Ok, 12 days out from our wedding. FREAKING OUT.
Our ceremony and reception are taking place in the same location. Cocktail hour is just steps away from ceremony area, and Reception area is just steps away from cocktail hour. No travel, no gap, yay!
This time line is what I have worked up taking from the suggested timelines from our Photographer, Venue coordinator, and DJ. FI and I have not fully decided on if we want to do our first dance right after the DJ announces us into the reception. I've seen this at weddings and think it always looks really smooth and helps move things along. I only worry that it might be weird because FI and I are doing the welcome toast. So would we enter the reception, have first dance, then give welcome toast? or would we hold off on the welcome toast until everyone has gone through the buffet line?
11:00a //
Bridesmaids hair and makeup
12:30p //
Bride hair
1:30p //
Bride Makeup
3:00p //
Shuttle to Venue
3:30p //
Couple First Look & Portraits
4:00p //
Wedding Party Portraits
4:00p //
Venue access begins, Day of Coordinator arrives, Florist arrives for
ceremony/reception set up
5:15p //
Family portraits
5:30p //
Ceremony detail & arrivals candid pictures
5:30p //
Guests begin to arrive
6:00p //
Ceremony begins
6:30p //
Ceremony ends
6:30p// Additional
family photos (if needed)
6:30p //
cocktail hour begins
7:15-30p //
Guests begin to be seated for dinner
7:40p // Introduction
of Wedding Party and Bride & Groom
First dance?
7:45p // Buffet
(table by table)
8:30p //
Passed champagne for Toasts, Best Man/Maid of Honor Toasts
9:00p //
First Dance(?)
9:05p //
Parent Dances(should only be 5 minutes for both dances)
9:15p //
Cake Cutting
9:20p //
Dance floor opens
11p//Last Dance