Tips For Creating Your Wedding Day Timeline

Begin with the dates & times on your contracts from your vendors; such as caterers, photographers, DJ etc. List when they will be setting up and ending.  Leave plenty of space on your sheet.

Next add in the details such as when you will be getting your hair and make-up done, putting your wedding gown on, when your bridesmaids are showing up, the groom showing up, and when the groomsmen are showing up.

Add in the brides and grooms first meet if you will see each other before everyone else arrives.

Now add in if you will have formal pictures before or after the ceremony

Ceremony Start Time and End Time

Post ceremony pictures as husband and wife

Arrival time for reception hall and grand entrance time

Dinner start time

Add the DJ timeline of songs and announcements such as the garter toss, cake cutting, bouquet toss and any other special moments that the DJ or Photographer need to announce and capture for your day.

End time with grand exit.

Its easy to create this timeline, but with nerves and a ton of other things running through your head it can be overwhelming. We hope these tips will help you focus and make quick work of getting this prepared for your vendors so they maybe able to provide their best service for you on your beautiful wedding day.