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