Starting Your Day
• Eat a healthy breakfast. You will need the energy and may not have time to eat lunch
• Take time to relax before you start your busy day
• If you have reserved a hotel room head there
• Your Maid of honor will arrive
• Bridesmaids arrive
• Make up and hair stylists will arrive
• Other family members start arriving
• Bridesmaids attend to your gown and attire
• Bouquets, flowers arrive before photos are taken
• Photographer to arrive, Will take photos of bridesmaids getting ready and having fun
• Put your wedding dress on, and be fussed over Usually 1 - 2 hrs before the ceremony
• Your transportation arrives to escort you to the ceremony
• Take photos

 Ceremony

• Music begins approximately 30 minutes before ceremony
• Ushers begin seating your guests 30 mininutes before ceremony
• Close guest book 5 minutes before the processional begins
• Officiant will take their place
• Groom and best man take their place

 Processional Guidelines

• Processional music begins
• Wedding party attendants take their places
• Attendants proceed down the aisle
• Your Mother and Father take their positions on either side of you
• You, along with your Mother and Father, head down the aisle
• The ceremony takes place
• Allow 1-3 hours for photos after the ceremony

 Reception

• Cocktail hour for guests before you arrive
• Arrive at the reception
• Toasts and speeches by best man & others
• Reception dinner
• Cutting of the cake
• Bridal first dance followed by dancing

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