What is a good wedding day timeline?
I need help planning out my wedding day time line. All the ones I found online are too early or they are for formal dinners and I just can’t find one that would work for a casual dinner with the ceremony starting around 4:30 or 5. I need to make a schedule for the following:
Getting ready
The Ceremony (15-30 min) short but sweet
Pictures
Cocktail hour
Indroduction at reception (The Ceremony and Reception will most likely be at the same location)
Dinner (probably buffet style)
Cake
First Dance
All other dances (Father & Bride, Mother & Groom, etc.)
Garter Toss
Bouquet Toss
They don’t have to go in that exact order and let me know if there is something I forgot.
I would like some help with actual times.
That looks about right. I made the PERFECT wedding day timeline and NO ONE followed it! The pastor even forgot about the wedding, key people were late, and nothing happened on time. So don’t freak if something doesn’t happen when it’s “supposed” to, it’s bound to happen at least once.
Be sure to give an approximate 10 minute buffer between the pre-ceremony events and about 5 minutes for ceremony events just so that the whole schedule isn’t ruined if one person or event is later than expected.
Good luck!
EDIT: The getting ready time will depend a lot on how many attendants you have and how much you’ll need to do. Give this time frame at least a half hour extra time because SOMEONE is going to be late.
The woman who mentioned taking time before the ceremony for pictures is right, most couples have the pictures of her and her maids, he and his men, as well as them individually with their families if everyone is there already.
The time frame for pictures after the ceremony will depend on your photographer and how many people are going to be photographed. If you have huge families, it’s going to take at least an hour and a half, and that’s assuming that everyone’s there where they should be and you don’t have to have your brother chase after grandma who’s walking around outside.
The reception shouldn’t need to be closely scheduled really. Set a time for the cake and dancing, and let everything else flow around those times.
Good luck!
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