(Closed) 2 ceremonies in one day – HELP!!!

posted 7 years ago in Ceremony
Post # 1
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Wannabee
  • Wedding: September 2011

Hi there

I have a dilema: I am getting married to a wonderful German man (I’m South Africa). And for financial reasons, we decided to have the registration of our marriage as well as the Church ceremony on one day.

The registration is open to only family members and starts at 09h20 sharp. There is then a long break where we’ll have a small garden reception for those who attended. My Maid of Honour (no bridesmaids) and I will then head back to my hotel to change for the Church Ceremony which starts at 16h30.

I will be doing my own hair and make-up for both ceremonies (two different dresses).

I was wondering if someone could help me out with a timeline for the day. I know there are important things like: waking up, having breakfast, etc, etc. But I just need a guideline as to when my alarm should go off Laughing

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Post # 3
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Busy bee
  • Wedding: June 2013

When I have to work on timelines for anything, I start with “what time do I need to be there?” and work backwards. So if the second ceremony starts at 16h30, then you think of how long it’ll take you to get there (is it the same place where you’ll be doing hair and makeup and changing clothes? If it is then only a few minutes to get there, otherwise you have the travel time of a car and traffic.), how long it’ll take to get changed and do your hair and makeup. How long it’ll take to get from the first site to the second will tell you what time you need to leave the first site so you aren’t in a huge time crunch. Etc etc. Good luck! And I always like to add an extra 15-30 minutes for unforeseen circumstances, like traffic. Or you can’t find something. 

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