Planning a wedding can be super stressful, and one thing that every vendor will ask is “What’s your day-of timeline?” Now, we didn’t finalize our wedding day timeline until closer to; however, we still needed to know what vendors were coming at what time and when the first dances were happening. As a bride, you want to be there for everything — but that can be harder than you’d expect! When it came to my wedding, I knew I wanted to be there for cocktail hour and have a schedule throughout the day where each event flowed nicely into the next, and so it didn’t feel like the day was broken up. We also wanted to do something a little *controversial* … we had the first dance and formal dances before dinner… And I LOVED it!
Here’s our wedding day timeline that you can steal for the perfect flow for your big day!
WEDDING DAY TIMELINE:
8:00 | hair + makeup begins for the bridal party
1:00 | bridal party and immediate family arrive at venue
1:30 – 2:30 | photos + first look
3:00 | ceremony
3:45 | cocktail hour + family photos
5:00 | guests called inside for reception, couple announced as they walk in for their first dance
5:10 | father + daughte dance, followed by mother + son dance
6:00 | dinner service begins
6:45 | speeches
7:30 | bride + groom golden hour photos, followed by bride change into second look
8:00 | grand re-entrance with bridal party, candy bar comes out, the party begins on the dance floor
10:00 | late night snack
12:00 | guests go home
