10:00 a.m. Hair and makeup artists arrive / getting ready
11:00 a.m. Vendors arrive for setup
12:00 p.m. Bride begins hair and makeup
1:00 p.m. Photographer arrives; begins shooting getting-ready photos
2:15 p.m. Bride gets into her wedding dress
2:40 p.m. Couples’ “first look” and portraits
3:30 p.m. All wedding party members arrive at wedding venue
4:00 p.m. Wedding party and family photos with the couple
4:30 p.m. Guests begin to arrive / pre-ceremony music starts
5:00 p.m. Ceremony start time
6:00 p.m. Ceremony ends / cocktail hour begins
7:00 p.m. Cocktail hour ends / guests are invited into the reception
7:15 p.m. Newlyweds’ introduction and first dance
7:20 p.m. All guests invited onto the dance floor
7:45 p.m. Guests return to their seats / first course is served
8:00 p.m. Welcome toast
8:15 p.m. First course is cleared and main course is served
8:45 p.m. Best man and maid of honor toasts
9:00 p.m. Parent dances (father-daughter dance and mother-son dance)
9:10 p.m. All guests invited onto the dance floor
10:00 p.m. Cake cutting / dessert is served
10:55 p.m. Last song
11:00 p.m. Guests depart
Midnight Breakdown complete