Preparation
Ceremony Procedure Timetable
One Hour Before the Ceremony
- Ushers arrive at the church and seat any guests who arrive early.
Half and Hour before the Ceremony
- The Minister arrives
- The groom and best man arrive
- photographs
- Minister and groom check the entry in the register
- Best man pays the minister on the groomâs behalf
- Music starts
Ten Minutes before the Ceremony
- The Brides mother arrives
- Bridesmaids arrive
- Photographs
- Everyone positions themselves for the processional
Five Minutes before the Ceremony
- Bride and father arrive
- Photograph
- Bride, her father and the bridesmaids line up for the processional
- Minister, groom and best man take their places at the alter.
Zero Hundred Hours!
The Bride arrives and the ceremony is underway.
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