Wedding Glossary

    Logistics

    Run of Show

    A minute-by-minute timeline of the wedding day, shared with every vendor and the wedding party.

    The run of show is the master timeline distributed to every vendor. It covers: vendor arrival times, hair and makeup schedule, first-look window, ceremony start and end, photo blocks, cocktail hour, grand entrance, toasts, dances, cake cutting, dancefloor open, and send-off.

    Build backwards from the ceremony time and add 15-minute buffers between every block. Share with all vendors 2 weeks out, then re-confirm 48 hours before. Plan The Aisle generates one at /wedding-timeline-builder.

    Related terms

    Day-Of Coordinator

    A wedding planner hired to manage logistics on the wedding day (and usually the month before), without designing or planning the whole event.

    Shot List

    A written list of must-have photos given to the wedding photographer ahead of the day.

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