Schedule
Wedding Day Timeline
2:30 PM – Guest Arrival
Guests begin arriving, music playing, ushers seating.
3:00 PM – Ceremony Begins
Processional → Ceremony → First kiss
(About 25–30 minutes)
3:30 PM – Ceremony Ends / Transition
Guests dismissed and guided to cocktail hour.
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM – Cocktail Hour
Drinks and light bites
Music and mingling
Bride and groom take photos (family, bridal party, couple)
4:30 PM – Reception Begins
Guests enter reception space
Grand entrance of wedding party and couple
First dance
5:00 PM – Dinner Service
Blessing or prayer
Dinner served
5:45 PM – Toasts and Speeches
Best man
Maid of honor
Optional: parents
6:15 PM – Special Dances
Father–daughter dance
Mother–son dance
6:30 PM – Dance Floor Opens
Party begins
7:30 PM – Cake Cutting and Dessert
Cake cutting moment
Dessert table opens
8:00 PM – Open Dancing Continues
Peak dancing time
8:45 PM – Final Dance
9:00 PM – Grand Exit