Day of Timeline examples, please!

Re: Day of Timeline examples, please!

• ef7310

  

  April 2010 edited December 2011

  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. 

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• theophania

  

  April 2010 edited December 2011

  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
  
  

  
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• blondie424

  

  April 2010 edited December 2011

  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

  
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• kkaew816 member

  

  April 2010 edited December 2011

  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
  

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• RTrepanier member

  

  April 2010 edited December 2011

  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

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