Fillable Printable Sample weekend wedding itinerary

Sample weekend wedding itinerary

Friday

3:00 pm – check in, provide Beachwood with any wine, CD’s, centrepieces, cake, guest book etc needed

for dining room

5:00 pm – rehearsal (front lawn, lobby)

7:00 pm – BBQ at __________________________

8:00 pm - ?? – bonfire, socializing, decorate dance hall (if it is available)

Saturday

8:30 – 9:30 am – breakfast – main lodge dining room

10:00 am – decorate arbour, dance hall

11:00 am – hair & makeup

12:00 pm – decorate dining room (if required)

2:30 pm – pre wedding photos

4:00 pm – wedding ceremony

4:30 – 5:30 pm – cocktail hour for guests and photos for wedding party

5:45 – 6:00 pm – guests seated for dinner service in dining room

6:00 pm – Emcee introduces him/herself, wedding party, housekeeping (how to get bride & groom to

kiss), special guests (parents, grandparents, guests from far away etc). Emcee asks _________ to come

up and say grace.

6:10 – 7:30 pm – dinner service – appetizer, main course, dessert, coffee/tea.

7:30 pm – After dinner service is completed (waitstaff will serve dessert and make a couple of trips

around the dining room with coffee/tea and then leave dining room so the speeches can begin

uninterrupted. Emcee introduces each speaker. Can be done in any order you prefer and everyone listed

does not have to give a speech:

Emcee, Maid of Honour, Best Man, bridesmaids, groomsmen, parents of groom, parents of bride, bride

& groom (usually the Emcee is the first to speak and the bride and groom are the last)

8:30 pm – Emcee announces that your first dance will take place in a few minutes out on the front lawn

or in the dance hall located downstairs. He/She thanks everyone for coming etc etc.

8:30 pm – dance begins with bride & groom first dance, followed by bridesmaids/groomsmen and

parents joining in.

Sometime during the dance – These are up to you whether you do them or not. You can spread

it out over the evening or do it all at the beginning of the dance.

Father of the bride and Mother of the groom dance with their children either together or

separately

Garter toss and bouquet toss

Cake cutting

11:00 pm – midnight snack is placed out for guests and DJ announces this

1:00 am – Bar closes

Sunday

8:30 – 9:30 am – breakfast is served in the main lodge dining room

11:00 am – guests check out