Civil Ceremony Planner
Ceremony due to begin at 11 a.m.
| When | Where | What |
| 8.00am | Bride's home | Bride, her parents and attendants prepare for the ceremony |
| 8.15am | Bride's home | Flowers arrive |
| 9.15am | Groom's home | Groom and his parents prepare for the ceremony |
| 9.15am | Best man's home | Best man prepares for the ceremony |
| 9.30am | Bride's home | Bride's mother contacts the reception venue to confirm that everything is OK |
| 9.35am | Bride's home | Best man arrives to collect buttonholes for himself and groom |
| 9.45am | Groom's home | Best man arrives |
| 10.20am | Bride's home | Transport arrives |
| 10.30am | Groom's home | Best man calls bride's father to let him know he and groom are leaving for the register office |
| 10.40am | Bride's home | Bride's mother and attendants leave |
| 10.40am | Register office | Guests begin to arrive |
| 10.45am | Groom and best man arrive | |
| 10.50am | Bride's mother and bride's attendant arrive | |
| 10.58am | Groom, best man and guests ushered into marriage room by registrar's assistant | |
| 10.59am | Bride and father arrive | |
| 11.00am | Bride enters marriage room, ceremony starts | |
| 11.15am | Photo session after ceremony | |
| 11.35am | Newlyweds leave for reception | |
| 11.40am | Parents, attendants and guests leave for reception | |
| 11.50am | Reception | Parents, best man and attendants arrive, reception line forms |
| 11.55am | Newlyweds arrive | |
| 12 noon | Guests arrive and are welcomed | |
| 12.30pm | Meal is served | |
| 1.15pm | Speeches | |
| 1.40pm | Cake cutting | |
| 2.15pm | Party/Dancing begins | |
| 7.00pm | Finger buffet set out by caterer | |
| 9.30pm | 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 |
