Wedding Day Timeline

Have a detailed time list of your day. Fill in the blank slots with when each event starts. Make sure your vendors and bridal party have a copy so everyone is on the same page.

getting ready

__________ Hair & Makeup Begins __________ Lunch is delivered __________ Vendors arrive for setup __________ Flowers delivered __________ Photographer arrives __________ Hair & Makeup Ends

pre-ceremony

__________ Bride and groom's first look __________ Bridal Party / Family photos

Photo: Al Gordon Photography Florals: Sue Ellen's Floral Boutique Planner: Kimberly Ann Events

ceremony

__________ Guests begin to arrive; pre-ceremony music begins __________ Start time printed on the invitation __________ Ceremony starts; wedding-party processional __________ Officiant's opening remarks, message, and charge to the couple __________ Exchange of vows and rings __________ Pronouncement of marriage, presentation of the couple and recessional. __________ Cocktail hour begins immediately following the ceremony __________ Cocktail hour concludes; guests begin to take their seats at the reception

reception

__________ Emcee introduces the wedding party and newlyweds __________ Newlyweds go right into their first dance __________ Welcome speech or blessing __________ Dinner service begins __________ Toasts __________ Father-daughter dance, followed by mother-son dance __________ All guests are invited to join everyone on the dance floor __________ Cake cutting __________ Last call __________ Last song; followed by couple's grand exit __________ Reception concludes; guests depart; begin breakdown __________ Breakdown complete; everyone out