I wrote this up for my girls, and a similar one for FH's guys... I'm an extremely organized person and I want to be detailed and specific but I'm worried it's too much, or that I'm missing something? What do you all think?
Saturday, June 1
3:00pm: Please meet us at the venue for: a rehearsal of the ceremony, reviewing who is going to do what, thank you gifts.
What we need from you: Come dressed for the Rehearsal Dinner (or bring a change of clothes).
4:40pm: Drive to Rehearsal Dinner
5:00pm: Rehearsal Dinner (expected to go until 7 or 8pm)
What we need from you:
-Someone (or multiple people) to be responsible for taking some pictures at the dinner
-Someone to be responsible for taking a video of the speeches.
Sunday, June 2
10:00am: Please arrive at the Bridal Suite at 10am with comfy clothes, messy hair, and no makeup for a fun morning of beautifying and mimosas (Please don’t come earlier than 10am - Jason will be sleeping in the Bridal Suite.)
10:00AM: Makeup
10:40am: Hair
11:30am: Photographer arrives on site for pre-ceremony photos with Groom and Groomsmen
11:40am: Photographer arrives in the Bridal Suite for pre-ceremony photos with Bride and Bridesmaids.
What we need from you:
-We should be ready-or just putting on the finishing touches-by this time.
-Photographers have MOH's phone number as “someone who will be with the Bride” so please answer any calls from unknown numbers!
12:00pm: Guest doors to the ballroom close.
What we need from you: Bride and Bridesmaids come downstairs, enter ballroom from back door, and prepare for processional.
12:05pm: Processional Begins
What we need from you:
-Bridesmaids to enter from behind the curtain one at a time, and be met by Groomsmen
-MOH to announce “Please stand for the Bride” when she arrives at the altar.
12:30pm: Ceremony concludes. Bridal Party to join Bride, Groom, and Families outside for photos. Other guests will proceed downstairs for Cocktail Hour.
1:00pm: Bridal Party and Families to join guests for Cocktail Hour.
What we need from you: We will need people to be responsible for the Wedit cameras, and for taking videos during cocktail hour.
1:30pm: Cocktail Hour ends, Bridal Party/Guests come back upstairs to the ballroom for the Reception.
What we need from you: Someone will need to set up a Wedit camera for the photo booth.
1:45pm: Bride and Groom are introduced and enter the reception, followed by first dance.
What we need from you:
-Someone to announce the entrance
-Someone to take a video of the entrance and dance.
-Someone to be responsible for setting up, and playing the first dance song, and the rest of the playlist to follow.
1:50pm: Toasts (each to be 2-3 minutes long)
What we need from you: Someone to take videos of these speeches.
2:00pm: Lunch is served, reception continues.
What we need from you: Wedit cameras can be passed among the bridal party for video-purposes throughout the reception.
4:00pm: Cake cutting
What we need from you: Someone to take a video of this.
4:05pm: Cake, coffee, and tea are served
5:00pm: Reception concludes.
What we need from you: Someone to be responsible for collecting all 5 Wedit cameras and returning them to us.
