wedding party timeline

FRIDAY, September 29th

3pm Kelly + Mitch arrive and check into Courtyard Marriott

TBD dinner

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SATURDAY, September 30th

10am - 11am Rehearsal
Blue Dress Barn
3893 Territorial Rd, Benton Harbor, MI 49022

12pm - 3pm Rehearsal Luncheon
Silver Harbor Brewing
721 Pleasant St, St Joseph, MI 49085

Hosted Bar: 12pm to 2:45pm 
Lunch Buffet:  12:30pm - 1:30 m
Dessert Served:  1:30pm
Social time/remarks/etc:  1:30pm - 2:45pm

3pm Check into hotel (if you haven’t already)

6:30pm - 9:30pm Welcome Party
Secret Garden at the Harbor
209 W Main St, Benton Harbor, MI 49022

Heavy appetizers, salad bar, drinks
W.H. Lung 8:30pm-9pm (!!!)

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SUNDAY, October 1st

8am - Bridesmaids meet in Kelly’s room for Hair & Makeup / eat / hang

11am - Groomsmen meet to get ready / eat / hang

1pm - Kelly + Bridesmaids depart for Blue Dress Barn in party bus

1:30pm - Mitch + Groomsmen depart for Blue Dress Barn in party bus

2pm - Kelly & Mitch’s first look / private vows

2-4pm - Wedding party photos

3:50pm - Guests start arriving

4:30pm - Ceremony begins

5-6pm - Cocktail Hour

6:15pm - Guests are seated & wedding party intros begin / first dances

6:30 - Buffet dinner begins

7:15pm - speeches

8-11pm - DANCING 🪩🕺💃

9:30pm-11:40pm - Buses available to make trips back to Courtyard Marriott

11pm - Bar closes / vendors clean up

11:40pm - last bus leaves / everybody out!