Time

Event

Comment

6.00 am

Bride and her sister ready to go to the wedding site.

Bring the car for the bride and her sister

7:00am

Bride and her sister arrive at wedding site with bride's Beauty Consultant to get ready; Bride should take 3 hours to get ready; do Bride's sister's hair first and then Bride's

Ready the same car for the bride’s mother, aunt and other ladies for hair dressing

8:00am

Bride's Mother ,aunt, cousin and sister-in-law leave to have hair done at Hairdressers; after finished, immediately go to wedding site (plan on arriving at 9:30am)

Bride's Mother: 8:30; Bride's Auntie: 9:00;

8:00 am

8:30am

Bride's sister-in-law hair appointment

Bride's aunt and cousin hair appointment

8:30am

Bride's Mother and Bride's Auntie hair appointment

Ready another car for the bride’s friends.

9:00am

Bride's sister's hair appt at Beauty parlour

9:00 to 10:00am

Bride’s friends to arrive at wedding site

Call up photographer and videographer to confirm their time of arrival.

9:45am

Dholak player to arrive at Guest Hotel

Dholak player’s contact no.123 1234(for e.g.)

10:00am

Bride's entire family should arrive at wedding site

Bring Catering Consultant; Bride's Maternal Uncle will bring turbans

10:00am

When she is finished, she should come straight to wedding site

Take gifts

10:30am

Photographer arrives at wedding site

Takes pictures of "bridal party"

10:30am

DJ arrives at wedding site

Bride's sister to give him instructions and special wedding songs tape

10:00am

Videographer arrives at wedding site

Explain things to him so that he starts shooting

10:30am

Baraat gathers in lobby of Guest Hotel

11:15am

Baraat leaves Guest Hotel

Videographer will be with the Baraat at the hotel

11:30am

Photographer goes to top of driveway for Baraat pictures

11:45am

Baraat assembles at top of driveway of wedding site

Men of Baraat to drop off ladies at top of driveway; men should park cars and walk to top of driveway. Photographer to join Baraat at driveway.

11:45am

Guests should arrive at wedding site

Hand out the wedding programmes that will be kept in a basket ; instruct guests to drop things off in tent and get drinks for them; Groom's guests should go to top of driveway and Bride's guests should assemble in front of the ceremony site.

11:45am

Horses arrive at top of driveway

12:15pm

Baraat proceeds down the driveway and arrives at circle; dancing begins

Groom's cousin to give bride's side their turbans

12:45pm

Groom guides horse to the front door of wedding site; sits on horse; at 1:01 Bride's Sister will circle the horse

1:05pm – 1:10pm

Groom dismounts horse; welcomed by bride’s mother

Guests remain outside to watch

1:10pm

Groom proceeds to mandap ; all guests proceed to tent; Bride's Brother-in-law and Bride's Friend to direct guests on where to sit (side areas and first three rows in front are reserved for family members; bride's guests on left and groom's guests on right); Bride's friends to join her upstairs

Friends who go upstairs: Bride's Best Friend, Bride's Sister, Bride's Cousins and aunt

1:15pm

Guests are seated by now

Check with the caterer whether everything is ready. If not, ask him to hurry.

1:30pm

Before Bride and her friends enter the tent, Bride's Male Cousins will roll out the runner; Bride's Cousin to lead with head piece; Bride's Best Friend, Bride's sister

2:30pm

Wedding ends; DJ announces that guests should go to mansion for lunch; family members should remain at the mandap

Ensure whether the food has been laid out.

Sometime now

Bride's Family: remember to steal the Groom's shoes

2:45pm

Lunch will be waiting at table

See to it that everybody is comfortable.

2:45pm – 3:15pm

Lunch for family; Groom and Bride to have their individual pictures taken in lower garden; Bride's Beauty Consultant has come down to touch up Bride's makeup

3:15pm

Bride's Sister and Groom's Sister to round up family members for pictures

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Family pictures with extended family

During Ceremony

Bride's Beauty Consultant has packed up all things from bride's room in preparation to move to the Reception Site.

Send a person to gather gifts and basket for Kanya Daan and bring them home

Send a car for the beauty consultant to go to the reception

4:30pm – 5:30pm

Bride and Groom to get ready at Reception Site – showers are available in locker room; remaining family members may also get ready at Club

4:00pm

Groom's cousin to take Pundit to bus station

5:30pm

Immediate family to arrive at Reception Site for picture session; Bride's sister to get flowers for family members

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Picture session in gardens

6:30pm – 7:30pm

Cocktail hour

Guests will arrive through front door of Reception Site; they can sign guest book, pickup table assignment, and proceed down right hallway to lower terrace; parents will have receiving line at right-hand side of lower terrace; USHER THEM and check whether the dinner has been ready.

7:30pm – 7:45pm

Seating of guests

Simultaneously see whether the table has been laid properly.

7:45pm – 8:00pm

Introductions

8:00pm – 8:15pm

Two toasts: Bride's sister & Bride's Brother-in-law; Groom's Brother and Best Friend

8:15pm – 9:30pm

Dinner is served; during dinner, Groom's friends will perform; during kulfi service, both sets of parents will give speeches

9:30pm

Ask guests to gather for cake cutting and first/second dance; Cake is cut; first and second dance; bar reopens (please announce)

9:45

Dancing starts

10:30

Bouquet toss when the Viennese Dessert Table opens up

12:30

Last dance and farewell