So FI left the day of schedules (and the rehearsal the day before) in my capable hands. Guys I love to plan out schedules. So I'm proud of them and I'm gonna show you lot cause I can.
Rehersal (yeah this one is easy)
-5pm-7pm come by and decorate if you want we'll have snacks
-7pm-7:30pm actually rehearse (hoping this doesn't take longer then 30 minutes, it's walking in a straight line, I have confidence in my friends and family)
-7:30pm time to get some grub
-9:00pm have a few drinks to celebrate Halloween
We're keeping the rehearsal small to just the participants for the day. Our parents, our bridal peoples, the officiant, I think that's all. And of course SO's. FSIL, who is our flower girl, is gonna come by during decorating time to show off her costume, we're going to do a quick here's how you'll walk with her then and then let her go off and trick or treat. Again, it's a straight line. I know she's only 7 but I think she can do it.
WEDDING DAY!!
10am: Get up and go get breakfast.
11:30-1:00pm: FI and I are getting our nails and hair did.
1:00pm: Get lunch, yay lunch!
3:00pm: Check in at hotel
4:00pm: Meet up with family at hotel for pre-ceremony drinks.
4:30pm: Head over to the place and finish getting ready
5:30pm: Bridal party should be there by now. Pre-ceremony cocktails and appetizers will be available for any early birds.
6:00pm-6:30pm (ish): Get hitched
6:30pm-7:30pm: Photos for us, cocktail hour for guests. We're hoping this won't actually take a full hour.
7:30pm: Annouce us, we do first dance right away, after that dinner gets served. Yay dinner! We'll do table vistis right after we finish dinner, so while everyone else is eating.
8:00/30pm (depending on how long table visits take): Dance with our dads. Then open the floor up to everyone else.
9:00pm CAKE cutting, toasts.
11:30pm late night snack time! Sliders, pretzel bites, mini chimichangas, and boozy cupcakes.
2am: You don't have to go home but you can't stay here! Thanks for coming!
I think I might build in a nap between lunch and checking in at our hotel.
Ok not a schedule but cereamony order:
Brother A seats step mom 1
Brother B seats step mom 2
Bridal party goes
FSIL goes
FI with her dads
Me with my mom and dad
Officiant welcomes everyone
Step-moms do Irish blessing
We do vows we wrote ourselves
Friend does reading
Unity cocktail
Officiant does her speech bit, we exchange rings, then we make out.
We go out first, then FSIL, then the bridal party.