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RESOURCE: TIMELINE EXAMPLES

Use these real life timelines as samples to help you build your timeline.

1.First Look Timeline, 3:00 PM Ceremony 2.First Look Timeline, 4:00 PM Ceremony 3.No First Look Timeline, 6:30 PM Ceremony 4.No First Look Timeline, 2:00 PM Church Ceremony 5.No First Look Timeline, 5:00 PM Ceremony

©2020 yourweddingroadmap.com 1.FIRST LOOK TIMELINE 3:00 PM CEREMONY START TIME 8 HOURS 2 PHOTOGRAPHERS | 8 HOURS VIDEOGRAPHER | 7 HOURS DJ

8:00 AM Bride & Girls Getting Ready 11:30 AM Photography Starts 11:30 AM TO 12:00 PM Detail Shots (, shoes, jewelry, invitation, etc) 12:00 PM Videographer Arrives 12:00 PM TO 12:30 PM Guys get ready photos 12:30 PM TO 1:00 PM Additional Bride Getting Ready and Bride putting dress on 1:00 PM Second Photographer 1:00 PM TO 1:15 PM First Look with Bride Dad and then First Look with Groom 1:15 PM TO 2:00 PM Photos / Bride & Groom Photos + their dog. 2:00 PM TO 2:30 PM Immediate Family Photos 2:30 PM Take venue detail shots - ceremony and reception area 3:00 PM TO 3:45 PM Ceremony Start Time (anticipated 45 minutes) 3:45 PM Large Group Photo of Each Side of the Family (In Front of Arch) 4:00 PM Cocktail Hour Starts and DJ Starts Playing Music 4:00 PM TO 4:45 PM Additional Bride/Groom & Wedding Party Photos Take Thank You Banner Picture for Thank You Cards 4:45 PM Grand Entrance and DJ Announces 5:00 PM Dinner (Buffet) DJ Dismisses Tables 5:30 PM Toasts/Speeches 6:00 PM Cake Cutting 6:45 PM First Dance, Father/Daughter and Mother/Son 7:15 PM Sunset/Back-lit Photos in front of arch (some artistic) 8:00 PM First Photographer and Videographer leaves 8:15 PM Toss and Bouquet Toss 8:30 PM Second photographer leaves reception 9:00 PM Shoe Game 10:30 PM Last Call 11:00 PM DJ Music Concludes Midnight Need to be out of venue

©2020 yourweddingroadmap.com 2. FIRST LOOK TIMELINE 4:00 PM CEREMONY START TIME 10 HOURS PHOTOGRAPHER | 7 HOURS DJ

7:00 AM Bride Getting Ready 11:00 AM Photography Starts - arrive at Salon 11:00 AM Detail Shots (Dress, Shoes, Jewelry, Rings, Invitation, etc) 11:30 AM Bride Getting Ready Photos 12:30 PM Bride Putting on Dress 12:45 PM Drive to Arboretum for First Look, Wedding Party and Family Photos. 1:00 PM First Look with Bride Dad then First Look with Groom 1:45 PM Family Photos 2:15 PM TO 3:30 PM Bride/Groom & Wedding Party Photos 3:30 PM Drive to Ceremony/Reception Venue 4:00 PM Ceremony Area and Reception Area - Detail Shots 4:30 PM TO 5:00 PM Ceremony Starts (30 minutes), Unity Sand, 2 readings 5:00 PM Bride/Groom will release the rows instead of a receiving line. Then proceed to go outside to front of building where we will do our grand exit to the party . 5:00 PM Cocktail Hour Starts and DJ Music Starts 5:15 PM Party Bus (photographer ride along) stop at Bar 6:00 PM Grand Entrance / DJ Announcing 6:15 PM First Dance of Bride/Groom 6:20 PM Cake Cutting 6:30 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Toasts/Speeches 7:15 PM Father/Daughter Dance + Mother/Son Dance 7:30 PM Bouquet & Garter Toss 7:45 PM Sunset Photos 8:15 PM Dollar Dance 8:45 PM Fake Sparkler Send Off, we are wanting to do a sparkler send off at dark (fake send off because we won't actually be leaving at this time). 9:00 PM Photography Ends 11:30 PM Last Call Midnight DJ Concludes 1:00 AM Be out of venue

©2020 yourweddingroadmap.com 3. NO FIRST LOOK TIMELINE 6:30 PM CEREMONY START TIME 8 HOURS PHOTOGRAPHER | 5 HOURS DJ | 3 HOUR PHOTO BOOTH

10:00 AM Bride & Girls Getting Ready Starts 2:15 PM Photography Starts 2:15 PM Detail Shots (Dress, shoes, jewelry, etc) 2:45 PM TO 3:45 PM Bride Getting Read Photos and Putting on Dress 3:45 PM Drive to Guys Getting Ready 4:00 PM Guys Getting Ready Photos 4:40 PM TO 5:00 PM Drive to Venue - Can't get into venue until 5pm. 5:00 PM TO 6:00 PM Individual Photos of Bride and girls + Bride Photos with Guys + Individual Photos of Groom and guys + Groom Photos with Girls 6:00 PM Decor Shots 6:30 PM TO 7:00 PM Ceremony (30 minutes) Kneeling on a pillow given by god parents Coins given by second pair of god parents Lasso put on us by the third set of god parents 7:00 PM TO 7:15 PM Family Photos 7:00 PM Cocktail Hour - DJ Starts Playing Music 7:15 PM TO 8:00 PM Bride Groom and Wedding Party Photos 8:00 PM Grand Entrance - DJ Announces 8:15 PM Dinner (Buffet) 8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM Mariachi Band 9:00 PM TO 12:00 AM Photo Booth Runs 9:30 PM Toasts/Speeches 9:35 PM Cake Cutting 9:40 PM First Dances 9:55 PM Dollar Dance 10:05 PM Garter Toss/Bouquet Toss 10:15 PM Photography Ends Midnight DJ Concludes 1:00 AM Need to be out of venue

©2020 yourweddingroadmap.com 4. NO FIRST LOOK TIMELINE 2:00 PM CHURCH CEREMONY START TIME 8 HOURS PHOTOGRAPHER | 6 HOURS DJ

9:00 AM Bride & Girls Getting Ready Starts 1:00 PM Photography Starts 1:00 PM Getting Ready Photos of Bride 1:30 PM Ceremony Detail Shots 2:00 PM TO 3:00 PM Ceremony (1 hour) / Bride and Groom receiving Holy Communion 3:00 PM Receiving Line 3:30 PM Family Photos at Church 3:45 PM Wedding Party/Bride & Groom Photos at Church 4:30 PM Party Bus / Stop at Park for Bride/Groom & Wedding Party Photos 5:00 PM Cocktail Hour Starts & DJ Starts to Play Music 5:30 PM Stop at Bar (photographer rides bus) 6:15 PM Grand Entrance 6:30 PM First Dances 6:45 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Cake Cutting 7:45 PM Toasts/Speeches 8:00 PM Bride/Groom - Sunset Photos / Back-lit Photos 9:00 PM Photography Ends 11:00 PM DJ Concludes Midnight Need to be out of venue

©2020 yourweddingroadmap.com 5. NO FIRST LOOK TIMELINE 5:00 PM CEREMONY START TIME 4 HOURS PHOTOGRAPHER | 5 HOURS DJ

11:00 AM Bride & Girls Getting Ready Starts 3:30 PM Photography Starts 3:30 PM Getting Ready Photos of Bride 4:30 PM Ceremony Detail Shots 5:00 PM TO 5:30 PM Ceremony (30 minutes) 5:30 PM Family Photos 5:45 PM Wedding Party/Bride & Groom Photos 5:30 PM Cocktail Hour Starts & DJ Starts to Play Music 6:15 PM Grand Entrance 6:30 PM First Dances 6:45 PM Cake Cutting 7:00 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Photography Ends 10:30 PM DJ Concludes Midnight Need to be out of venue

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