Sample Wedding Schedule
2:00PM
Wedding party arrives
Hair & Makeup team arrive
Other vendors & Photographer(s) arrive
Rental company delivers rental items
Ceremony and reception setup begins
2:15PM
Getting ready/dressing photos
2:30PM
First look photos
2:45PM
Wedding party & family photos
3:15PM
Wedding party departs for ceremony site
3:30PM
Pre-ceremony music begins
Guests arrive at ceremony site
3:45PM
Couple arrives with parents at ceremony site
4:00PM
Ceremony begins
Bartender sets up
Caterers arrive
5:00PM
Ceremony ends
5:10PM
Couple photos at ceremony site
Escort guests from ceremony site to reception site
Cocktail hour begins
5:30PM
Reception begins
6:00PM
Couple’s introduction and first dance
6:30PM
Dinner served
7:00PM
Best man and maid of honor speeches
7:30PM
Cake cutting
Dessert course served
7:45PM
Parent dances
8:00PM
Dancing begins
9:00PM
Party continues
9:30PM
Last call
All guests depart
10:00PM
All personal belongings removed
Gates locked