Wedding Day Timeline -- does this seem right?
Hi ladies - I've been working on my wedding day timeline and I feel like there is no time to enjoy myself. Am I missing anything? Alotting too much time for some things? Thanks for the help!
Note: Island Hills is not charging us for setup, pre-ceremony welcome or ceremony time. Only once the cocktail hour starts are we on the clock, and we are planning on paying for an extra hour.
8.00am-Bride Awakes, Showers
8.30am-Breakfast Arrives
- Maid of Honor & Bridesmaid Arrive for Breakfast
9.30am-Hair and Makeup People Arrive
11.30am-Bride Steps into Wedding Gown and Begins final preparation
- Photographer Arrives for Home Pictures
12.00noon-Best Man and Groomsmen Arrive at Courtyard Marriott to get ready with Groom
- Second Photographer Arrives Courtyard Marriott for groom preparation photos
1.00 pm-Limo picks up bride and others to go to Island Hills
1.30pm-Bride arrives at Island Hills for pictures
2.00pm-Limo picks up groom at Courtyard Marriott
2.30pm-Groom arrives at Island Hills for pictures
- Mother of Groom arrives at Island Hills for pictures
3.00pm-Guests Arrive / Greeted with Champagne & Berries
3.30pm-Ceremony begins
4.15pm-End of Ceremony
- Bride & Groom Greet Guests
5.00pm-Cocktail Hour begins
6.00pm-Reception begins
6.15pm-Bridal Party Entrance
- Bride & Groom First Dance
6.30pm-Toasts: Best Man & Maid of Honor Speeches
6.45pm-First Course Served
7.30pm-Traditional Italian & Irish Music and Dancing
8.00pm-Dinner is Served
9.30pm-Cake Cutting Ceremony
- Bride dancing with Uncle
- Groom dancing with Mother
10.00pm-Bouquet Throwing & Garter Tossing
11.00pm-Last Dance
11.15pm-Limo & Shuttle arrive to take guests back to Courtyard Marriott
11.30pm-After-party at Courtyard Marriott
Note: Island Hills is not charging us for setup, pre-ceremony welcome or ceremony time. Only once the cocktail hour starts are we on the clock, and we are planning on paying for an extra hour.
8.00am-Bride Awakes, Showers
8.30am-Breakfast Arrives
- Maid of Honor & Bridesmaid Arrive for Breakfast
9.30am-Hair and Makeup People Arrive
11.30am-Bride Steps into Wedding Gown and Begins final preparation
- Photographer Arrives for Home Pictures
12.00noon-Best Man and Groomsmen Arrive at Courtyard Marriott to get ready with Groom
- Second Photographer Arrives Courtyard Marriott for groom preparation photos
1.00 pm-Limo picks up bride and others to go to Island Hills
1.30pm-Bride arrives at Island Hills for pictures
2.00pm-Limo picks up groom at Courtyard Marriott
2.30pm-Groom arrives at Island Hills for pictures
- Mother of Groom arrives at Island Hills for pictures
3.00pm-Guests Arrive / Greeted with Champagne & Berries
3.30pm-Ceremony begins
4.15pm-End of Ceremony
- Bride & Groom Greet Guests
5.00pm-Cocktail Hour begins
6.00pm-Reception begins
6.15pm-Bridal Party Entrance
- Bride & Groom First Dance
6.30pm-Toasts: Best Man & Maid of Honor Speeches
6.45pm-First Course Served
7.30pm-Traditional Italian & Irish Music and Dancing
8.00pm-Dinner is Served
9.30pm-Cake Cutting Ceremony
- Bride dancing with Uncle
- Groom dancing with Mother
10.00pm-Bouquet Throwing & Garter Tossing
11.00pm-Last Dance
11.15pm-Limo & Shuttle arrive to take guests back to Courtyard Marriott
11.30pm-After-party at Courtyard Marriott