Wedding Day Itinerary

lv0408307

I am trying to finalize our wedding day (9.28.12) itinerary. Our wedding was going to start at 5 o'clock on a Friday and last only until 11 o'clock that evening. We didn't think that was long enough for all the work that I have put in to planning this and to spend with our guests. We are thinking about moving the wedding up and doing this... What do you think? Also what are you future MRS. doing?

9-10am Girls getting hair and make up done
10-11am Getting ready and getting ready pictures
11-2pm All wedding Pictures (bride and groom, wedding party, family, ect)
3-4:30pm Ceremony
4:30-6 Bar Hop! (Wisconsin thing - Fiance and his family are from there)
6pm Introduction of Mr. and Mrs.
6:30-7:30pm Buffet Dinner, Cake, and Toasts
8-11pm Dancing!!
11pm Tearing down the reception, everything must be out by midnight.

BMcLeodTeam

Not gonna lie, this is totally something I have been avoiding doing lol
My wedding coordinator is back from vacation next Monday, will start working with her on it then

AriesAngel86

I haven't thought much about this yet...  I'm procrastinating on it as well lol

I would probably account for more time for photos. I'll be doing it split up- before the ceremony pictures of myself/bridesmaids and groom/groomsen (for an hour or so) and then after the ceremony do bride/groom and bridal party shots (while the guests are at cocktail hour).

volleygurl0306

I've put some thought into this but dreading actually putting something down on paper!

It will probably look something like this:

215-315 "Guys pics"- we don't want a first look so FI will take pics gettng ready, with GM and with his family
315-415 "Ladies pics" so me with family and BM.  We have a private room just outside the ceremony so FI and GM will hang out there and FI will do a sound check during this time (doing our own cermeony music)

430-5 ceremony
5-6 cocktail hour
6-715 intro, first dance, dinner
715-1030/11 dancing and other things (garter/bouquet toss, cake cutting etc)

Have to be out by midnight as well.  Not too much clean up involved on our parts but we only have 3 hours left on our bar after dinner so we figure once the booze stops things will wind down.  Which is fine...I'm the opposite and don't really want to make it longer.  Yes, I'm putting in all this time but between the ceremony, reception, wedding night, and HM, the reception is the thing I could care the least about haha!

josephwedding

There are way too many unknown variables for me to even think about our itinerary lol 

But I plan on tackling this as soon as I can! 

Bar hopping sounds fun! 

kellycatalo

i actually am a huge planner person so i've had a doc going in google since about january with my potential itinerary (i have separate columns for me, bm's, dan, and gm's):
by 9:00am - girls getting hair/makeup done with me arrive at my house
9:00-11:00am hair & makeup
11:00-12:00 go back to my house, get dressed and take "getting ready" pictures
12:30 - limo picks up guys
12:50 - guys dropped off at church
1:10 - limo picks up girls
1:30 - girls dropped off at church
1:50 - line up
2:00-3:00 ceremony
3:00-3:30 pictures in church
3:30-5:00 pictures
5:00-6:00 refresh/primp and check into hotel room
6:00-7:00 cocktail hour
7:00-7:15 intros / cake cutting
7:15-8:15 toasts/dinner
8:00 photobooth opens
8:15-8:30 first dance, father/daughter dance
9:30 bouquet toss
10:00 photographer leaves
11:00 photobooth closes
12:00 reception ends

i'm a little nuts i think, i have a schedule just like this for the day before too.

smartlypretty

Oh jeez, I've barely thought about this. Here's me planning out the day in 30 seconds lol.

10 or 11am- hair and makeup people arrive

2pm- photographer arrives to take pics of me and my girls

3pm- photographer goes to find the boys

430pm- "first look"

6pm- Everyone getting in place

630pm- Ceremony

7pm- Cocktial hour

8pm- Dinner served

12pm- Lights on

Yours looks good, but I'd allot at least another hour for pictures. 

celticmyss

I haven't figured mine out too much yet. Our ceremony starts at 12:30 so we'll need to start earlier but we have fewer people and we're not doing that many photos.

I find these planning spreadsheets super helpful:

http://apracticalwedding.com/spreadsheets/

They have a few different itinerary/delegation spreadsheets available. 

lv0408307

There I forgot to include the girls and I getting our hair and make up done and I added more time for the pictures.

MSwanny87

Hey wedding day twin! I'm also 9.28.12!

Our ceremony doesn't start until 5:30 pm, so we really have the entire day to prepare.  I've thought a little bit about how I'd like the day to go and this is what I've come up with:

Relax in the AM/shower etc, breakfast with the bridesmaids/mymother

1:00 pm: Hair & makeup for me and my ladies (about a half hour drive away)
3:30 pm:  Head to hotel where several of us will be staying and check in/drop off bags
4:00/4:30 pm:  Head to the ceremony/reception site (same place) and make sure centerpieces are correct; start getting girls in their dresses and me in mine
5:30 pm:  Ceremony begins
6:00pm-7:00 pm:  Cocktail hour for guests/photos for the bridal party
7:00 pm: Reception begins!
11:00 pm:  Reception ends


Luckily my reception site offers a reception time line that is used (when the first dances are, dinner etc.) so that helps a lot as far as the reception goes.  Don't worry, a loose plan will work great and you'll have a fabulous day!

sheikscorpio88

Hello date twin! I haven't even thought about the day of timeline because some other things aren't in place yet like where the wedding party is getting ready, etc. But I do like the timelines that have been posted. I really need to sit down and do this!

MissOwl

i would give yourself at least 3 times as long for hair and makeup. one hour is definitely not enough, even for just you. also, give yourself padding for travel time and lots of extra photo time. good luck!

MissOwl

another thought - are you having cocktail hour during the bar hop? you should host something for your guests during that time even if you won't be there with them.

volleygurl0306

FYI, this post made me totally anxious and all afternoon I've been making an actual schedule in Excel haha.  My BM haven't gotten back to me at all about their hair and makeup so that's the big question mark in the schedule that's going to drive me nuts. 

AnnamarieZTA

Dreading doing this. Our ceremony is at 1pm and I don't want to know how early I have to get up that day....

I have to start thinking about it soon though so I can schedule hair and make up appointments. It's coming so soon!!

lbarr088

I would give more time for hair and makeup.  I have a 4pm wedding with 6 BMs and the salon said that it would take a few hours since some are getting hair, some makeup, and some are getting both done.  I'd air on the side of caution and give yourselves more time.  Better to be done early than scrambling!

Also, I have yet to do this and I probably wont for awhile.  As long as I have general timeframes in my head I think I'm good to go

lv0408307

Yes, my mother is doing a margarita fountain for a cocktail hour as the wedding party heads out. The majority of our families will be joining us during the bar hop. I hear you with the BM concerning hair and makeup. I'm still waiting to see if they want their makeup done or not. This is just a rough itinerary, keep in mind ladies! I've been so stressed with time and what not I moved our wedding three hours up. My mother was not too fond of that, oh well. Hi date twins!!!

Sosteadilygo

Another date twin here! : I have not even come close to thinking about this yet lol. I know the ceremony is starting around 515 and the reception has to end by 11! My hair and makeup lady had it set to have that stuff done by 2 for pictures we are having a first look, but I dont think I want to take pictures for 2 or so hours!!

hollyweenOR

Oh boy...I kinda roughed some of it out with the day-of-coordinator but I didn't write down what she was writing. Heh. And I agree w/ volleygurl, this is making me anxious just reading this.

Here's what I'm thinking:

8:00-10:30 My hair & make-up (everyone else is pretty much on their own I think. Not sure yet what my mom is going to do)

10:30 Leave for town we're getting married in (1hr 45 min drive), bring sandwiches in car...

12:15-1:00 Getting dressed

1:00-3:30 First look & out into the Gorge w/ photographer for photos for bride & groom

3:30-4:30 Hide out while guests arrive, freshen up, groom & groomsmen pics

4:30-5:00 Ceremony

5:00-6:00 Cocktail hour, a few last pictures

6:00-7:00 Dinner, toasts

7:00-9:00 Dancing (we may extend to 10 but it has to be shut down by then)