Wedding Wedding Day Timeline

[Coreysgirl]

For those getting married in the morning, have you figured out what time you''ll get up and be dressed? And what about timing for the bridesmaids? What time are you all meeting up? I''m just trying to get some ideas for my wedding day. I did an email yesterday and noone was able or wanted to help me.

 

[shimmer]

Sorry that no one is helping you, I really have no idea for a timeline!

 

[Laurenj915]

https://www.pricescope.com/forum/bride-world-wide-grooms-grooves/borrowing-from-buttercup-how-did-you-schedule-thingss-on-your-wedding-day-t82910.html

That thread was posted a few weeks ago about timelines the morning of your wedding.

 

[Sabine]

What time is your wedding, do you and your girls have appts. to get hair and/or makeup done, and if so, are they together?

 

[lucy love]

my wedding is at 10am and I''m waking up at 5:00 am!!! my bridesmaids and i are all staying over at one of the bridesmaid''s houses, and getting ready together. one bridesmaid''s mom does hair and is coming at 6am to do our hair. her daughter (my bridesmaid) is a makeup artist and is doing our makeup. we''ll be leaving the house at 8:45 and get to the church at 9:00-9:10am. i''ll dress at the church and take some pictures, and then 10am! I''m getting hitched!!!

 

[Coreysgirl]

The wedding starts at 11am and the reception is 11:30-4:30. The girls are getting their hair done the night before. I''m getting my hair done the morning of the wedding. Do you think it would be okay if we spent the night at our apartment? Because if we do that then I''ll get dressed at my mother''s house because the hair salon is 3 blocks from her house and the flower shop is a literally right around the corner. I didn''t think it would be this hard.

Also, if you don''t mind answering this for me, we have to put favor bags on the tables but we can''t setup before 10am, how would we do that? I don''t understand why we can''t set up before 10am considering there''s no weddings or anything before 11am. I can''t even get dressed at the venue which I think is so odd.

I met someone who was willing to help me out for free because she wants to build her portfolio but she emailed me today and said she can''t help out physically but she can be a resource for me.

 

[anchor31]

Here''s my timeline for my 11AM ceremony. Everything''s within 5 minutes drive of each other.

6AM: Up!
7AM: Hair
8:30AM: Get bouquets and go home
8:45AM: DIY make-up, get dressed
9:45AM: Photographer and BM (my mom and MOH will already be with me) arrives
10:45AM: Leave for church
11AM: Get married!

It sucks about you not being able to set up sooner. We''re setting up the tablecloths, bows and favours 1 or 2 days before, and the florist is delivering and setting up the centerpieces herself on the morning of (before noon). Can''t you explain to your venue manager that you''re on a too tight schedule?

 

[Coreysgirl]

I actually haven''t spoken to the manager. I spoke to one of the ladies there that sets the appointments up. Maybe I''ll try to set up a little earlier than that. It shouldn''t be a problem. Do you happen to know when you have your first dance, bouquet and garter toss?

 

[anchor31]

Date: 4/23/2008 4:13:13 PM
Author: Coreysgirl
I actually haven't spoken to the manager. I spoke to one of the ladies there that sets the appointments up. Maybe I'll try to set up a little earlier than that. It shouldn't be a problem. Do you happen to know when you have your first dance, bouquet and garter toss?

Uh... No. Sorry. Our reception timeline is not entirely figured out yet. Cocktails are from 12:15PM to 1:15PM, lunch from 1:30PM to 4:30PM. I'm thinking first dance after lunch and cake cutting half an hour later (just before our photographer leaves at 5PM)?

I don't want a bouquet/garter ttoss, but I'm thinking a few people will bully me into it.

Initially, we were having the typical "dinner and dance" sort of schedule, only earlier in the day (so 12-8PM), but I'm starting to think that people won't stay and dance as much as they would for a later wedding, so I'd like to have a "12-5PM" type reception (not unlike you) and end it all at 5:30PM. However, FI is not very receptive to this right now, so I guess I'll wait a little to figure this all out.

Do you know more or less the schedule for your reception?

 

[Coreysgirl]

After the wedding, there will be a cocktail hour from 11:30-12:30. At 12:30 they''ll be served and afterwards it''s party time. I''m doing a little research online and I think that when it gets closer to 12:30 the bridal party will enter with us following. We''ll eat, drink a little bit, have our first dance. I just need to figure where to include the rest of the events because we also have a praise dancer that will perform.

I don''t know if it''s typical to have her dance during the ceremony or right while the food is being served.