Evening Wedding Day Of Timeline

silverspark7

Ladies,

Those of you who had an evening wedding (my ceremony starts at 7pm) - can you please send me your day of timelines?  I'm trying to get a handle of it all -- especially the pre-ceremony stuff and the reception timing.  Thanks!

Amber81985

I'm sorry I can't help you out with the timeline because I'm getting married at 1:30 (and looking for a timeline myself!)  BUT, we are getting married on the same day : )

natsun287

In Response to <a href="http://forums.weddings.com/Sites/Weddings/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_louisiana-new-orleans_evening-wedding-day-of-timeline?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:84Discussion:8befeb20-1000-475f-bed8-725ffd460b1aPost:46144b86-2d4a-4cff-b708-b967a5dd0741">Evening Wedding Day Of Timeline</a>:
[QUOTE]Ladies, Those of you who had an evening wedding (my ceremony starts at 7pm) - can you please send me your day of timelines?  I'm trying to get a handle of it all -- especially the pre-ceremony stuff and the reception timing.  Thanks!
Posted by silverspark7[/QUOTE]

I would love one as well!! TIA!

silverspark7

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_louisiana-new-orleans_evening-wedding-day-of-timeline?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:84Discussion:8befeb20-1000-475f-bed8-725ffd460b1aPost:09cd32a9-1621-49e4-b1ce-e27c0514603e">Re: Evening Wedding Day Of Timeline</a>:
[QUOTE]I'm sorry I can't help you out with the timeline because I'm getting married at 1:30 (and looking for a timeline myself!)  BUT, we are getting married on the same day : )
Posted by Amber81985[/QUOTE]

<div>Sweet!  Good to know there are others praying for excellent weather on the same day :)</div>

ChrissyBeachBride

I take no credit for coming up with this myself =-).  We're planning a little earlier than you but maybe this will help:

9:30 breakfast with our parents and grandparents
12:30 hair, makeup & getting ready
3:30 first look and pics with our bridal party
5:30 ceremony (with 15 minutes padding for a late start)
6:15 cocktail hour (just the 2 of us will go off for pics)
7:15 guests are seated, then the bridal party will be introduced
7:30 our first dance, then toasts
7:45 dinner is served
9:00 cake is cut, then the party starts
10:45 last call for drinks in to-go cups
11:00 band starts 2nd line to our yet unplanned post-wedding party location =-)

mnols

My photographer actually gave me a timeline and that was VERY helpful -- she was able to rattle it off the top of her head! Check with your photog, based on locations and ceremony time they can probably give you a ready-made timeline.

max&lucy

Hi ladies
We had a 6pm ceremony at Houmas House - ceremony and reception all at the same location and we had to be out of the ballroom by 11pm. Here is our timetable. We did not do a "first look".  Good luck!!
 
1pm – 4pm:   Ladies (bride, bridesmaids, mom) get ready at Houmas House. We had Two Sisters there to do my hair & makeup, all the bridesmaids hair (6 of them) and then makeup for my mom and this was all done in 3 hours.  

2pm – 5:15pm:  Photos ongoing – photographer arrives at 2pm to take detailed shots and shots of the girls getting ready. Formal photos will start around 4pm  

3:30pm   Groom, groom's family & groomsmen arrive at venue

4pm  Vendors will start to arrive (florist, bakery, DJ etc)

5:30pm  Guests begin to arrive   

6pm  Ceremony begins.   

6:25pm (approx)   Ceremony ends & the guests go to the courtyard for cocktails and hors d’oeurves. Bridal party takes group photos. Bride & groom take formals together.

7pm  Guests head into ballroom for dinner.

7:15pm   Bride & groom enter ballroom after everyone else is inside, Father of the Bride makes welcome toast and dinner is served. In between apprtizer and salad course, Father of the Groom makes a speech (he specifically requested this). After main course is finished (and in process of being cleared), Best Man gives toast.

8:30pm (approx):  Cake is cut, then first dance of Bride & Groom, then parents dance, then dance floor open.

9:00pm (approx.)   Bouquet toss (no garter toss).
 
10:45pm    Brass band arrives and begins second lining around ballroom and then out to the parking lot for the guests to head home.

11pm      All guests are out of ballroom – mom and family friends gather things and head home.  

ZeroOrchestra

Oh ceremony was at 5, I guess you could just bump everything up 2 hours: 1:00 hair and makeup arrive 3:00 photogs arrive and start detail shots 3:30 bridal and BM shots 4:15 groom and GM pics 5:00 ceremony 5:30 second line 6:00 cocktail hour starts, took a few family photos but we were not away from the reception at all 6:45ish dinner served 730 first dance, father daughter dance 830 cake cutting followed by BM speech 10:00 end of reception

louisianablue

We started super early, because we were all getting our hair and makeup done and I only hired one person for each.  Even then it still felt super rushed.

9:00 a.m. Hair
11:30 a.m. Makeup
2:30 p.m. First Look
3:30 p.m. Pictures with family
4:00 p.m. Pictures with bridal party
5:30 p.m. Ceremony
6:00 p.m. Reception
6:30 p.m. First Dance, Father/Daughter, Mother/Son Dance
7:30 p.m. Cut cake
8:00 p.m. Bouquet and Garter Toss
9:00 p.m. Second Line to Bourbon Street
9:30-11:30 p.m. After Party at Petite Bourbon

silverspark7

Thanks yall!  I've been contacting my vendors to give me an idea of how much time I need for each thing.  That plus your input has been great!  I'll post mine when I get done.

mschreiner597

I am planning on a 4:30 ceremony followed immediately by reception. I had everything planned out- which looks similar to many posts so far that I have read at least I thought I did. I talked to a vendor (and she said I should arrive at least two hours to the ceremony/reception location. I thought that seemed a little extreme. Did anyone show up that early? I don't want to show up too late and be stressed but two hours seemed excessive for just a touch up on makeup/hair if necessary.

breemcnamee

I am still working on it, but mine is looking a bit like this... I will have more details after this weekend.... Also, I don't know if I want to do the second line before or after my reception. My photographer suggested in between the ceremony and reception because everyone is in the moment, but I don't know....

Day of Timeline

??:??am—Hair and Makeup/Getting ready

12:00–2:00pm—Most vendors arrive for setup

5:00pm—Wedding party and family photos start

5:30pm—Doors open/Guests begin to arrive/Pre-ceremony music starts

6:00pm—Invite time

6:05pm—Ceremony starts

6:25pm—Ceremony ends

6:30pm—Second line starts

7:00pm—Second line ends

7:15pm—Sunset Pictures (alone with groom)

7:15pm—All guests are seated for dinner

7:45pm—All guests have food

8:00pm—First dance

8:05pm—General dancing starts music starts

8:15pm—Cake cutting

9:45pm—Last call

9:55pm—Music off

10:00pm—Guests depart

11:00pm—Breakdown done, all staff departs