An example of a wedding agenda

Did you do this in Excel so you can expand cells as needed? Also, out of curiosity, how come the cake cutting was so late? We generally do that right after the meal. I was wondering if that was a bride's request? We generally go: intros, toast, blessing, meal, cake, first dance, bridal party dance, father/daughter, mother/son, anniversary dance, dollar dance, garter, bouquet, something for the kiddos then open dancing. Thanks! Coreen

cool thanks for posting.

what is "garter place" and "apron dance"?

thanks,

jtnichol said:

cool thanks for posting.

what is "garter place" and "apron dance"?

thanks,

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Garter Placement I see sometimes, The guy that catches the garter puts it on the girl that catches the bouquet, can get very awkward sometimes.

Not to be a nit-picker, but a few things that caught my eye....
Shouldn't the blessing come just before the meal?
Rather than:
Blessing
Toasts
Meal

We aren't blessing the drinks, are we?
Also, toasts can drag on. The blessing is kind of like the signal that we are going to eat. Not more talking.

Also...I think it is:
Bridesmaid ....not Bride's maid.
Groomsman... not groom's man.

I could be wrong? but I have never seen it written like that.

I have more, but this is the gist of it all.

For most of the last 2 years this has been the agenda.

Grand March-formal intros for all-they pick the song
Cut cake-many of the venues like it this way as when its time to serve cake
they can without waiting.
Prayer
Meal-most are buffet and toasts are done after everyone has gone through the line.
To start the dance we pull the wedding party and do what we call a Intro to the celebration. Informal intro of the wedding party to the grand march song. Then we usually switch music and do one more formal intro of the bride/groom, when they enter they dance down the middle of the wedding party.(think the movie Hitch at the end). The whole wedding party takes a turn dancing down the middle till bride/groom are back at the head of the line....the wedding party fans out to form a wedding party pose for one last picture.

Just before this Intro we formally introduce the parents and bring them out to the floor.

First dance is the mother/groom dance..when done the groom goes and stands with his parents. The the father/bride dance. When done she goes and stands with her parents...usually on opposite ends of the dance floor.

Then the presentation of the bride/groom takes place. Ladies and gentlemen at this time Mr and Mrs and Mr and Mrs (insert proper names) would like to present to you their children bride/groom(insert proper names) for their first dance...they escort the kids to the center of the dance floor...hugs kisses the first dance begins.(parents leave floor for now)

Parents dance
Wedding Party dance
Friends and family dance

Now not all of these are done...depends on if parents are still together...if we do a parents dance. The dancing then begins

About 30 to 40 minutes later we do
Teddy Bear toss for kids 14 and under(both bride/groom toss one) give glow sticks to the rest of the kids.
Garter removal and toss
Bouquet Toss
Single Flower toss for married ladies

We break it all down based on the start times we are given...telling them nothing in stone but just a guideline for the night

GoodKnightDJ said:

When I do a ceremony I put both on one agenda. I'll show an example of that after Sunday.

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I like two separate ones because I am at two separate locations for the ceremony and the reception (99% of the time anyway.)

I start with a "base" plan and then expand it as necessary for each client:



Date_________________ Time_____________________

Location________________Event__________________

__:__ Setup
__:__ Play
. . . . . {add your optional suggestions her}
__:__ Stop


I deliberately leave off "break down" becasue except for the bridesmaid you're going home with no one cares what happens after "stop."

Here's mine.

Totally customizable by the client.

GoodKnightDJ said:

Here's mine.

Post yours.

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Sorry, I can only share mine with those who work in the business. Thanks for asking.
















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Great thread! Here is a copy of my wedding planner along with some sample/actual resulting itineraries. Every wedding I do uses this process - no matter how "simple" or "informal" they say their wedding reception/ceremony is going to be ahead of time. I've had itineraries fill half-a-page, and I've had them fill two whole pages. Just depends

The planner is pretty straight forward. Couple of notes though:

1. Unless it is really pushed hard (ie never happens), I never put times to individual events in the reception except start, couple arrival, dinner & maybe cake if the venue/caterer has time constraints, preferences, etc.

2. Though the planner lays out a "generic" flow of events that you "can't go wrong with," this is intended as only a suggested starting point for couples. We then add, delete, and re-order the events as needed/desired to arrive at the desired final itinerary.

3. If they are working with an actual coordinator/planner, I make known to the couple and the planner up-front my preference for determining the flow of events/timeline for the reception with the couple using my process, which I then copy the planner on. From there its just a matter of keeping lines of communication open with them up through the day-of to make sure our timelines are still in sync.

Even if they give me a copy of their planner/itinerary, I won't ever work off of it - only mine.

It's just what works for me, so I don't deviate from it. I need consistency to deliver consistently. Then, If changes do need to be made or are made on the spot, having it in my format guarantees I'm able to "loop back in" and keep things on-track.

GoodKnightDJ said:

Let us know when you find some.

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I'm still looking. What is it you do for a living?