Day of Timeline examples, please!

LolaBelle515

Hello:)

I know we go through this about once a month...and now it's my turn to bug.

Can you post your day of timelines for me?

Thanks! 

(can you tell I'm in crunch time--6 weeks to go and on the boards CONSTANTLY).

ef7310

Here's my super tentative schedule:
10:00 - Bride hair and makeup at salon12:00-Girl's getting ready at Nic. Island Inn2:00 - First Site2:30 - Leave for fun photos around the city3:30 - Arrive back at Nic. Is for formal portraits with the family and WP4:30 - End Portraits5:00pm ceremony begins (30 mins + recving line on patio)5:30pm cocktail hour begins 6:30pm cocktail hour adjourns, guests begin seating for dinner 6:45pm welcome given by FOB - Brad6:50pm Dinner served7:35pm B&G cake cutting7:40pm toasts given by BM - Luke, , FOG - Doug, MOB - Mary Lee and B&G thank you8:00pm 1st dances12:00 end of party
Some notes: we are doing photos beforehand (obviously). Our ceremony and reception are at the same site, and my girls and I are getting ready at a hotel across the street, so we don't have any transportation time built in. 

theophania

Here's mine: (FYI, I have about a 25 min drive between my ceremony and reception sites and I'll be getting ready in the hotel.  We are not seeing eachother before, so we are only doing separate pics before the ceremony. Oh, and my dinner is plated style.)

9:00 AM    ladies at hair salon
12:00 PM    drive to hotel, lunch in hotel room w/ladies, getting ready (1.5 hr)
12:30 PM    mom's makeup (45 min)
1:30 PM    bride makeup (45 min)
2:30 PM    leave for church
2:45 PM    arrive at church
3:00 PM    guys pictures (30 min)
3:30 PM    girls pictures --  (30min)
4:30 PM    ceremony -- (~30min)
5:00 PM    receiving line -- (~45min)
5:45 PM    pictures at church --(10 min)
5:55 PM    bubbles, guests drive to reception -- (25 min)
6:20 PM    guests arrive at reception
6:20 PM    cocktail hour for guests & pics for wedding party --  (40min)
6:55 PM    begin seating
7:00 PM    introductions
7:05 PM    serve dinner
7:20 PM    toasts
7:50 PM    cake cutting
8:15 PM    first dance
8:20 PM    bride & father dance
8:25 PM    groom & mother dance
8:30 PM    opening dance
9:15 PM    garter toss
9:25 PM    bouquet toss
11:55 PM    last dance
12:00 AM    goodbye & getaway

blondie424

Here is our timeline...we have a 20-25 minute travel time between church and reception.  Also, FI's parents are divorced so our photographer recommended we have 2-2.5 hr slot for formal pics, not sure we'll need all that time but we didn't want to be rushed.

8:00 - Hair & Makeup Appointments start (9 of us)
11:00 - Girls & Photographer arrive at church
11:30 - Boys arrive
11:45 - First Site
12:00 - 2:30 - Formal Family & WP pictures and lunch
3:00 - Ceremony
3:30 - FI and I usher guests out
4:00 - WP leaves for reception
4:30 - WP pictures on golf course (reception site)
5:00 - Bride & Groom pictures on golf course
5:00 - Cocktail & Hors d'oeuvres
6:00 - Cake Cutting
6:15 - WP Introduction
6:30 - Dinner Served (plated)
8-12 - Dance

kkaew816

Here is my tentative time line, ceremony & reception at same venue and we are doing a 'first look'
Getting ready (not sure yet what time hair & makeup artist will arrive)
1:30-2: First look w/bride & groom, b&g pics
2-3:15: Pics with bridal party
3-3:45: Pics with family
4:30: Ceremony
5-6: Cocktail hour
5:55: Intro of B & G and first dance
6-7: Dinner
7-11: Dance
7:30: Cake Cutting

RTrepanier

Thursday DATE

Guys get tuxes

B gets dress

 

Friday DATE

6:00pm B & T get to rehearsal @ PLACE     

6:30 Rehearsal begins     

8:00 Groom’s dinner @ PLACE     

9:30 EST Groom’s dinner done

 

Saturday DATE

6:45 Bride arrives at PLACE

7:00 Photographers to arrive at PLACE

7am: hair/make-up start at PLACE

7:00am HAIR 1 w/cost & stylist

8:00am HAIR 2 w/cost & stylist

8:15-9:30 HAIR 3/Make up 1 w/cost & stylist

8:45 Make up 2 w/cost & stylist

9:00 etc.

Getting ready pictures

9:00 Men arrive at PLACE

Getting ready pictures

10:30 Couple Pictures begin

1^st meeting/staged couple pictures

Group shots – bowling alley/arcade (IF TIME)

11:00am – transportation pick-up at PLACE

11:20am – arrival at PLACE

11:45 Formal/Family Pictures begin

2:00 Go into hiding

2:30 Ceremony begins

3:15 Ceremony ends

3:45 Guests start getting to PLACE

Parents start taking photo booth pics

3:15 – 5:00 Bridal party to PLACE

5:05 Bridal party to PLACE

5:10 Entrance

5:15 Blessing of the meal

5:15 Meal service begins

5:30 Slideshow announced/begins

5:45 Toasts begin

7:30 Dance begins

1^st Dance

Bridal Party

set of music (20-25 minutes)

Father Daughter dance

Mother son dance

Dollar dance (4 songs)

Set of music (20-25 minutes)

Bouquet/Garter toss

Older music

Rocky/newer

KDWB/dance music

10:45 PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE dismantles dessert table placing extra desserts on trays and leaving display stands for caterer to pick up at 11pm

11:00 dessert caterer arrives to pick up stands and décor she provided

12:00 DJ finishes music, photo booth done

12:00-1:00 Clean up

1:00 Decorations down, reception closed

 

EXTRA NOTES:

Florist drops off flowers at PLACE @ TIME

DJ – start playing at TIME, end at TIME

Photographer – arrive to PLACE @ TIME; start shooting at TIME

Photo booth – arrive to PLACE @ TIME, start by TIME, tear down at TIME

Projector – leave at front desk

 

Sunday January 10^th 2010

10am – Continental Breakfast
11am – check out
11-3:00 Gift opening – PLACE
Drop flowers at PLACE
Home to relax

 

DATE – leave for honeymoon

DATE - Return from honeymoon

DATE - DH return to work

DATE - DW return to work