Wedding timeline

Our wedding is June 27 from 4:30-10
4:30-5:00 beach ceremony
5:00-6:00 photos/cocktail hour 6:00-7:00 speeches, first dances, cake cutting (bc our videographer leaves at 7) 7:00-8:00 dinner/cake 8:00-10:00 dancing!

June 12th from 5pm-11pm here. Tentative schedule:
2:30-3:00 - getting ready pictures/get dressed
3:00 - first look3:00-4:15 - bride/groom pictures, group pictures, as many family pictures we can get5:05-5:35 - ceremony5:45-6:45 - cocktail hour, sign marriage license, take any remaining pictures7:00-7:30 - wedding party entrance, first dance, speeches, blessing7:30-8:30 - dinner 8:45 - cake cutting8:30-11:00 - open dancing10:45 - bride and groom sparkler exit

Ceremony 4 to 4:30

Cocktail 4:30 to 5:30

5:30 to 6 introductions and a toast

6 to 7 dinner

7 cake cutting

7:15 first dance

10:30 DJ and bar close down

11 everyone out

Here's my timeline

Right now I have several timelines that I’m composing individually (photography timeline, bridal party, groom’s party, and the overall timeline of events) and will combine those into a detailed timeline to give to all my vendors and VIPs once I’ve gotten all the important details down. That may be a bit much for some ppl, but doing it that way keeps me from getting overwhelmed by information when I’m planning specific events. The overall timeline for us:


10:00-3: Bridal party arrival & getting ready2:00: groom & groomsmen arrive & get ready3-4:30: photographer arrives; details & individual party photos 4:30-5:15: Wedding party hidden/guests arrival/pre-ceremony cocktails5:15: guests seated/WP begin lining up5:30-6: ceremony6-7: cocktail hr/photos7-8: Dinner8-8:30: Cake cutting, dessert served, toasts, games8:30-9:30: guests mingle (we are not having a dance party but all of our guests know each other so conversation will not be an issue)9:40-9:50: We will have a farewell dance/1st dance as newlyweds and a sparkler exit.

5:00pm Champagne Welcome
5:30pm Ceremony
6:00pm - 8:00pm Cocktail / Canapés 8:00pm - 10:00pm Dinner / Speeches etc 10:00pm - 2am Dancing with a late night menu served at 1am Conceivably we could go later as it’s rented out for the weekend but I’d really like for everyone to function at least a little at brunch on Sunday 😂

6pm - 6:30pm ceremony

6:30pm - 7:30pm cocktail hour

7:30pm - 11:30pm dinner reception/eat/drink/dance/drink some more/dance the night away....

What time do you need to get ready? I was told that bridal party and I will have to start getting ready at 8:30am to get done by 1:30pm so we can do the "reveal", photo shoot done before the ceremony. (3-4 hours before the ceremony) We are getting married at the same venue as the reception.

Mine already passed so mine was


4:30 - photographers and us came for photos 5:30 - guests came6:30 - cocktail hour ends we enter the dining room10:30 - ends

My fiance insists that the ceremony starts at 4, so we'll have a 4pm- midnight celebration. We haven't decided on a venue yet, but the ones we're looking at give you 10-14 hours... so getting dressed and getting set up will happen noon-4pm or 2pm-4pm.

Ours is...

3:45pm-4:15pm Ceremony

4:45pm-5:45pm cocktail hour

5:45pm Guests Seated

6:00pm MC welcome

6:05pm Bride & Groom announced

6:15pm Entree

6:45pm Speeches

7:00pm Main Course

7:35pm Cutting of cake (Band served meals - served straight after guest meals)

7:45pm Speech (Bride & Groom)

7:55pm Dessert

8:15pm First Dance

11:00pm Function Conclusion