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#WeddingWednesday My Day Of Wedding Timeline

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One of the most difficult things I found about wedding planning was creating the day of timeline. I stressed over this for days. I did not have a wedding planner… and I didn’t think I needed one + they’re crazy expensive. I think I did pretty okay on my own except for this one area. Everywhere online gave me zero help in creating a timeline. Either I had to pay for one or the free ones gave zero info….I wanted one detailed bc I didn’t want any hiccups to happen the day of my wedding… and to my knowledge nothing did go wrong. So I complied timelines and spoke to my photographer, hair stylists, and other vendors to create this timeline that I’m giving to you all for free.

Please share with your friends and reach out with any questions or help about creating a timeline. Obviously this timeline is created for my specific wedding, a 6pm ceremony in August. I did not have grandparents walk down the aisle (that is why they are seated before the processional begins) + I had 9 bridesmaids plus my mom and mother of the groom so that’s why getting ready took so long. Advise with your hair stylist! So take that as you will.

I hope sharing this helps some brides out there in the same boat I was in!

TIMELINE

7:45 am: Girls head to Bridal suite at the Venue

Specifies which bridesmaid drive drive

8:00 am: Hair and Makeup starts at the bridal suite

On Mother of Bride way to venue she picks up snacks for the girls and flowers for flower girls

12:00 pm: videographer arrives at the venue

1:00 pm: Florist arrives at the venue to deliver flowers

-set up flowers in the reception venue, the cross (Keep cross inside till 5:00, arrange bouquets and boutonnieres

2:00 pm: Photographer arrives

-detail shots in the venue

-getting ready photos in the bridal suite

-all flowers are ready in the venue

2:30 pm: Immediate family members of bride arrive for bridal portraits

3:00pm: DJ arrives

3:00-3:15 pm: bride gets dressed + getting ready photos

-First look with Dad

-first look with grand parents

3:20-3:50 pm: Bridal pictures

-bride + bridesmaids

-bride + parents

-Bride + brother

-Bride and grandparents

3:50pm: bride + bridesmaids head back to bridal suite

3:55 pm: Groom + groomsmen arrive, Groom’s family

4:00pm-4:20 pm: Groom photographs

– groom + groomsman

– groom + parents

-groom + grandparents

-groom + siblings

4:30pm-5:15pm: groomsmen + groom + family hang in the venue

– groomsmen put the donuts on the donut wall

-groomsmen take corn hole board outside, make sure guest book table is set up, help vendors if they need it

-Photographer photographs the ceremony space + reception venue

5:00pm: Ushers arrive and start handing out programs and helping navigate guests

Bartender arrives
Officiant + band arrives
Caterer arrive

5:15pm: water is placed outside on table. Guest book(bible) on other table to sign as guests arrive. Gift table needs to be set up outside the venue.

5:15pm: Bride + bridesmaids drive down to the venue and enter through the vendor door

5:30pm: Bridal party + family pray over bride + groom while groom is blindfolded. Bride goes back to kitchen till groom walks down the aisle.

5:45pm: grandparents leave venue and go sit down

Band begins playing instrumental

5:50pm: bridal party lines up

6:00pm: vendors eat during ceremony

6:00pm: Processional begins:

6:15pm: Set up cocktail tables and chips and queso while the ceremony is happening

6:30pm: Ceremony ends & cocktail hour begins

6:30pm: All bridal party, immediate family, and extended family need to follow Shea for pictures

6:30pm-6:50pm: immediate family & extended family photos

6:50pm-7:00pm: entire bridal party photos

7:00pm-7:30pm: bride and groom portraits

– everyone else is at cocktail hour

7:30pm: introductions at reception

7:35pm: Gerald thanks everyone for coming, prays over the meal, bride and groom eat first

8:00pm: first dance

Father daughter dance

Mother son dance

DJ plays 1-2 songs after mother son dance and before donut cutting

8:20pm: donut cutting

8:25pm: partyyyyy!!!

9:00pm: Clemson Alumni picture with clemson flag

9:30pm: bouquet toss

9:45pm: Groomsman gets car and pulls it around-Verifies luggage

9:50pm: Sparkers get handed out and groomsmen/bridesmaids line the exit path

10:00pm: sparkler exit

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XOXO,
E.

#WeddingWednesday Bridal Luncheon

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My Dress
My Shoes
My earrings

The day before the wedding my three aunts threw me the sweetest bridal luncheon for all of my bridesmaids. They hosted it at a local restaurant in their event room so we got to have some space to ourselves which was super nice.

It was a good time to be able to relax and not stress about wedding stuff with my girls and just enjoy their company.
I’ve always known I’ve had great friends but wedding season is when I saw their love the most. I am so so grateful for each and every gal I have by my side. They make any situation better and I have never felt more love than I did on my wedding weekend. They were so intentional, excited, kind and I just loved every minute I got to spend with them. The real MVPs. It was so awesome to have all of my different friends in one place as well. I want to get married again just to be able to spend so much time with them again.

+ we got to eat some yummy foods before more wedding festivities began that evening.

My Dress
My Shoes
My earrings

Make sure you’re following me on the gram (;

XOXO,
E

#WeddingWednesday Bachelorette in Charleston

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To say this past weekend was incredible would be a major understatement. Y’all I LOVE my friends. They gave me the best weekend. The whole weekend I just kept thinking how lucky I was that these are my people and how they would take out a weekend (or a few) of their busy lives to hang out and celebrate my almost marriage! We laughed all weekend and reminisced on the sweetest memories.
I’ve never felt so loved by a group of people.
I want to get married every month bc I want more weekends like this one!!

I started the weekend early on Thursday night by heading to Clemson and grabbing din at my fav Mexican place that helped me survive college. After our tummies were full of queso… I gave my bridesmaid Bailey a tour of campus bc she had never been before! We went back to my moh’s house and watched Secret Obsession on Netflix. It was soooo good!

The next morning we woke up early.. picked up starbucks and hit the road to Charleston!
We jammed to all my fav music and chatted the whole way down.

First thing when we got to Charleston was head to Shem Creek and eat at Saltwater Cowboy. We all got shrimp salads… so yummy!!

After lunch, we picked up groceries for the weekend and headed to the airbnb to unpack. I set up these cute little cups and treats for all of the girls! #IDoCrew

After we got settled, we immediately headed to Isle of Palms to soak in some sun before dinner.

When we got back to the house, all of the other girls had arrived! We had a yummy taco dinner, played games, shared stories, talked about all of our friendships, and they threw me a little lingerie shower! After that.. it was time for sleep!

We woke up early again the next morning to ensure we had the most time on the beach! We just hung out on the beach the majority of the day. It was so relaxing and great gal pal time!

After the beach, we headed back to the house to get ready for the evening.
We had dinner st Stars downtown. It was so yummy! After dinner we went up to the rooftop to hang out more! Once it got later it got super crowded so half of the group decided to head back to the airbnb and the other half of us went to dance! I only dance when I’m with my gal pals so I was taking full advantage of the occasion! Then we headed back to the house to head to bed before traveling back the next day.

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I love my friends to the end of the world. I’m glad to say my bachelorette was a success! But with friends like these how could it not be?!?!?

XOXO,
E.