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wow...you do have everything mapped out...it sounds great to me, just don't get worried if something takes longer then expected. Go with the flow on your wedding day and have fun. I saw you scheduled lunch, I forgot to do that haha I'll probably be starving come 5pm when our reception is, I guess I should pack some snacks, I need to be fed every few hours...lol
Are you planning to touch up your makeup while sitting at the head table, or are you going to try to slip to the bathroom for those? I could see the DJ trying to start up the first dance right after the toasts while you're off in the bathroom. He/she should probably be aware if you plan to duck out for a couple minutes, to avoid awkward "where's the bride?" moments.
Just out of curiosity, will you be wearing a watch you can glance at frequently to keep to your timeline? How do you plan to enforce it to this degree of detail?
Anyway it certainly looks like you've covered everything that needs to happen!
The only thing I worry about is only 2 1/2 hours of photos set aside. Are you doing very many photos of your family? What about of just you and your FI? If there aren't to many family or formal you should be alright but I just worry you might miss out on a shot with someone important with that little of time. Just something to think about.
I think you might need more than 15 minutes to get dressed. You also need more time for bridal party pictures. I'd start them earlier if possible. I had a 2pm wedding and some guests were there before 1:30. I tried to be done with pics by 1, 1:15. We started bridal party and family pics at 11:45.
What exactly will your bridesmaids be doing from 8:00am to 12:45pm? That might be a looong morning for them if they're just sitting there while you get your hair done. Also, is it going to take you 75 minutes to put on your makeup? Your morning might not need to start quite so early.
Thanks for the tips everyone!!! This is exactly the type of help I need.
@jenbrandner: I found these awesome rice paper blotter sheets with a light matte powder coating on one side. I plan on just taking a minute to blot my face, and get a bridesmaids help with a quick concealer application if needed. I figure that maybe I can hide behind a tree or something instead of going all the way inside. :) But, great point on the possibility of an awkward moment. Our DJ is luckily super organized, and I'm going to give him a copy of the schedule once I'm done with it, so he'll be aware of those potential breaks. And, I know that I won't be able to follow this to this level of detail. But, I figure that we'll follow it as close as we can. We have a day-of coordinator who will be assisting with keeping on schedule, and maybe we'll set up a big clock at the venue. We actually have one that would be perfect.
@MsBrooklynA: I've considered doing the whole "first look" thing before the wedding so that we get more time for photos, but the thought of that makes me kind of disappointed. Maybe we should make cocktail hour a little longer?
@amariem25: Great points. Ours is a destination wedding, most guests are staying over the night before, and I bet that some people arrive super early. I'll shift it back, I think you're exactly right.
@Cinnamon Roll: We're doing hair and makeup ourselves, so I figure that we'll all be hanging out in the girls prep room just getting ready. My MOH is doing my hair and another bridesmaid is helping with makeup. But I think you're right - maybe we allocated too much time to hair/makeup.
When I'm done, I'll post a revised version of the schedule in case it helps anyone else. I know that I scoured the internet for a couple of hours looking for different examples. :)
imo you didn't allocate enough time for hair/makeup. I had a 2pm wedding and my hair started at 7:30AM. I wasn't done with hair until 9:45AM. Then I drove to the hotel. I started my makeup there at 10AM or so and did it until 11AM. Got dressed for half an hour, then my mom drove me to the church and my groom and I had our "first look" portraits around 11:30 or 11:45. We started the family and bridal party shots right after that. I was done with those by 1pm, then ate a quick lunch and hid out in the loft area while all the guests were arriving at the church.
Anyways, I'd say allocate a ton of time for hair and makeup. It's better to be relaxed in the morning. I would prefer extra time rather than not enough time and running around trying to nervously finish hair/makeup.
I plan on borrowing portions of your timeline and making it my own since I am also having a 2pm wedding! I like that you have mapped it all out (including bathroom breaks!!)
Thanks!
From my experience as a bridesmaid, you can never put aside enough time to get ready. It's probably ok that you over estimate your time to do hair & makeup especially since you are doing your own. We had about 1 - 2 hours to do makeup, hair and get dressed and we still went over time haha...girls will be girls!
Mines at 1:30 and I'm going to use some of your stuff too. Didn't even think of that yet. Nice work, very detailed.
wow u have it all planned out---only thing where we have our reception the place is ours until 1am...we party hard in canada.
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8:00 AM Wake up call to bridal party
8:05 AM Shower, dress in a button down shirt, sweatpants
8:30 AM Girls meet up in girls prep room. Breakfast, coffee/tea, etc.
9:00 AM Hair... Elizabeth to do
10:30:00 Makeup... I will do, Elizabeth touch up
11:45:00 Lunch!
12:10:00 Bathroom break :)
12:15:00 Put dress on, garter, accessories, final details
12:30:00 Tanya to dress flower girl
12:30:00 Photographer arrives
12:40:00 Makeup touchup
12:45 PM Bridal party pictures
1:00 PM DJ Arrives & starts setting up
1:30 PM Guests start to arrive
1:45 PM Flower girl, ring bearer ready?
1:55 PM Makeup touchup
2:00 PM Wedding party to line up
2:00 PM Ceremony (really more like 2:10?)
2:45 AM Cocktail hour, photos
3:35 PM Bathroom break :)
3:40 PM Makeup touchup
3:45 PM Intros, wedding party followed by bride and groom
4:00 PM Blessing - grandma?
4:10 PM Food (buffet) served; bridal party to go first
4:10 PM Someone to bring bride & groom small plates
4:30 PM Bride & Groom to walk around to each table
5:00 PM Maid of honor and best man toast
5:10 PM Makeup touchup
5:15 PM First dance
5:20 PM Dancing to begin
5:50 PM Bouquet Toss
5:55 PM Garter toss
6:00 PM Bride & Groom to walk around to each table
6:25 PM Makeup touchup
6:30 PM Cake cutting
6:35 PM Cake & coffee served
6:40 PM Bathroom break :)
6:45 PM Dancing continues
7:30 PM Photographer leaves
8:00 PM Getting dark...
8:45 PM Party over!
9:00 PM DJ Leaves
9:00 PM "After-party" at the rental house w/ close friends?