| When | Where | What |
| 10.00am | Bride's home | Bride, her parents and attendants prepare for the ceremony |
| 10.10am | Flowers arrive |
| 11.00am | Best man's home | Best man prepares for the ceremony |
| 11.30am | Bride's home | Bride's mother contacts the reception venue to confirm that everything is OK |
| 11.45am | Best man arrives to collect buttonholes for himself, groom and ushers |
| 12 noon | Ushers' homes | Ushers are preparing for the ceremony |
| 12.10 pm | Groom's home | Groom and his parents prepare for the ceremony |
| 12.30pm | Best man arrives |
| 1.15pm | Church | Ushers arrive and prepare prayer and hymn books or orders of service, check out seating and parking |
| 1.15pm | Groom's home | Best man calls bride's father to let him know he and groom are leaving for the church |
| 1.20pm | Bride's home | Transport arrives |
| 1.30pm | Church | Groom and best man arrive: buttonholes and orders of service given to ushers |
| 1.35pm | Best man finds minister and pays church fees |
| 1.40pm | Guests begin to arrive, ushers give them orders of service, escort to seats and warn guests of any camera or confetti restrictions |
| 1.40pm | Bride's home | Bride's mother and attendants leave for the church |
| 1.50pm | Bride and father leave for church |
| 1.50pm | Bells begin, choir enters the church |
| 1.55pm | Church | Bride's mother and attendants arrive |
| 1.59pm | Bride and father arrive, groom and best man move into position |
| 2.00pm | Bride and father, with attendants, progress up aisle and ceremony begins |
| 2.50pm | Progress out of church, photo session outside |
| 3.30pm | Bride and groom leave for reception |
| 3.35pm | Parents, attendants and guests leave for reception |
| 3.45pm | Reception | Parents, best man and chief bridesmaid arrive, reception line forms |
| 3.50pm | Newly-weds arrive |
| 3.55pm | Guests arrive and are welcomed |
| 4.30pm | Meal is served |
| 5.10pm | Speeches |
| 5.30pm | Cake cutting |
| 5.40pm | Party/Dancing begins |
| 8.00pm | Finger buffet set out by caterer |
| 10.30pm | Bride and groom leave |
| 10.50pm | Reception ends; best man and chief bridesmaid take care of any clothes left by the bride and groom, and repack wedding gifts to take to newlyweds' or parent's home |
| 11.00pm | Last person leaves |
| 11.05pm | Bride's parents check venue for lost property, etc. and thank staff |
