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I think it looks fine, but you may want to pad the time for a couple of your events. I don't think 30 minutes is nearly enough time for dinner. I would say you need at least one hour, and more likely two hours, depending on how you're serving dinner and how many guests you have. We had two plated courses for 57 guests and it took almost 2 hours.
Also, I think you would be better off to schedule the bouquet and garter toss for at least 5 minutes each, but more likely 10 minutes each. People need time to get out of their seats, gather around the dance floor, watch you do the toss (or remove the garter then toss), and watch the catcher celebrate/take pictures for a minute or two. Are you having a first dance? If so, you might want to add that to your timeline as well.
Otherwise, I think the times look great! You just need to pad your schedule a little bit, but the rest of it looks right on! I also like a little bit of dancing before the whole bouquet/garter toss, so I think you're fine with that order of events. :)
Check out Kate Parker (from Weddingbee Pro) and her timeline - http://www.weddingbeepro.com/tag/timeline/. I used her timeline to start a rough draft for my ceremony and reception. I was able to take out items that we're not doing and rearrange as I thought necessary, but still know about how long some items take. Good luck!
I agree with Mrs. Spring. I would add some extra time for the bouquet/garter toss, and also at least another half hour for dinner. I would ask your venue how long they typically budget for a plated dinner ... they should be able to tell you how long to expect to serve everyone and eat.
Overall, I would cushion everything by about 5 extra minutes. Intros may take longer, as might toasts. Better to be ahead of schedule than behind!
Other than that, great job!
alright thanks, ya I felt like I was shooting in the dark, I feel like ok you people do millions of weddings, i've only ever planned this one, you come up with the stuff I need.. haha guess it doesn't work that way though but thanks for all your help
Funny, I just wrote our plan out too. Yours looks great! Here is ours:
Bride/Groom First Dance
Greeting/Toast by father of the Bride
6pm: Part 2
Cake Cutting
745: Bar Closed
8pm: End Time, Grand Exit with Sparklers
I would move the cake cutting up to right after dinner. You don't want to have all your guests out on the dancefloor when you're cutting the cake. Also, I would move the boquet and garter toss a tad bit later during the dancing portion so more people will be out on the dancefloor already.
@ lily dsm, I thought about putting cake right after dinner, but I want to reveal the candy buffet for people to pick on and I didn't want to do it that soon in the night, just in case I run out. As for the boquet and garter, I think waiting for more people to be dancing is a good idea, thanks
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Our dj wants a timeline of the reception. I pretty much just thought it was dance dance and dance some more but i guess I need to be more prepared so how does it work with the dinner and everything?
5-6 cocktail hour
6-6:05 Bridal Party Intros
6:05-6:10 Father daughter dance
6:10-6:15 Mother son dance
6:15-6:25 Toasts, bestman, maids of honors, and prayer for dinner
6:30-7 Dinner
Than what? do we dance for a while than do garter and bouquet? Is this even in the right order?
7-7:30 Dance
7:30-7:35 Bouquet and Garter Toss
7:35-7:45 Cake Cutting and Candy Buffet Reveal
7:45-10:00 Dancing
How does this look?