Many wedding couples often ask the question?
How will my wedding day run, what are the likely timings?
Of course these vary, but here is a sample guide for timings that can work well for a traditional format wedding with a ceremony at 1pm and a three-course wedding breakfast after a drinks’ reception.
We often find when planning a wedding, couples underestimate how long everything takes. Luckily, Godwick provides you with a wedding planner who can map out your day and suggest timings for you that will work.
Pre-Ceremony:
- 12:00-12:30: Guests arrival
- 12:15: First registrar meeting (usually groom)
- 12:30: Tractor rides from the Accommodation (for those walking down the aisle)
- 12:45: Second registrar meeting in the Bar area (usually bride)
Ceremony:
- 13:00: Ceremony begins
Drinks’ Reception:
- 13:30: Confetti and drink reception
- 15:00: Tractor rides to the ruins for couple photos
- 15:15: Guests called to take their seats
- 15:30: Introduction of the newly wedded couple
- 15:35: Speeches
Wedding breakfast (or the sit-down meal)
- 16:05: Starter
- 16:45: Mains
- 17:45: Dessert
- 18:30: Tables cleared
- 19:00: Evening guests arrive
Evening Reception:
- 19:45: Cake cutting
- 20:00: First Dance & Band/DJ start
- 20:30: Evening food available
- 00:00: Last orders at the bar
- 00:30: Bar closes and music stops
- 1:00: Everyone to have vacated the barn and made their merry way home!
By Hannah Siddell, Godwick Wedding Planner