12pm ceremony?

We had a 12pm ceremony and no one was bored. We didn't have to set up that morning though - we were able to do it the day before (by 'we' I mean me, my mam and my bridesmaid).

09.00 - Get ready

12.00 - Civil ceremony

12.45 - Reception drinks and photos

14.30 - Guests sit down for wedding breakfast and groom and FOB speeches

15.00 - Wedding breakfast

17.00 - Best Man speeches

18.00 - Evening guests arrived

19.00 - First dance (approx timings)

21.00 - Evening buffet

23.30 - Last orders

24.00 - Everyone back to hotel

Our ceremony is at 1:30, Last approx 40 mins, then back to hotel for pre meal drinks & photos, Seated for meal at 4:30 speeches first, meal served approx 5-5:15, evening reception begins at 7pm.

Dont worry!! We got married at 11 and our timings were -

11 - Tie the knot

11.30 - Drinks, photos, chat with the guests,

1 - Speeches

1.30 - Wedding Breakfast

3.30 - Break

6.30 - Evening reception starts

7.30 - first dance & disco

12.00 - Home time!

The break we had in the middle was a real worry for me as I thought people would be bored, honestly, best thing we ever did!! We were able to mingle with our day guests, chill out have a drink and relax before the evening do started. Some of the older and younger guests were able to go and have a nap and some of the guests mingled in their rooms upstairs and had a little party of their own with a few snuck in bottles of rum lol! Might have joined in that later on...

Honestly, on the day, you wont care, you'll be so deliriously happy that you wont even be thinking about it!

Have fun xx

We have 12pm ceremony

We don't have to set up the room in the morning

Our timings are:

12pm ceremony

12.30 Drinks, and photographs

2pm Guests seated for wedding breakfast

Speeches before food

4pm (or slightly later) Move to bar area for tea/coffee

This is where we have a gap! But planned:

Garden games (can be indoors depending on weather) such as jenga, dominoes, connect 4

7pm Evening guests arrive

8.15 Cake cutting and first dance

8.30 Evening buffet served

12 midnight Disco ends

Loves-young-dream I just noticed your counting down to the same day as me! Are you getting married on 13th September like me??

Our timings are hopefully going something like this:

1pm - ceremony

1.30pm - photos

2.30pm - wedding breakfast including speeches

5.00pm - arrive at evening venue for drinks

5 -7pm - we have a few secret activities organised to stop people being bored including a raffle!

7.00pm - evening guests arrive

7.30pm - live band

8.30pm - handfasting ceremony

8.45pm - cutting cake

9.00pm - first and second dance

9.15pm - 12.00am - rock disco

Thanks, it's the gap im most worried about!! Between about 4-7!!!

what sort of games did you organise? And yes September 13th it's flying by!!!!!!

I also have a gap between about 5:30 and 7:30, but we're not too worried. I figured people will probably just chill for a bit, have a wander round the building/grounds, freshen up at the hotel which is 2 mins walk etc. We are planning on doing some more coupley 'sun going down' shots then too.

ahh your my date twin!! And same time ceremony too!

I've organised a company to bring giant connect 4 which will be there from 4pm-8pm.

And I have bought a box of giant jenga, and giant dominoes.

Thinking that will be enough entertainment for now. It will give people a chance to mingle more, and check into rooms if needed, and chill out before the evening reception