Hello All!
Part I
After scouring the Internet for wedding day timelines, I had a somewhat difficult experience in finding actual wedding day timelines from real brides (I kept finding tips for wedding timelines or suggestions, but not REAL timelines from REAL brides).
Below is a wedding day timeline I found through TheKnot.com! I will add another one tomorrow.
If there are any readers, brides, or grooms that want want to feature their wedding timeline, please send it to: info@withthisfavor.com
You can also find the wedding day timeline my and husband and I used at: http://www.withthisfavor.com/blog/117/creating-a-wedding-day-timeline/
By Knottie: ABCWedding (one of my favorite and most outlined timelines!)
7:00 am – Girls wake up, shower, eat breakfast.
Groomsmen wake-up & pick up breakfast for the girls.
8:15 am – Hair & makeup artists arrive, sets up equipment.
8:30 am – All girls sit for hot rollers.
BM#1 sits for make-up also.
9:00 am – Groom wakes up and showers, eats breakfast.
9:15 am – BM#2 make-up
BM#1 hair
BM#3 hair
10:00 am – Bride make-up
BM#2 hair
Mom make-up
Florist drops off bouquets, flower girl baskets, boutonnieres.
Groomsmen & officiant arrive at Groom’s hotel room. Put on boutonnieres.
10:30 am Photographer arrives at Groom’s room for getting ready pics, and shots of the Groom & the guys on hotel terrace.
10:45 am – Bride hair
BM#3 make-up
Mom hair
11:00 am – DOC arrives & checks in with bride & groom.
Photographer goes to Bride’s room – shots of the Bride getting ready, plus details like dress, bouquets, etc.
11:30 am – Hair & make-up done for all girls!
Bride starts getting dressed & ready to go.
11:45 am – BRIDE READY
Clean up room for tea ceremony!
12:00 pm – 1st Tea Ceremony (Bride’s family)
Groom & GMs knock to “announce” their arrival at Bride’s room.
Bride’s family and BMs request for Red envelopes before entrance.
Tea ceremony with bride’s parents.
Pictures with bride’s family.
12:00 pm – Groom’s family arrive at hotel and go to Groom’s room. Put on boutonnieres.
12:30 pm – 2nd Tea Ceremony (Groom’s family)
Pictures with Groom’s family
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Limo arrives to take bridal party for outdoor pics
Pics back at hotel also.
Bridal party gets a quick bite to eat.
2:00 pm – Florist arrives at ceremony/reception location.
Bride’s friends arrive to help DOC set up – placecards, menus, table numbers, favors, etc.
2:30 pm – DJ arrives & sets up
(will play music for ceremony & reception)
3:30 pm – Cake arrives.
Florist decorates cake and cake table.
Bridal party arrive at ceremony/reception location. Bride stays in bridal room.
3:45 pm – Bride touches up make-up for ceremony.
3:50 pm – Bridal party lines up
Ring check
Photographer in place
4:00 pm – Ceremony starts (per invitation time)
4:30 pm – Late ceremony start time, if important guests arrive late.
5:00 pm – Ceremony ends.
Cocktail hour begins.
BM and MOH sign marriage license.
Group shots with Bride & Groom’s extended family.
If time allows, group shots with friends.
5:30 pm – Bride returns to bridal room to change hair style.
6:00 pm – Announce for guests to begin taking their seats
6:15 pm – Grand Entrance of Wedding Party. DJ introduces everyone – Wedding party and immediate family members.
6:25 pm – First Dance, Parents Dance
Speeches:
1) BM
2) MOH1
3) MOH2
4) Officiant/Friend
5) Bride & Groom
7 pm – Start 1st entree (jazz background music)
7:30 pm – Start greeting tables (take pics with guests during toasts)
8:30 pm – Finish greet tables. Bride touches up makeup
8:45 pm – DJ announces cake cutting (play cake cutting song – “Sugar Sugar”).
9 pm – 3 Chinese newlywed games (MC’ed by friends of the groom)
9:15 pm – Open dancing
10:45 pm – DJ announces last dance (Song “Save the last dance for me”)
11:00 pm – End of reception! Clean-up begins.
12 am – LEAVE!
