Wedding Day Timeline

It may not be exactly as the day pans out, but having a single timeline that everyone who is part of your wedding can see puts everyone on the same page. Here is what mine looks like:

Our Wedding day timeline

9:00am – Girls / Moms arrive at the apartment to get ready. Hair / Makeup from 9 – 12.

12:45pm – Buses start rotating from reception site to Church

1:10pm – Bus pick up at Bride’s apartment and go to Church

1:30pm – Ceremony begins at the Church

2:15pm – Ceremony ends

2:20pm – Buses rotate from Church to reception site

2:30pm – Bridal party off for photos

4:00pm – Reception begins

4 – 5pm –   Cocktail hour, Bridal Party freshens up in Bridal Suite

5:00pm –    Guests enter the ballroom, pick up placecards
Begin “Special” Playlist, starts with light Jazz songs while people are entering

5:10pm –    Bridal party entrance with introductions

Couple entrance with introductions

Bride and Groom first dance
Invite wedding party / parents to a second dance

Seat for dinner (Switch to Dinner playlist)

5:30pm –    Dinner begins (pause music)
Blessing
Best Man speech
Maid of Honor speech

6:00pm –    Cutting of the Cake (Switch to “Special” playlist)
Father / Daughter Dance
Mother / Son Dance

6:30pm –    Dinner has ended
Regular dancing begins (Switch to “Early Dancing” playlist)

8:00pm –    Switch to “Late dancing” playlist

9:00pm –    Reception over, guests pickup favor

9:00pm – Reception ends

9:15pm – More night photos with photographer