Wedding Forum - Timings for the day...

Hi there, I'm pretty organised re most things but not sure about the timeline, our service has to be at 1 o clock as the registrar is free then, we have a 30 min journey to reception, is 3/4 to late to start reception?? Help.

Our ceremony was at 2. Over by 2.30, photos til 3.30, mingling until 4 then meal was at 4 til 6 then evening was at 7/730

im not really sure about mine but im planning something like this (we also have 30 min journey to reception venue)

12.00 ceremony
12:30 photos at church
2:00 reception drinks
3.45 receiving line
4:00 sit down meal
7:30 evening reception.

im going to have another chat with my photographer though nearer the time as they are the people who know how much time they need for their photos and generally have a good idea x

Mines a ling way away, but heres our plan,

Ceremony 3/3.30
Photos. 3.30/4-4.30
A little drive around for private time for 30mins till 5-5.15ish
Go into reception room at 5.30ish
Wedding breackfast served at 6
Speaches at 7
Evening guests arrive 8
Cut the cake 8.15
Dr who quiz (general knowledge but whovians will know to)
Mr and mrs game 9
First dance 9.15
,then dance till i collapse

After writing this down feel im going to have to brig everything forward an hour'

Can you bring ceremony forward with registar or do you have to repay?

I'm having an earlier wedding, my timings are

10 am groom and family arrive (I'm stopping at the venue)
10.30 am guests arrive
11 am ceromony
11.30 drinks reception, canapés and photos
12.45 geusts seated
1 pm speeches
1.20 pm wedding breakfast starts
4 ish wedding breakfast ends,

Then a few hours to chill and get changed or have a few relaxed drinks before the night to 7.30 til 1.30!

With a year to go, I'd be looking at sorting the photographer and any entertainment, thinking about save the dates if you're doing them and looking at dresses xx