Post # 1
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Blushing bee
Hi Bees.
I am having the harderst time creating a day of timeline. I’m getting seriously stressed and annoyed that I even have to have one in the first place. I feel like I just want someone else to figure it out for me haha and I also feel like a child throwing a tantrum about it. My wedding is next weekend and I have so many people asking me for the damn timeline. This is the only thing that has stressed me out about the entire planning process so far…
Oi… Thanks for listening to me rant lol.
Post # 2
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Sugar bee
- Wedding: September 2017 - Poppy Ridge Golf Course
Your wedding is next weekend and you’re now working on a timeline? lol I thought I was queen of procrastinating. 🙂 Kidding. What are people asking for specifically? I assume they know what time the ceremony starts. Is your reception at the same venue or do they need to travel and figure out how much time it takes to change locations? Are they asking for a cocktail hour or dinner start time? I can’t think of much else where its necessary for people to know specific start times.
Post # 3
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Blushing bee
heavenlyflower : I am the worst procrastinator ever!! haha I’m trying to order my veil as we speak and need to rush order it ahhhhhhh!
My caterer is asking for a timeline which I think is really random. And yes the ceremony and reception are in the same place. She sent me an example of a timeline she did last weekend and it has everything on it from start time, dances, speaches, pictures, dinner, dessert etc. And that had me more stressed. I don’t know what time to do all that lol!
Post # 4
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Bumble bee
I HATED my timeline, thank god for a very organized friend who helped. What’s your main source of stress?
Post # 5
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Sugar bee
- Wedding: September 2017 - Poppy Ridge Golf Course
mathiasenn : I literally laughed out loud and startled my fur baby. 😂 Seems a little strange the caterer needs an entire day of timeline…I would think all a caterer needs to know is what time food should be served. And possibly what time you’d like to cut the cake if they are handling this as well? I’m clueless here but curiously following. lol Venue coordinator provided a very simple timeline and I had no objections.
Post # 6
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Blushing bee
chigirl217bride : I don’t know! I guess that I just find it really stupid and annoying that I have to come up with the timeline haha! I feel like my coordinator should be doing it? But I don’t know..
heavenlyflower : Hahahha well I’m glad I could make you laugh !!! I think it’s weird too!! Especially since they’re not coordinating the wedding…unless they are? Maybe I should ask them haha. Boy, I’m a disaster!
Post # 7
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Bumble bee
I gave a suggestion for a timeline on your other thread. Did that not help?
Post # 8
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Busy bee
Would you be able to work with a sample timeline and tweak it a little bit?
It would be a good starting point to look at an example, keep some things or eliminate some things.
Post # 9
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Helper bee
The caterer needs the timeline so they can make sure the staff won’t be serving/clearing dishes during key moments – it doesn’t have to be super strict, just general ideas of how long the alotted time would be. For instance, when you have the speeches you don’t want to have the staff clearing dishes, as this can be noisy/disruptive. And if you want to have a toast, the staff should know so they could go around and fill glasses in advance.
It’s also easier for the caterer to know that at 7:30 everyone will be invited to sit at the table, so the food should be ready to go at that time. Otherwise you risk it being prepared earlier and just sitting around.
But yea, this is something your coordinator should be able to put together for you. Why not just put the two people in touch and say that you’re available if they have any questions?
Post # 10
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Busy bee
Do you have a Day of Coordinator or Wedding Planner? If so, they should be helping you with this.
Post # 11
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Blushing bee
mathiasenn : I get married next weekend too! yay for date twins! 🙂 I just did my timeline last week! LOL during the day Im just doing to typical get pampered getting ready stuff, but I have a timeline for the time my photogrpaher gets there-our send off. Is that what you need? It not to hard, you are probably just stressing which is understandable! I can help if you want!
Post # 12
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Blushing bee
chocochai : It did, thank you!! But, I’m just stupid I guess. Everytime I go to actually do it I get stressed out about it and then I just put it away. I guess this thread was kind of a vent lol