Timeline

fishinflagrl

Have you ladies started you "Day Of" Timeline? If you havent yet, DONT! I have been stressing over it like crazy. It is tough. I am a backwards planner though, I like to know what im looking at in order to make sure I know how and what to tell the other people involved during the day.

If anyone has started would you mind sharing yours?

mpjf1001

I havent done one yet but I know in talking to my photographer he helped in telling me what time to tell the florist to deliver the bouquets (like no later than 11:30) and to be in the first 1/3 of the people to get my hair done so I am ready when he arrives for pictures( i need to decide if i want to be fully dressed or in my dress and he takes pics of my sister lacing me up)....i would have never thought to tell my florist to be there at a certain time...guess you cant take pics without the flowers, lol

My ceremony is at 2, and the limo is picking us up 1:30-1:45 as the church is 10 min away. My photographer is coming at 12:15 so i may start hair & makeup around 9?

I hope some of that helped....

snuff9861

I havent really started. My photographer told me about how long he would like to do pictures for after the ceremony. Other than the ceremony time and the opening of the reception venue I don't have anything else set in stone.

trawas01

I'm not too concerned about it. We're doing our own flowers, hair, makeup. We're the only people staying at the venue all weekend. Photographer is staying at the hotel down the street and is a close family friend so she'll show up early. Band is booked for a specific time. Caterer knows where and when.

I'm not adding this to my list of things to do.
Its big enough.
lol

Lang125

I hired a day of coordinator so they will be in charge of this timeline, but once it gets closer I will get my photographer's opinion on when to start pictures and then have the day of coordinator go from there on getting the timeline organized.   But really it will be hair/makeup in the morning / pictures / ceremony / pictures before reception / reception.  Everything else in terms of vendors and scheduling I'm paying someone to handle because I have heard it is better to enjoy your day an not worry about when things are arriving, etc.

mana8503

Um i have mine done... Mainly must leave home town with hair and make updone at 1.  Booking Salon next month to see when we need to be there.  2 BMs will be with me over night so we'll probably chillax until salon.

1 - Leave hometown
2 - drop stuff off at Hotel
3 - Venue to get dressed, Pictures with BMs and Family.  FI with his groomsmen and his family

5- Ceremony
6- Cocktail hour (whole famile and us pictures)
7- 11 Reception

halij52002

I also hired a DOC. But I noticed that most of my venders have a timeline for me. Which I think was great! Check w/ some of your vendors and see if they have a timeline that they will go by.

fishinflagrl

Holy moly. I must be over thinking or over-doing. I have every single minute down for my day. Gosh, I didnt want to post it...but I will. Its so embarassing. LOL Everything is still not perfect. Please no one laugh...  

DAY OF TIMELINE 
8:00 – Wakeup, Shower, & Breakfast 
10:00 - Hair Appointment / Photographer begins her day.
Hairdresser Name
Phone Number 
11:30 - Makeup appointment
Artist Name
Phone Number 
10:00 – Bridesmaids & Mom arrive to bridal suite to have make-up and hair done. (depending on if hair/makeup are done in room, may need to travel) 
12:00 - Flowers Delivered to Bridal Suite.
Bridal Suite Address 
12:45 – Lunch 
2:00 – Bridesmaid’s to put on their dresses and jewelry once they are done w/ lunch.  
2:10 - Put on dress, Pictures of putting on dress, bridal details (all rings, jewelry, shoes, dress, etc)
2:30 – Pictures w/ Bridesmaids & Groomsmen
15 minutes for Bride/bridesmaids
15 minutes for Groom/Groomsmen
15 minutes for Bride Family Pictures
15 minutes for Groom Family Pictures 
3:30 – DJ starts playing, people walking in (Bride & BM’s freshen up)
4:00 - Ceremony Starts
4:30 - Ceremony Ends
4:30 – 5:30 Wedding Party and Immediate Family Pictures
20 minutes for Bride/Groom Pictures
20 minutes for entire wedding party pictures
10 minutes for bride’s family pictures
10 minutes for groom’s family pictures
5 minutes for group photo (heart pic – photog upstairs looking down)
SUNSET: 6:51pm

5:00 – 6:00 - Cocktail Hour (1hr open)  (4:30-5:30) 5:30 – dinner announcement people sit
5:35 – Bridal Party and Our Grand Entrance
5:40 - First Dance / Father Daughter Dance
6:00 - Dinner is served. Photographer breaks for Dinner.
6:45 – Cut the Cake, Serve (Toasts?) Pictures resume.
7:00 - Dinner cleared
7:00 – 8:00 Open Bar (1hr)
7:30 – Garter Toss/Flower Toss
8:00 – Dancing
9:20 – Farewell
9:30 – End, DJ done
9:30 – Upstairs – continue party

fishinflagrl

Sorry...the neatness of my sheet didnt post well.

CFM102012

I've got a rough idea but there are still a lot of things that I don't know how long its going to take. But here's what I have

8am-Hair for me, BM's, mom (maybe FI's mom) and maybe FG (SIL might do FG's hair) We'll pick up b-fast from the best doughnut shop in down (and IMO the best there is)

10am-Head out to Reception Venue to put centerpieces on tables and decorate.  

Noon-Stop and pick up lunch then head to the church to eat and start getting ready

2:30 or 3ish-Any photos that don't require both FI and I (and maybe some that has both of us but we don't see each other)

4:00 special music

4:30 ceremony-FI and I are dismissing guests from the pews instead of a recieving line. I figure this could take 1/2 hour or so (hopefully less)

5ish-Any photos we didn't get before the ceremony

Between 5:30 and 6-get to Reception venue for one or two pics in front of the house

6:Entrance/Intro and First dance

10:30- "formal reception" ends.  If we're still having fun we can hang out in the pavillion where the reception is or on one of the patios.  DJ ends at 10:30 though

I've got times on there but they're really flexible at this point.  I have to have rough times in my head or it gets kinda jumbled in there.

AllieHysh19

I don't really have mine done yet, but do have an idea. 9am hair and makeup (all the girls) - photographer to meet us there 1130am back to moms for lunch 1230pm dress 130pm leave for church 2pm ceremony 315pm pics with family across the street (when done pics with b.party) 530pm cocktails with receiving line 630 dinner 8pm toasts 830/845 depending on length of toasts - break so band can set up 9pm dance!!! Just a note to all of you - make sure you shower the night before instead of morning of - your hair stylist will have an easier time making it stay/curl if it's not freshly washed.

BrittneyRN

I think the only thing wrong with such a precise timeline is that things don't always go as expected! Hair/make up might take longer...or you might need more time rounding up family for pictures. I'd use a more general timeline than having one down to the minute.

kitty02kat

fishinflagrl - Mine looks the same way! Down to the MINUTE!   I think the important thing to remember is that if the schedule changes a bit during the actual day, not to panic!  

[Deleted User]

I think your timeline is great! I've been trying to work on mine too because there are a couple things that we can't be flexible on. (Ex: We have to be out of the church by 3:30.)

Here's what I'm thinking - knowing that things might change:

8-11 Bride's Hair & Makeup, Bridesmaids Hair

11-12 Girls get ready; Guys start pics (his guys/his family only)

12-12:45 Girls start pics (my girls/my family only)

1:30 Ceremony Starts

2:30 Receiving line

2:45/3:00 Guests travel to reception; Bride & Groom pics with immediate family; full bridal party at the church

3-4 Social hour for guests; Outdoor pics with bridal party

4:45 Bridal party arrives at reception

5 Dinner

6 Speeches

6:15 Cut the cake

6:45 First Dance followed by Father/Daughter and Mother/Son dances

7-9 Dancing

9-11 Karaoke

11:30 Reception ends

fishinflagrl

You are very right KittyKat! I am trying to add some space between things in case things like that do happen.

CFM, Allie, and KittyKat...you made me feel a lot better that I am not the only one doing a crazy timeline.

fishinflagrl

Oh Allie I just read your last comment...thank you!! I will do night before then. I am having mine curled for sure!!

CFM thank you for reminding me...I need to figure out if venue will do my centerpieces or if I will need to have someone there.

THANKS!!

trawas01

And now you've all made me feel like a slacker....

Excel spreadsheet with day of times here I come.

ninaelizabeth3

I started mine, but haven't gone for a hair trial or makeup trial yet, so right now it's pretty general as I don't know how long hair and makeup will take.  Our ceremony isn't until 5 and our photographer starts 2 hours before the ceremony.  So I have to coordinate getting ready pictures with the photog yet.  Then I'll be able to narrow down the time line a bit more.

fishinflagrl

Sorry Trawas. LOL Its fun...but man, I keep changing it every day!