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I think it looks like a good timeline. Why is there so much time between father/daughter dance and mother/groom dance? It seems like those should be consecutive instead of time in between. If you have dancing and a DJ, stopping so much for the other things will kill the dance floor. But besides that, it looks great!
I have a similar timeline, with ceremony, cocktail hour, and dinner served at the same time you do! After dinner everyone goes through the dinner line, we'll probably have the bride/groom dance. Let everyone eat then after eating, do father/daughter & mother/son dance. Then go ahead and cut the cake. Dance a little. The garter/bouqet toss.
EDIT: I just saw that dinner is announced at 8, but not served until 8:45. That seems a little late to me. But I'm sure it will be fine.
Were you planning to have your father/daughther dance while people are still eating? Dinner usually takes a fair amount longer than 35 mins, even if you are having a relatively small wedding. I have an hour and a half blocked off for dinner for 200 people.
I noticed the same thing as PP about a good deal of space between the father/daughter and mother/son dance.
We have a welcoming just before dinner, but put the toasts until after dinner because that is something that you can do while people are still finishing their meals. Where as I think you might want people up watching the father/daughter dance.
I worked with our DJ to come up with the itinerary. With a few hundred weddings under his belt, he knew MUCH better than we did about time frames. I can post it if you'd like?
How long are the drive times between places (ie the hotel/Sephora and the hotel/ceremony site)? Make sure you've accounted for driving time between places, but otherwise I think it looks good!
I just wanted to say THANKS! for posting this. I totally just bookmarked it for my own planning for later. :) Looks good to me, but I have yet to start thinking about that stuff for our day!
Thanks everyone for all of your input!!
I didn't know if I should've left time in between the Bride/father dance and the Groom/mother dance since it'll be during dinner, so I"ll probably have them back to back.
My wedding isn't too large, only expecting 130 people and it's sit down.
Dinner is late, I actually asked my day of coordinator about it and she said it should be fine since everyone will eat a lot during cocktail hour.
The hotel is actually right in between Sephora and where our Ceremony/Reception, so 10 minutes each way should be good.
@vabride2011: if you wouldn't mind sending your timeline, i'd really appreciate it! thanks!! Do you think I should switch the Bride/father dance and Groom/mother dance with the speeches? so that people are able to watch/listen to the speeches while they're finished/finishing up dinner? What about this...
8:00 - Dinner is announced.
Parents/Bridal party/Bride and Groom entrance to reception
8:10 - Bride and Groom’s First Dance
8:20 - Bride/father dance and Groom/mother dance
8:30 - Blessing. Dinner is served.
9:15 - Father of the Bride /Best Man /Maid of Honor Toasts
9:45 - Cake Cutting
10:15 - Bouquet/Garter Toss
@middleschoolsweethearts: I sent you our itinerary through message instead of posting it here bc it's long.
I think the second one you posted looks better! :) I'd hate for people to still be getting food or eating while you're having a very special moment with your dad!
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I made up my day of timeline, but I just wanted to get some opinions on it...did I miss anything? am I leaving enough time for everything? etc.
Our Wedding Day Timeline
9:00am Wake up, Eat breakfast
10:00am Hair at the hotel
12:00pm Lunch
12:30pm Flowers delivered to Ceremony/Reception Site
1:30pm Make-up at Sephora
3:00pm Meet back at hotel (checklist for all things needed for
Wedding Day)
3:30pm Arrive at Ceremony/Reception Site (Bride gets dressed)
4:00pm Photographers arrive. Pictures…
45 minutes for first look, bride and groom portraits
30 minutes for wedding party pictures
20 minutes for family portraits
6:00pm Bridal Party goes to Bridal Suite. Guests begin to arrive.
6:30pm Ceremony begins
7:00pm Cocktail Hour/Finish pictures
8:00pm Dinner is announced.
Parents/Bridal party/Bride and Groom entrance to reception
8:10pm Bride and Groom’s First Dance
8:20pm Father of the Bride /Best Man /Maid of Honor Toasts
8:45pm Dinner is served.
9:20pm Father/Bride Dance
9:45pm Mother/Groom Dance
10:00pm Cake Cutting
10:30pm Bouquet/Garter Toss
12:00am Reception ends.