Photo Credit: Andrew Kemmis
Sample Timeline for a Two-Day Wedding
- Rehearsal Dinner & Wedding -
Friday (Rehearsal)
2:00 p.m. - Arrive and begin setting up
4:00 p.m. - Rehearsal
5:00 p.m. - Rehearsal dinner
Remainder of Evening - Finish setting up in the barn. Get your beauty rest with your overnight stay in the loft apartment.
Saturday (Wedding Day)
9:00 a.m. - Wake up and have coffee and breakfast in the loft
10:30 a.m. - Hair and makeup
1:30 p.m. - Photos of wedding party and families
4:00 p.m. - Ceremony
4:30 p.m. - Social time with appetizers, drinks, and lawn games for guests; additional wedding party photos
6:00 p.m. - Guests invited in for dinner
6:15 p.m. - Grand entrance
6:30 p.m. - Welcome announcements
7:00 p.m. - Additional toasts
7:15 p.m. - Cake cutting
7:45 p.m. - First dances
8:00 p.m. - Bouquet and garter toss
8:15 p.m. - Open up floor for dancing
10:30 p.m. - Music moves inside; barn doors shut
11: 00 p.m. - Goodbyes
Midnight - Barn cleaned up; all guests departed