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6pm ceremony - wedding day schedule from start to finish?

Allie, on February 12, 2018 at 2:38 PM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 6 8
Hi all - My ceremony starts at 6pm. For those of you who have 6pm ceremony start times - what does wedding day timeline look like from start to finish?

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Latest activity by Juanita, on September 2, 2023 at 10:39 AM
  • BoudreauToBe
    Master July 2018
    BoudreauToBe ·
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    Are you having hair and makeup professionally done? I would figure this out in these steps:

    1. Hair and Makeup timeline

    2. Photographer - how many hours do you have them for? How much of the reception vs. getting ready do you want photographed?

    3. First look or no first look?

    4. Distance between where you are getting ready, ceremony venue, and reception venue

    Here is ours:

    9:30am - Arrive at family homes to get ready (Two houses, 5 min from church)

    10:00am - Hair/makeup teams arrive, should be done by 1:30

    2:00pm - Photographer arrives as we are getting dressed

    2:15pm - Photos of girls together and guys together (one photographer for each)

    3:00pm - Travel down the road to where the guys are getting ready

    3:15pm - First look, family portraits, bridal party portraits

    4:15pm - Travel to church

    4:30pm - Ceremony

    5:15pm - Travel to reception venue

    6:00pm - Cocktail hour

    7:00pm - Entrance/first dance

    7:15pm - Dinner served


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  • J
    Devoted June 2018
    Janette ·
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    Our timeline is

    6pm-6:30pm Ceremony
    6:30-7:30 Cocktail Hour
    7:30-11 Reception
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  • Vivian
    Devoted April 2018
    Vivian ·
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    10am: Makeup Begins (there are a LOT of us getting our makeup done)
    Noon: Hair Begins
    2:30pm: Photographer arrives for getting ready photos
    3:30pm: Everyone gets dressed
    4:00pm: Family & Party portraits
    6:00pm: Ceremony
    6:30pm: Cocktail hour
    7:30pm-midnight: Dinner/dancing

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  • Nikki
    Super May 2018
    Nikki ·
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    9am- breakfast with FH (we're spending the night together beforehand)

    11am- hair & makeup arrive

    3pm- get dressed

    3:30pm- leave for first look

    3:45pm- arrive at venue

    4-5pm: first look & couple's photos

    5-5:30pm: family photos

    5:30- guests start to arrive, go to bridal room to wait for ceremony

    6pm- ceremony

    6:15pm- cocktail hour starts while venue flips ceremony space to reception. we join cocktail hour

    6:30pm- FH makes welcome toast. We go outside for sunset photos for like 10 minutes

    7:15pm- dinner buffet opens. We aren't doing any other toasts, dances, etc. So the venue will just be open for guests to mingle

    8pm- DJ switches to dance music if it seems like people are into it

    8:30pm- cake & desserts available

    9:45pm- last call.

    10pm: done

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  • Holly
    Devoted August 2018
    Holly ·
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    Following my ceremony starts at 6 and reception ends at 11
    having a hard time finding examples online for start times at 6 pm
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  • P
    Dedicated September 2018
    Phoenix1114 ·
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    Following for ideas lol not doing a first look though

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  • Ashley
    VIP May 2018
    Ashley ·
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    We are probably starting hair and makeup at 11 am. Finishing by 3:30 and then heading to the venue at 4pm. my schedule looks similar to Nikki’s without the first look
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  • J
    Just Said Yes November 2023
    Juanita ·
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    Very helpful. thanks

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