October 2016 brides--what's your day of schedule look like?

Is there a reason you made this specific to October 2016 brides? You may get more responses if you open it up to others.

Here is mine

I wish I knew. I have too much on my mind

@ATLBride: I made it specific to this upcoming October brides because I'm getting married in October of 2017 and wanted to see how brides in my wedding month planned their day of schedule. In October it starts getting darker earlier and cooler so schedules might be a little different than a bride who is getting married when the sun doesn't set until 9 pm Anybody else who's not an October 2016 bride feel free to comment! I'm sure there are just slight variations in how scheduling would be and any ideas would be helpful.

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The 3 biggest things that are going to determine your timeline leading up to the wedding ceremony are: what timeline did your photographer give you (and are you doing a first look or not), how much time does your hair/makeup team need, and who is setting up the venue space and decor! My photographer just gave me her timeline for pictures, so I'm giving her start time as the "need to end" time for my hair and makeup vendor!

Here is my timeline:

Wedding Day Saturday, October 8th

Pregaming

8:00 Bridal Party gathers for breakfast

10:00 Photographers arrive at groomsmen/ bridesmaid cabins for getting ready photos

11:30 Bridal Party Arrives at Venue

11:45 first look and pictures

1:00 Decorate Tent

1:45 Shuttle departs for 1st guest pickup

2:15 Go into hiding in Bridal suite

2:30 DJ Arrives

Ceremony

2:30 Pre ceremony music

2:55 Groomsmen Entry

3:00 Bridal Party entry

3:03 Bride's Procession

3:05 Ceremony Begins

3:07 Reading One

3:10 Officiant speech

3:20 Reading Two

3:23 Rings come down aisle

3:23 announcement of vows

3:25 Vow Exchange

3:29 Ring Exchange

3:30 Announcesment of the Newlyweds

3:31 Ceremony Ends

Resessional Song

Cocktail Hour

3:31 Transitional Happy Hour & Apps

4:30 DJ Announces for guests to make their way to the tent for the reception

Reception

4:40 Grand Entrance announcement by DJ

4:50 Bride and Groom thank you

4:55 Dinner released by table

5:20 Toasts

5:55 Cake Cutting

6:00 First Dance

6:03 Father Daughter Dance

6:06 Mother Son Dance

7:00 Garter Toss

7:02 Boquet Toss

10:00 DJ Announces final song and after party location

There's like half a year worth of weddings that take place when the sun doesn't set at 9 PM. And many weddings that take place indoor don't really consider the time the sun sets anyway.

If you are open to hearing responses from other users, maybe take the "October 2016 brides" part out. A lot of people who don't fit that description may not even click on this thread. Just a suggestion, I understand you have something specific in mind

Here's mine (the things in all caps are just things I'm worried about forgetting/not happening):

8:00am/8:30am - Hair person arrives to set up and start hair

11:00am - MUA arrives to start make up

12:30pm - Last people should be sitting down to get hair/make up done

1:00pm - MAKE SURE EVERYONE EATS!

2:00pm - Everyone getting ready at the house needs to be done and ready to go by this time, everyone who didn't get ready at the house, needs to be at the house by this time. Load up the cars and head to the venue.

2:30pm - Arrive at the venue, "getting ready photos"

3:00pm - Photos with bridesmaids

3:30pm - First Look, bride and groom, whole BP photos

4:15pm - Immediate family photos

4:45pm - Guests begin to arrive

5:00pm - Ceremony begins

5:20pm - Ceremony ends, finish up pictures, cocktail hour begins

6:00pm - Photos end, FH & I join cocktail hour

6:30pm - Introductions, First Dance, & Dinner

7:30pm - Toasts, Father Daughter Dance, Open Dancing

8:30pm - Cake cutting, bouquet toss

8:45pm - More Dancing

10:30pm - FH & I leave, music stops, bar closes, cleanup begins.

11:00pm - EVERYONE MUST BE OUT BY THIS TIME.

We are doing 90% of our photos before the ceremony in multiple locations. There is alot of travel time. Outdoor sunset ceremony then dinner rather than a full reception.

ETA - double post

10isham hair/make-up for myself, bridesmaid, MOB, MOG

2(or 2:30)pm - first look & family pictures

4pm - ceremony starts

4:45-5pm - start drinks and apps

5:15 - first dance

6:00 - dinner

7:00 - dancing

8:00 cake cutting followed by more dancing

10:30 departure

We will probably take some sunset pictures whenever that happens between all the other events. That's a rough schedule as I haven't done my final meeting with the photographer to nail down the details.

8am – Everyone eats breakfast.

9am – 1pm - Ladies arrive at the bride’s moms house to start getting ready.

9am- Guys meet at grooms parent’s house

10:00am - Venue opens for vendors – Krystal and other family members arrive to decorate.

10:00am-11:00am – Guys set up tables and chairs/deliver alcohol

11:30-12:00pm - Lunch before getting dressed

12:00 – 1:00pm - Getting ready photo’s with girls

12:30 - 1:00pm – Getting ready photo’s with guys

1:00pm - Everyone leaves to venue

1:40 – 2:00pm – First Look photos

2:00-3:45pm - Bridal Party and Family Pictures**

**Help with any decorating when not taking pictures

3:45pm - Everyone inside as guests start arriving

3:45pm – Pre-ceremony music; seating of guests.

4:30pm – LETS GET MARRIED! *Itinerary remains the same if indoor/outdoor ceremony.

PROCESSIONAL (music notes in RED)

1) Officiant Entrance: Terrance reminds guests NO photography or cell phones.

Parents are seated (Never Let Me Go- Florence and the Machine)

2) a. Stephanie’s mom, escorted by Tommy

b. Mitchell’s mom, escorted by Mitchell & dad follows

3) Groomsmen:

a. BM, Shane

b. BM, Dillion

c. Joey

4) Bridesmaids:

a. MOH, Victoria

b. Stephanie

c. Stephanie

5) Stephanie’s Entrance

WEDDING CEREMONY:

Welcome, Giving of the Bride, (Remind guests to sit down), Vows, Exchange of Rings, Closing Remarks about Marriage, Pronouncement, The Kiss, Presentation of the New Couple as Mr. & Mrs. Cooke

RECESSIONAL: (Good to be Alive- Calvin Harris)

1) Mr. & Mrs. Cooke

2) Bridesmaids & Groomsmen

3) Parents remain seated

*Terrence to thank guests for coming and a couple quick family photos before cocktail hour.

5-5:30pm – Cocktail hour & post-ceremony photos. Ushers and siblings move chairs inside reception hall.

5:45 – Grand Entrance with Full Wedding Party: (Space Jam – Quad City DJ’s)

1) Victoria and Shane

2) Stephanie and Dillion

3) Stephanie and Joey

4) Mr. &; Mrs. Cooke

First Dance (The Way I Am – Ingrid Michaelson)

6pm – Dinner Served; Stephanie and Mitchell eat first, then mingle with all guests.

7:15pm – Toasts by the Best Men/Maid of Honor

Cutting of the Cake (DJ’s Choice)

Group Photo/ Halloween Flip

Open the dance floor!

8:30- Anniversary Dance (Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You – Frankie Valli

9pm – Bouquet Toss (DJ’s Choice)

Garter Removal/Toss (DJ’s Choice)

9:55 – Last Dance

10:00-12pm – Cleanup for vendors & parents collect gifts, leftover food/cake & decorations.

50 days to go!

I am loving the spreadsheets! Nice job ladies!

I'm not an October bride but I'm stressing about some of our wedding timeline and I am LOVING (and going to steal) some of these spreadsheets!

Our day of...still figuring out deets!

8 am breakfast (my girls and I are slumber partying after the RD)

First BM hair starts at 9 am

130 shuttle departs with me and my girls and mom to the venue

2pm we get dressed and do photos with the girls.

330 first look with dad

331 touch up makeup from crying lol

4 pm ceremony starts

430-530 cocktail hour for guests, photos for rest of bridal party

530 guests escorted into tent for reception

545 we are announced and do our first dance

6 pm dinner is served

630 speeches and the rest of the dances

915 last call

945 last dance

10 pm final shuttle to hotel

1030-??? After party

Well I feel super far behind. I haven't even started a timeline. I'm sure once you have met with all your vendors, you'll have a better idea. You still have plenty of time to figure out your time line.

@MissNC oh yeah I know I have lots of time! I was looking into hairstylist which got me thinking what time I would even want to get my hair done the day of and was curious how hectic everybody's day of is and how the timeline goes. I think the vendors kind of set it up to a degree. I know my photographer said she'll meet with me at some point to discuss timelines for photos and the DJ also said the same so I'm happy it's not going to be all on me to figure out lol

I am getting married Oct 21, 2017. I am having an outdoor garden wedding. My ceremony is set for 3pm. I did not want it to be too later, because of the fact that it gets dark early. I sometimes wonder if this is too early?