How to Create A Wedding Day Timeline

Anyone planning a wedding knows that a GREAT timeline is the key to the perfect day. Make sure your check out Junebug Weddings' blog on how to create a Wedding Day Timeline. I'm thrilled to have contributed to this article and how that it helps those planning their special day with logistics.

Photo: Bradley Hanson Photography

Sample Timeline:

*this is just a sample timeline and probably won’t fit your event perfectly

8:00am—Hair and Makeup (depends on how many people are being serviced)
2:00pm—Wedding party photos start at hotel
4:00pm—First look
4:00–6:00pm— Vendors arrive for setup – two hours before ceremony (depends on the amount of decor being installed)
5:30pm—Guests arrive for wedding/Pre-ceremony music starts
5:45pm – Wedding Party line-up
6:00pm—Ceremony start
6:30pm—Ceremony ends
6:30pm—Cocktail hour starts
7:15pm—Move guests into dinner
Introduction of Wedding Party
Introduction of Bride & Groom
7:30pm—First dance
Welcome
7:45pm—Dinner served
8:45 pm – Cake Cutting/Toasts
Special Parent Dances (Father-Daughter & Mother-Son/Fraternity or Sorority Songs)
9:00pm—General dancing music starts
10:00pm—Garter/Bouquet Toss
10:15pm – Dancing
11:00pm – Car arrives/Exit
11:00pm—Breakdown (typically 1 hour load out)

(source: Gail Johnson Weddings and Events)