| When |
Where |
What |
| 10.00am |
Bride's home |
Bride, her parents and attendants prepare for the ceremony |
| 10.10am |
Flowers arrive |
| 11.00am |
Best man's home |
Best man prepares for the ceremony |
| 11.30am |
Bride's home |
Bride's mother contacts the reception venue to confirm that everything
is OK |
| 11.45am |
Best man arrives to collect buttonholes for himself, groom and
ushers |
| 12 noon |
Ushers' homes |
Ushers are preparing for the ceremony |
| 12.10 pm |
Groom's home |
Groom and his parents prepare for the ceremony |
| 12.30pm |
Best man arrives |
| 1.15pm |
Church |
Ushers arrive and prepare prayer and hymn books or orders of service,
check out seating and parking |
| 1.15pm |
Groom's home |
Best man calls bride's father to let him know he and groom are
leaving for the church |
| 1.20pm |
Bride's home |
Transport arrives |
| 1.30pm |
Church |
Groom and best man arrive: buttonholes and orders of service given
to ushers |
| 1.35pm |
Best man finds minister and pays church fees |
| 1.40pm |
Guests begin to arrive, ushers give them orders of service, escort
to seats and warn guests of any camera or confetti restrictions |
| 1.40pm |
Bride's home |
Bride's mother and attendants leave for the church |
| 1.50pm |
Bride and father leave for church |
| 1.50pm |
Bells begin, choir enters the church |
| 1.55pm |
Church |
Bride's mother and attendants arrive |
| 1.59pm |
Bride and father arrive, groom and best man move into position |
| 2.00pm |
Bride and father, with attendants, progress up aisle and ceremony
begins |
| 2.50pm |
Progress out of church, photo session outside |
| 3.30pm |
Bride and groom leave for reception |
| 3.35pm |
Parents, attendants and guests leave for reception |
| 3.45pm |
Reception |
Parents, best man and chief bridesmaid arrive, reception line forms |
| 3.50pm |
Newly-weds arrive |
| 3.55pm |
Guests arrive and are welcomed |
| 4.30pm |
Meal is served |
| 5.10pm |
Speeches |
| 5.30pm |
Cake cutting |
| 5.40pm |
Party/Dancing begins |
| 8.00pm |
Finger buffet set out by caterer |
| 10.30pm |
Bride and groom leave |
| 10.50pm |
Reception ends; best man and chief bridesmaid take care of any
clothes left by the bride and groom, and repack wedding gifts to
take to newlyweds' or parent's home |
| 11.00pm |
Last person leaves |
| 11.05pm |
Bride's parents check venue for lost property, etc. and thank staff |
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