What's your time schedule...day of wedding?!

johnsontar · May 2012

Now that we are getting closer I am trying to figure out my timeline, we are either going to get married at 2 or 2:30. We have our photographer for 10hrs, probably from 11am-9pm. We also don't plan on seeing each other until walking down the aisle. I want to be to our reception hall at 5:45...I guess the nerves have hit about making sure I'm not waaay too early and def not late! I guess just wondering what everyone's day is going to look like, what time are you doing hair, pics, etc.

sparent2010 · May 2012

We are getting married at 2:30... I am thinking something like this
8-9 Wake up, eat breakfast
10-12 shower, get ready, nails hair whatever
12:30-2:00 Pictures with bridal party
2:30 -3:15 Ceremony
3:30-5:30 Cocktail Hour/ Pictures Everybody
5:30- 10:00 Reception

We will do separate pictures of getting ready/ girls and boys and then after the ceremony do all the pictures.

QueerFemme · May 2012

We are doing very similar timeline to Sparent.

Our wedding is at 3pm. Here is my timeline

8:30am -- Wakeup and have breakfast and just try to relax
10:00-12:00 -- Take a very long shower. Shave my legs, maybe go swim in the hotel pool before I shower just to get rid of some nervous energy.
12:00-2:00 -- hair & makeup (there are only 3 of us, so it won't take that long)
2:00 -- drive to ceremony location ( about 3 minutes from hotel)
2:00-2:45 WAIT in little bridal dressing room
2:45 - put my dress on
3:00 walk down the aisle and hope I don't trip and fall flat on my boobs. (my boobs would hit the ground before my face)
3:20-4:00 - cocktail hour/take pictures
4:00 - dinner served (reeption is at same location)
5:30 - cut cake
5:30-9pm. Party !

jamie5482 · May 2012

Your post reminds me... I haven't even thought of this yet!

Our wedding starts at 5pm so I'm figuring it will go something like this:

8-10a or 11a: wake up, eat breakfast, shower and try to relax with the bridesmaids

12p-ish: hair/ makeup

Not sure if we're going to do a first look or not so that will affect the timeline...

5-5.30p: ceremony then pictures then reception.

Super loose idea of things but I guess it's a start!

em105 · May 2012

I think our timeline is a little later than everyone else's- Also don't forget to try and squeeze in a few pictures in the hour before sunset- best light of the day-

8-9 AM- Wake up, take a long walk/run to get my freakouts out-

9-10 AM Long fabulous breakfast at the B and B we're getting ready in with my MOH (who is my sister)

10-11 AM- Take time to shower and chill out, blow dry my hair, make sure I'm not forgetting anything-

12 Photog shows up-

1-3: Hair and makeup lady shows up, get our hair and makeup done

3-4: Pictures with mom and sister

4:00 Leave to walk to the church

4:30-5:15 Ceremony

5:30-5:50 Pictures at the carousel with everyone!

5:45-7:00: Cocktail Hour

7:00 Dinner

10:45 Reception over

mamameech · May 2012

This is something I'm working on right now... I find it really hard to judge time for hair/make up at this point.

This is what I have so far:
6:00 AM - Get up, have coffee, say hello on TK ;)7:00 AM - Yoga8:00 AM - Shower9:00 AM - Run errands with DOC/MOH11:00 AM - Hair / Make-up2:00PM - Bridal Session @ Parliament 4PM - Ceremony5PM - Pictures w/ FI - Bus Tour for Guests6PM - Cocktails / Pics with family 7:05PM - Entrance (First Dance/Choreographed Dance)7:20PM - Supper8:00PM - Slideshow/Speeches8:15PM - Special Dances8:30PM - 1AM - Reception

volleygurl0306 · May 2012

So far I have this. I know there will need to be some flexibility and it could change once I go to my tasting in July and review with my ceremony/reception site.

by 9am wake up (I feel like I will be up well before)
9:15-10:30 Go for a quick run, light breakfast, shower
10:30-11 Check to see progress of room set up
11-2:30 Ladies hair and makeup and lunch
2:15-3 the guys are having their pictures taken (including FI with his family)
2:30-3 Bride gets dressed
3-3:10 Groom with bridesmaids pictures
3:10-3:15 FI and I are taking a picture where we don't see each other but hold hands around a door or corner (see below)
3:15-4:15 Ladies pictures (me and BM and me and my family)
4:30-5 Ceremony
5-6 Group pictures, pics of just me & FI and cocktail hour
6 Reception starts and we do our first dance after our entrance
6:15 Toasts and blessing
6:30-7:30 Dinner
7:30 Dancing
9:00 Tosses then dancing
9:45 Cake then dancing
11 Reception ends

ZenInMotion · May 2012

8:15 Breakfast, coffee, tea, juice, champagne arrives in bridal suite

8:30 Ladies arrive at Bridal Suite for Get ready

8:45 Hair and Makeup begins

10:00 Florals are delivered to the Bridal Suite & Best Man’s suite

11:30 Photographer Arrives

12:00 Wedding Planner and Assistant arrive; Snacks Arrive in bridal suite & best man’s room; Guys to Arrive at Hotel to meet in best man’s room

12:45 Guys Photographs; Brides Dressing time

1:15 Father/Daughter First Look; Hair and Makeup Complete

1:30 Ladies Photographs

2:00 Bride and Groom First Look

2:20 Bridal Party meet at the Park

3:00 Outside pictures (Inside Drake if it is raining)

3:45 Pictures at Spiaggia

4:30 All Bridal Party hidden and touching up

5:00 DJ Arrives

5:30 Wedding Ceremony

6:00 Cocktail Hour

7:00 Guests are ushered into dining room from cocktails

7:10 Introductions (family, bp)

7:15 First Dance

7:20 Cake Cutting

7:25 First Course (FOB toast)

7:30 Father Daughter Dance

7:35 DJ invites Mother Son Dance;

7:45 Main Course (BM & MOH toasts)

9:25 Thank you from Bride and Groom

9:30 Bride & Groom wrap speech and announce Open Dancing

10:00 Wedding Planner and Assistant Depart

11:30 Photographer Departs

12:00 Bar closes, event ends

mrstomey · May 2012

Here is our tentative timeline.. We are doing a first look which is why the morning is a little busy.

6:00a - Wakeup Call

6:30a - Breakfast at hotel

7:00a - Megan Arrives to being hair - at Hotel

7:15a - Hair begins

7:45a - BP Arrive - at Hotel

8:00a - Kelli and Assistant Arrive to begin makeup - at Hotel

10:00a - Mom and Dad Arrive - at Hotel

10:30a - Photographer Arrives. – at Hotel

10:30a - Florist delivers flowers – to the hotel (bridal party flowers)

11:00a - Finish hair and makeup.

11:00a - 11:15a - Photos of accessories (shoes, dress, jewelry)

11:15a - 11:45a - Put on dress (Bride and MOB)

11:45a - Leave for First Look photos - Limo pickup

12:00p - Arrive at location

12:15p - 1:30p - First look/Couple Portraits

1:30p - 2p - Wedding Party Pictures

2:00p - Leave for Church

2:30p - Arrive at Church

2:00p - 3:00p - Cake delivered, Photo booth Setup, DJ Setup, Reception final touches

2:30p - 3:10p - Downtime before ceremony begins/touch-ups

3:00p - Prelude music begins

3:10p - Line up for Ceremony

3:30p - Ceremony starts

4:30p - Ceremony ends

4:30p - 5:30p - Cocktail Hour

4:45p - 5:15p - Family pictures

5:30p - Bride and Groom Announced

5:35p - First Dance, Father/Daughter, Son/Mother (My parents anniversary dance?)

5:50p - 6:15p - Toasts by MOH and BM

6:15p - Prayers

6:30p - Dinner Served

7:45p - Cake cutting

8:00p - 10:00p - Dancing / Reception

QueerFemme · May 2012

LOL your schedules are making me exhausted! I guess I'm pretty casual... show up, get ready... be there when it starts !

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