Wedding Timeline- Show me yours!!

This is my rough draft timeline for our Sunday afternoon wedding. I may be adjusting a few things here and there, but this is the general schedule I'm going for. Hope it helps!

9:00 Arrive at venue to begin setup
11:00 Brief lunch break/begin getting ready
1:15 Pre-wedding photos (bride w/ her family, groom w/ his family, bride & bridesmaid, groom & groomsmen)
2:15 Finish photos to return to bride/groom suite (snack, relax, shake the nerves lol)
2:40 Early bird guests start to arrive
3:00 Invite time
3:10 Ceremony Begins (to accommodate late comers if necessary)
3:35 Ceremony Ends/Guests move to reception area
3:40 Cocktail Hour/Post Ceremony Photos
4:40 Introduction of Bride & Groom/First Dance
4:50 Welcome (Father of the Bride)
4:55 Prayer from Grandfather of Groom
5:00 Dinner begins (buffet style)
5:30 Toasts
5:45 Father/Daughter & Mother/Son Dances
6:00 Dancing
6:40 Cake cutting
7:05 Bouquet/Garter Toss
7:10 Sunset Photos
7:30 Last Dance
7:45 Send Off

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This helps tremendously! What is "invite time"?

Mine is super detailed so I've cut some things out about vendor arrival times and things of that nature.

8 am- hair and makeup arrive and setup

8:30 am- hair and makeup begins

1:30 pm- bridal party gets into dresses

2 pm- Caytlyn gets into dress, bridal photos

2:30 pm- first look

3 pm- BP photos

4 pm- end photos, touch up hair and makeup

4:30 pm- ceremony begins

5 pm- cocktail hour begins, family photos begin

5:20 pm- photos of couple alone, sign marriage license

6 pm- grand entrance/first dance

6:10 pm- welcome speech from bride

6:15 pm- prayer from bride's aunt

6:20 pm- dinner is served

7 pm- speeches begin, dinner continues

7:20 pm- spotlight dances

7:30 pm - cake cutting

7:35 pm- dance floor opens

10:30 pm - last song for guests

10:45 pm - guests leave

10:55 pm- last dance, couple only

Wedding Timeline

Don't mind the million dances, its a long story haha!

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Invite time refers to the time on the actual invitations, while the ceremony start time is 5-10 minutes after (because you know SOMEONE will be running late lol)

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I didn't even know that was a thing! I put ceremony time on the invites as 3:30 so I have to start at 3:35 or 3:40?

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This is exactly how I want to do mine, super detailed because I am my own wedding planner so everything has to be mapped out to the minute! Thank you!

Here was mine - Keep in mind we had two shooters throughout the day

11:30 Arrive/Set up

12:15 Light Lunch

12:30 Photographers Arrive - Details/Rehearsal Photos

1:00 Rehearsal

1:30 Random Getting Ready photos

2:15 Groom/Groomsmen Photos

2:30 First Look

3:15 Bridal Photos/Bride and Groom Individually

3:25 Bride/Bridesmaids photos

3:45 Family Photos

4:30 Bridal Party Photos

4:50 Hide and last minute touch ups/restroom break

5:20 Walk over to chapel

Ceremony

5:30 Processional

5:40 Prayer/Give Away

5:45 Sermonette

5:55 Vows

6:00 Rings/Kiss

6:05 Announcement/Recessional

-Pics of Mr. & Mrs.

Reception

6:30 Bridal Party enters - Announce each person

6:35 Grand Entrance - First Dance

6:45 Pizza! - Officiant Blesses the food (Bride and Groom first to eat so are able to make rounds and thank all for coming)

7:25 Toasts

7:45 Shoe Game

8:00 Father/Daughter Dance

8:05 Mother/Son Dance

8:10 Family Dance

8:15 Dance Floor Opens - Mr & Mrs Sunset Pics

8:45 Cake Cutting

9:00 Dollar Dance (ended up not happening)

9:15 Bouquet Toss/Garter Toss

9:25 Keep dancing

10:20 Send guests outside for send off, Mr & Mrs last dance & Goodbye to parents

10:30 Send Off!

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You don't have to, but I know my FH's side of the family and they tend to be the tardy type. It's really just a know your crowd type thing and I just don't want people showing up while I'm walking down the aisle. You can absolutely start the show exactly at the invite time!

Preliminary Schedule:

10:00 AM: Meet Up (Separate locations for bridal and grooms party)
This includes make up, hair, dress etc.
12:30 PM: First round of pictures. We’re opting out of a first look so, we’ll get as much done without us crossing paths.
2:30 PM: We head to the venue.
3:00 PM: Ceremony Start

Ceremony TL:
Processional
Giving Away of Bride
1st Reading
Marriage Address
Sermonic Remarks
2nd Reading
Song Selection
Exchange of Vows
Ring Ceremony
Unity Ceremony
Prayer
Announcement of Mr. And Mrs. Ray 😊🥰
Recessional

Reception:
30 Minute Cocktail hour while we finish our pictures (our cocktail hour is scheduled for 1 hour but we will only need a 30 minute slot for pictures)
Reception Processional
First Dance
MOG & Groom Dance (1 minute)
Brother of Bride & I dance (1 minute)
3- Minute Time Slot for wedding party speeches
Husband and I “thank you’s”
Toast
Food Blessing
45 minute Dinner w/out dance floor (people can still eat, buffet style but I need a moment before I party the rest of the night)
Open Dance Floor.
6:45 PM: Garter & Bouquet Toss
Cake Cutting
7:45 PM: Last Dance and grand Exit.

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I love this!!

Also to note: 2:45 is listed on invitations. I want to start at 3. But, 3:10 the latest. Our ceremony and reception is right next door from each other. We have our venue from 3-8pm.

7:00 am- wake up, get kids to school because they need to be out of my hair, shower and messy bun

8:15am- IEP meeting with my son's teachers.

9:15am- Surprise FH and BM with coffee and donuts.

10:30am- makeup

11am- pick up kids from school, drop son off with FH and BM

12pm- hair

1:15pm- groom and men arrive at church photos of the grooms party

1:20pm- me and daughter and my crew arrive at church, shimmy into wedding dress, get daughter dressed

1:45pm- photos with bridal party

2:00pm- ceremony starts. They all better be there on time.

2:30- 3pm- photos with everyone. We have such a small amount of people coming, no one is going to be "waiting around."

3:45pm- arrive at restaurant

4pm- food! and whatever after that. We're doing just dinner.

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Glad I could help!

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Last dance, couple only that is so sweet. What a special moment you and your new husband will share together

Another May 2020 bride here! Just gotta say that you guys are soooo prepared. I haven't even started planning the timeline out yet. Keep telling myself that I have a time, lol.

But here's the general idea:

11 am - hair

2 pm - get to church & getting dressed photos

2:45 pm - first look with dad

3:00 pm - bride & BM, FH & GM, Bride & immediate family, groom & immediate fam

4:00 pm - ceremony

5:00 pm - BP pics & larger family pics

6:30 pm - cocktail 30 starts

7:00 pm - Grand entrance

Then welcome, eat, cut cake, toasts, first dance, father/daughter, Mom/son, everybody (parents first dance songs) boquet & garter, dance some, dollar dance, party more until 10:30 pm

Following!

This is my crazy timeline so far! I know it wont be perfect but I want it to transition as smooth as possible.

7:00 AM – 12 PM – START WITH HAIR & MAKE UP FOR

11:00 PM – 3: 00 PM - VENDOR ARRIVES TO SET UP VENUE

12:00 PM – ALL BP ARRIVES TAKE PICTURES UNWIND AND MAKE A TOAST

1:00 PM – PHOTOGRAPHER ARRIVES TO HOTEL

1:15 PM – GROOMS MEN ARRIVE AT MARINA VILLAGE

1:15 PM – DAD ARRIVES AT HOTEL

1:30 PM – TROLLEY ARRIVES

- (TAKE PICTURES WITH GIRLS AND TAKE A SPIN W/ K AND MOM & DAD)

- TELL TROLLEY THEY NEED TO DROP US OFF RIGHT BEHIND CEREMONY POINT AND WAIT IN PARKING LOT

1:00 PM – CEREMONY MUSIC STARTS (WHO IS SETTING IT UP?)

1:55 PM – ARRIVE TO MARINA VILLAGE

2:00 PM – CEREMONY STARTS W/ ELIANA ANNOUNCE NO CELLS AND MUSIC STARTS SONG TO PLAY?

2:30 PM – CEREMONY ENDS (TAKE A GROUP PICTURE)

2:45 PM – 4:30 PM – BOARD THE TROLLEY AND HEAD OUT FOR PICTURES & RETURN

4:00 PM – RECEPTION OPENS W/ DINNER

4:30 PM – GRAND ENTRANCE ANNOUNCEMENT (10 MIN)

4:45 PM – FIRST DANCE AND NATALIA SINGING (5 MIN)

4:55 PM – TOAST FROM US

5:10 PM – TOAST FROM PARENTS & BRIDAL PARTY (30 MIN)

6:00 PM – DINNER ENDS

6:00 PM – DANCE FLOOR OPENS

8:00 PM – CUT THE CAKE

8:30 PM – LA VIVORA DE LA MAR

9:00 PM – BOUQUET TOSS

11:45 – LAST DANCE

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Well thank you so much! I appreciate it. I know we have a little over 7 months left but I'm REEEALLY stressing out because we still have all the little stuff left over. It's driving me nuts. I thought I was on top of everything until I remembered having to make a timeline!!

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i am liking this WeddingWire. I am going to be my own wedding planner and I don’t even know how to start my timeline. Great one to see here. 👍👍