Every couple gets one: a timed run of the day that the venue, the caterer, the band and the photographer all work from. This is Mira and Joel’s (sample).
10:00
Florist and stylist arrive at the barn
We check the table plan against the room and lay the place cards.
12:30
Guests arrive, drinks in the orchard
Ushers hand out the order of service; parking by the gate.
13:00
Ceremony under the old pear trees
Thirty minutes; chairs move indoors if it rains.
13:45
Photographs and canapés
Family photos first, from a list we agreed with you.
15:30
Wedding breakfast
Seventy guests at nine tables; eight meal notes with the caterer.
17:30
Speeches
Three speeches, ten minutes each, before the cake.
19:30
First dance and the band
Evening guests arrive at 19:00.
00:30
Carriages
Taxis booked for 00:30 from the front gate.
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