Timings.....

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The running order of your day should flow from the ceremony to the celebration drinks to the wedding breakfast to the speeches to the evening party without any time feeling like you've been waiting too long or hurried along!

If your having a church ceremony this will take around 45mins/1hr and if having a civil ceremony this will take around 20/30mins. It all depends on what readings and music you decide on during the service.

A civil ceremony followed by reception may look like this but a church service has no interviews on the day.
09.30 venue stylist arrives at venue10.00 hair and make up arrive for bride10.00 hearty breakfast for groom with bestman10.30 flowers arrive at venue including buttonholes11.00 photographer arrives for bride11.00 flowers for bridal party arrive at brides home/hotel11.45 groom makes way to church/venue12.00 transport arrives for bride12.20 groom arrives
12.30 registrars arrive and interview groom
12.30 bride arrives
12.45 registrars interview bride
12.45 guests arrive
1.00 ceremony
1.30 mr & mrs exit and enjoy celebration drinks at reception venue with guests and photos with family and friends
3/3.30 wedding meal to commenceSpeeches somewhere during meal (allow 1/2 hour)5.00 band/dj set up
6.00 meal finish/coffees/cut cake7.00 eve guests arrive7.30 1st dance7.45 band to play for 1 hr9.00 evening food served9.30 band to play for another hour10.30 dj to play till close12.00 bride and groom start the honeymoon!

This timeline after the ceremony should always be provisional as any good venue should antisapate if proceedings should be pushed along or held back.....