Wedding Timeline!!!

I would do the B/G introduction and first dance at the end of cocktail hour as a signal to start the dinner portion. Then do toasts once people are through the buffet lines and seated. I think making people sit for 1.5 hours before dancing is too long, imo.

Boquet/ Garter toss is usually in the middle of the dance portion, not the beginning.

Will you need to get the cake cut in order to serve to everyone? Or is this just a photo op? If it needs to be cut and served, I would do it as soon as you are introduced so there is time to get it plated, etc for when dinner is over.

This is exactly how I had it before making the changes and a lot of people said to move the introduction and first dance to a later slot for various reasons, so that is what I did

9:00 a.m. – Girls meet to start prep for hair/makeup + mimosas/coffee
10:00 a.m. -Hair and makeup / Getting ready

10:30 a.m. -Guys meet to start prep & breakfast
12:00 p.m – Pre-wedding photos (bride w/ her family, groom w/ his family, bride & bridesmaid, groom & groomsmen)
12:30–2:00 p.m.- Most vendors arrive for setup

2:30 p.m. -Final touches on hair/makeup. Head to venue
3:00 p.m. – Doors open / Room ready for guests / Pre-ceremony music starts

3:00 p.m. -Early bird guests start to arrive
3:30 p.m. -Ceremony starts / Procession
4:00 p.m. -Ceremony ends / Recession
4:15 p.m. -The receiving line starts

4:45 p.m. -The receiving line ends
5:00 p.m. -Cocktail Hour / Post Ceremony Photos
6:15 p.m. -Introduction of Bride & Groom/First Dance
6:30 p.m. -Father/Daughter & Mother/Son Dances

6:45 p.m. -Bouquet/Garter Toss
7:00 p.m. -Dancing

7:45 p.m. -Buffet opens / Dinner served

7:55 p.m. -Toasts
8:10 p.m. -Cake cutting

8:30 p.m. -Sunset photos!

9:00 p.m -More dancing

10:15 p.m. -Last dance, couple only

10:30 p.m. -Send off
10:45 p.m. -Guests depart
11:00 p.m. -All staff departs

How's this look?

9:00 a.m. – Girls meet to start prep for hair/makeup + mimosas/coffee
10:00 a.m. -Hair and makeup / Getting ready

10:30 a.m. -Guys meet to start prep & breakfast
12:00 p.m – Pre-wedding photos (bride w/ her family, groom w/ his family, bride & bridesmaid, groom & groomsmen)
12:30–2:00 p.m.- Most vendors arrive for setup

2:30 p.m. -Final touches on hair/makeup. Head to venue
3:00 p.m. – Doors open / Room ready for guests / Pre-ceremony music starts

3:00 p.m. -Early bird guests start to arrive
3:30 p.m. -Ceremony starts / Procession
4:00 p.m. -Ceremony ends / Recession
4:15 p.m. -The receiving line starts

4:45 p.m. -The receiving line ends
5:00 p.m. -Cocktail Hour / Post Ceremony Photos
6:15 p.m. -Introduction of Bride & Groom/First Dance
6:30 p.m. -Father/Daughter & Mother/Son Dances

6:45 p.m. - Buffet opens / Dinner served
7:00 p.m. -Toasts

7:45 p.m. -Dancing

7:55 p.m. -Bouquet/Garter Toss
8:10 p.m. -Cake cutting

8:30 p.m. -Sunset photos!

9:00 p.m -More dancing

10:15 p.m. -Last dance, couple only

10:30 p.m. -Send off
10:45 p.m. -Guests depart
11:00 p.m. -All staff departs

Personally I think that will flow a ton better!!! My question about the cake still stands, if it's needed to feed everyone, then i'd do it immediately after introductions and before your first dance.

If not needed to feed everyone, then you're fine as is.

I think that will work well! My only question is why only dance for 10 mins then do the tosses? Totally up to you and to be honest your guests won't really notice. It looks like you're set to have a magical day!

We're still unsure how we're doing our cake. If we're doing a 1 or 2 tier and the rest be cupcakes or if we're actually doing a 3 or 4 tier that will feed everyone

The toasts may not take 45 minutes so we'll play around with that for sure.

Oh gosh, I didn't notice that - toasts should take no more than 10 minutes total no matter how many there are. But i do think it's nice to do them while people are already seated and eating dinner. You don't need a separate "toasts" time.

Looks good to me! Only concern is the amount of time spent on hair/makeup. How many H&MU staff will be there? How many people are getting that done? Only asking because when I was my sister's MOH, we started bright and early at 7am! (and there were 7 of us, including MOB & MOG)

We have about 4 1/2 hours of getting ready time. It's me, 5 bridesmaids, 4 flower girls, MOB and MOG but I'm pretty sure I'm the only one getting my hair and makeup professionally done unless the girls are paying for their own makeup artist because I can't afford to pay for all of them.