinner
parent dances after dinner
cake cutting around 7:30

hope this helps some