11:00am Assistant Wedding Planner arrives on site
11:00am Partner 1 arrives onsite to dress and prepare (arrive as early as 11 am or anytime after depending on hair and makeup)
12:30pm Partner 2 arrives onsite to dress and prepare  
1:30pm Guest arrival begins  
1:40pm Bridal portraits with Bride in her suite
1:55pm Guests seated for ceremony
2:00pm Ceremony begins
2:20pm Ceremony concludes
2:20 - 2:30pm Informal receiving line / congratulations 
2:30 - 3:15pm Cocktail Hour for Guests
2:30 - 3:15pm Posed photos of Couple, Bridal Party, Family  
3:15 - 3:45pm Light Refreshments are served
3:45pm Toast and Speeches by bridal party if desired
4:00pm Cake Cutting
4:15pm First Dance and Parent Dances (if desired)
4:15 - 5:00pm Cake is served, Mingling, and Additional Dancing if desired, Open Social Time 
5:00pm Guests gathered on front porch for Bubble or Sparkler send off
5:00 - 5:30pm GHI Staff will help pack up any décor items, leftover food, beverages, and cake

*couple may choose to add on a Mountain Photo shoot as follows

5:00 - 5:15pm Travel to Mountain Overlook w/ photographer
5:15 - 5:45pm Mountain Photo Shoot
5:45 - 6:00pm Return Travel to Venue
6:00 - 6:30pm Couple may change clothes and gather belongings prior to departing

*If getting married during Nov - March during daylight saving time, your wedding planner will help you plan your mountain photo shoot for best light

11:00am - Couple arrives onsite to dress and prepare 
1:00pm - First look (first time couple sees one another in wedding attire)
1:15 - 1:30pm - Couple travels with photographer to mountain overlook
1:30 - 2:00pm - Mountain photos
2:00 - 2:15pm - Return travel to Golden Horseshoe
2:15 - 2:45pm - Touch up's for wedding couple, rest, snack etc.
2:30pm - Guest arrival begins
2:45 - 3:15pm - Bridal portraits in dressing suite
3:25pm - Guests seated for ceremony
3:30pm - Ceremony begins
3:50pm - Ceremony concludes
3:50 - 4:00pm - Touch up's, refreshment as needed before photos
4:00 - 5:00pm - Couples Portraits on grounds, Bridal Party & Family Photos
4:00 - 5:00pm - Cocktail hour for guests
6:00 - 6:15pm - Toasts
6:15pm - Cake Cutting
6:20pm - First Dance (if desired)
6:25pm - Parent Dances (if desired)
6:30pm - Cake is served to guests
6:30 - 8:00pm - Mingling, Dancing, Open social time
8:00pm - Guests are gathered on front porch for Bubble or Sparkler send off

*For couples being married Nov - March during Daylight Saving Time, we recommend bumping the entire schedule up 1-2 hours, to ensure best light for your photography - your wedding planners can help you with this!

MOUNTAIN PHOTOS BEFORE CEREMONY

sample wedding timelines:

11:00am - Couple arrives onsite to dress and prepare 
2:00pm - Guests arrival begins
2:15 - 2:45pm - Bridal portraits in dressing suite
2:55pm - Guests seated for Ceremony
3:00pm - Ceremony begins
3:20pm - Ceremony concludes
3:20pm - 3:30pm - Touch ups before photos, rest, snack as needed
3:30pm  - 3:45pm - travel to mountain overlook with photographer
3:45pm - 4:05pm - mountain photoshoot
4:05pm - 4:20pm - return travel to venue
4:20pm - 5:00pm - Couples portraits, Bridal party and Family Photos
5:00pm - 6:00pm - Dinner is served
6:00pm - 6:15pm - Sparkling Cider toast
6:15pm - Cake Cutting
6:200pm - First Dance (if desired)
6:20pm - Parent Dances (if desired)
6:30pm - 8:00pm -  Cake, is served, Mingling, Dancing, Open Social Time
8:00pm - Guests gathered on front porch for sparkler or bubble send off



*For couples being married Nov - March during Daylight Saving Time, we may recommend bumping the entire schedule up an hour or so to ensure best light for your photography!

MOUNTAIN PHOTOS AFTER CEREMONY