To those that can afford the time and money...I think one of the best things I did for my husband and I was to book a full 4 hour spa treatment the day before the wedding. That gave us ample time to relax and truly enjoy the wedding day. So for those that can, even if it's just a one hour massage, I strongly suggest it! =)
Thanks, Camille. We do plan to take our time doing pictures in between. The country club where our reception is being held allows us to go out on the golf course to take pictures which will be great. Part of the reason that we have so much time is that we have a good amount of people coming in from out of town, so we thought this would be a good time for them to check into the hotel (which is right down the street from the reception, but not so close to the church). Then there is a bar in the hotel and one in another part of the country club. Another idea is for someone who lives at a convenient location to volunteer to have some people back to their house. This is good for someone close to you but who isn't in the wedding party.
I recommend having more than one person doing hair and makeup and recruiting lots of people to be responsible for things. Each of my bridesmaids are responsible for being contacts for the cake lady, caterer, photographer, also for guest book, gifts, favors, and candy buffet!
9:00: Picking up bouquets from florist (literally less than 1/4 mi from my house)
9:30: Meet at Salon for brides hair/makeup, all girls getting makeup done. We will be done by 11:30. All girls will have on button down shirts. We are dropping off the dresses at the church the night before at the rehersal dinner.
11:30: Guys arrive at church already mostly dressed and will have already had late breakfast/early lunch.
12:00: Girls arrive at church for lunch before getting dressed. Guys will start taking pictures at 12:15ish. Families at church at 12:00.
12:45: Everyone get dressed
1:00: Start pictures with girls and families. Done by 1:30.
1:30: Once we are done, seating for early birds
2:00: Ceremony begins, over by 2:45.
3:00: Guests arrive at reception. Our goal is to be at the reception by 4:00.
5:00: Cake Cutting
5:45: Bouquet Toss/Garter
6:30: Leaving
6:30-7:00 We will be taking some pictures of just the two of us! :)
My pre-ceremony timeline (for the ladies) is as follows:
10:00-Rise and shine! Shower and gather belongings to take to site.
11:15-Head to Boulder to commence pampering.
12:00-Bridesmaids Brunch at a Teahouse(also includes my Mother (MOB) and Future Mother-in-Law (MIL). We have to special order tea service for 10, so it will be all ready when we arrive.
1:30-4:30-Nails (manis and pedis) and hair for all 7 BMs, MOB and MIL as well as hair, nails and makeup for the bride. The makeup artist and hair stylists (2) will come to the nail salon (which has leather couches, endless MnMs and Diet Coke, and a projection screen that plays Sex and the City nonstop).
4:30-5:00-Travel to venue (Bridal Party and Groom's Party). I am trying to work out the logistics so that my Dad can drive me and the BMs/MIL/MOB can travel together in the 15 passenger van we have rented.
5:00-5:30-Dress at venue/Take getting ready photographs (Men and women will each have their own photographer).
5:30-6:30-Pictures of bridal party and groomsmen with bride and groom (We will not see one another until the ceremony).
6:45-String trio begins to play/Guests arrive by shuttle bus.
7:00-Ceremony begins.
I have another timeline from there, of course, one for the ceremony and another for the reception. In the interest of brevity, I did not include them, but would happily send them along to anyone who is interested!
To those that can afford the time and money...I think one of the best things I did for my husband and I was to book a full 4 hour spa treatment the day before the wedding. That gave us ample time to relax and truly enjoy the wedding day. So for those that can, even if it's just a one hour massage, I strongly suggest it! =)
posted by MissBlueBear 271 posts 7 months agoThanks, Camille. We do plan to take our time doing pictures in between. The country club where our reception is being held allows us to go out on the golf course to take pictures which will be great. Part of the reason that we have so much time is that we have a good amount of people coming in from out of town, so we thought this would be a good time for them to check into the hotel (which is right down the street from the reception, but not so close to the church). Then there is a bar in the hotel and one in another part of the country club. Another idea is for someone who lives at a convenient location to volunteer to have some people back to their house. This is good for someone close to you but who isn't in the wedding party.
posted by mcap101 7 posts 7 months agoOur wedding is at 2:00pm.
I recommend having more than one person doing hair and makeup and recruiting lots of people to be responsible for things. Each of my bridesmaids are responsible for being contacts for the cake lady, caterer, photographer, also for guest book, gifts, favors, and candy buffet!
9:00: Picking up bouquets from florist (literally less than 1/4 mi from my house)
9:30: Meet at Salon for brides hair/makeup, all girls getting makeup done. We will be done by 11:30. All girls will have on button down shirts. We are dropping off the dresses at the church the night before at the rehersal dinner.
11:30: Guys arrive at church already mostly dressed and will have already had late breakfast/early lunch.
12:00: Girls arrive at church for lunch before getting dressed. Guys will start taking pictures at 12:15ish. Families at church at 12:00.
12:45: Everyone get dressed
1:00: Start pictures with girls and families. Done by 1:30.
1:30: Once we are done, seating for early birds
2:00: Ceremony begins, over by 2:45.
3:00: Guests arrive at reception. Our goal is to be at the reception by 4:00.
5:00: Cake Cutting
5:45: Bouquet Toss/Garter
6:30: Leaving
6:30-7:00 We will be taking some pictures of just the two of us! :)
Off to our honeymoon! :)
Good luck everyone! :)
posted by lharbin85 9 posts 5 months agoMy pre-ceremony timeline (for the ladies) is as follows:
10:00-Rise and shine! Shower and gather belongings to take to site.
11:15-Head to Boulder to commence pampering.
12:00-Bridesmaids Brunch at a Teahouse(also includes my Mother (MOB) and Future Mother-in-Law (MIL). We have to special order tea service for 10, so it will be all ready when we arrive.
1:30-4:30-Nails (manis and pedis) and hair for all 7 BMs, MOB and MIL as well as hair, nails and makeup for the bride. The makeup artist and hair stylists (2) will come to the nail salon (which has leather couches, endless MnMs and Diet Coke, and a projection screen that plays Sex and the City nonstop).
4:30-5:00-Travel to venue (Bridal Party and Groom's Party). I am trying to work out the logistics so that my Dad can drive me and the BMs/MIL/MOB can travel together in the 15 passenger van we have rented.
5:00-5:30-Dress at venue/Take getting ready photographs (Men and women will each have their own photographer).
5:30-6:30-Pictures of bridal party and groomsmen with bride and groom (We will not see one another until the ceremony).
6:45-String trio begins to play/Guests arrive by shuttle bus.
7:00-Ceremony begins.
I have another timeline from there, of course, one for the ceremony and another for the reception. In the interest of brevity, I did not include them, but would happily send them along to anyone who is interested!
posted by ErinMarieMack 263 posts 5 months ago