| Time | What happens |
|---|---|
| ~6–7 AM | ✅ Hair & makeup ON THE SHIP — Jolie Beauty artists board early; 6 services (Carlie last); done by 11; artists exit before departure |
| Before 11 | Vendors board: DJ · saxophonist · Ivona · florals |
| 11:00 AM | Set sail → Mljet (~2.5–3 hrs) |
| 11:30–1:00 | Content block 1 — getting-ready, details, bridal portraits |
| ~1:30–2:30 | Carlie + Ivona + DJ — lock timeline, music, announcement cues |
| ~2:30–3:30 | Rehearsal — processional, positions, recessional · 🔊 VO: “wedding party to the top deck for rehearsal” (played whenever we’re ready) |
| 3:30–5:00 | Content block 2 + rest |
| ~4:00/4:30 | Everyone off the top deck — crew sets the ceremony · 🔊 keep clear |
| ~5:25 | Programs + silk scarves on seats (mind the wind — weigh down) |
| 5:15 PM | 🥂 🔊 Announcement: bubbles on the main deck |
| 5:45 PM | 🔊 Announcement: up to the top deck to be seated |
| 6:00 PM | Bridesmaids & groomsmen set and ready |
| 6:05 PM | ALL GUESTS SEATED — phones in the unplugged basket · no drinks in hand |
| 6:20 PM | CEREMONY BEGINS — SHARP — wraps ~6:50–7:00 |
| 6:50–7:20 | Couple portraits — golden hour |
| 7:20 | Family called up — Ivona reads the photo list; family ~7:25, friends ~7:45 |
| 7:20–8:20 | Cocktail hour + passed hors d’oeuvres · shoot until sunset (8:14) |
| ~8:10 | Dinner — guests trickle down as photos wrap; seated as close to 8:10 as possible; ⚠ ask captain if the first course can be flexible/set ~8:10, finishing ~8:35 · speeches woven between courses |
| ~9:00 | Carlie & Robert — thank-you speech (between 1st & 2nd course) |
| ~9:15 | Cake cutting |
| ~9:30 | Champagne circulated → toasts: Dana first, TJ & Eric close → 📸 group toast photo |
| ~10:00 | Grand entrance 🔊 (Ivona/DJ triggers) → first dance → father–daughter (Carlie & Greg) → music cuts, Evelyn taps in (mother–daughter) → groom & mother (Robert & Eileen) → rolls into the party |
| 10:20–12:30 | Dance the night away |
✶ speaking parts — Sandra, Eileen & Martha
Salon (Jolie Beauty): ✅ on the ship, boarding ~6–7 AM, off before the 11:00 departure. Confirm team size · minutes/person · exact start · touch-up kit.
Ivona: florals & placement · drape/screen for the bride’s reveal · chair count + aisle layout · photo list order · who cues each announcement · unplugged basket at the stairs.
Boat/crew: DJ location + power · PA capability · chairs up by 4:00/4:30 · passed hors d’oeuvres during cocktail hour · dinner first course flexible ~8:10 · champagne pass ~9:30.
Music still to pick: processional · bride’s entrance · recessional · first dance · father–daughter · mother–daughter · groom–mother · party roll-in. (Sax confirmed for the reception; ceremony role ⚠.)
Essentials: rings · license/paperwork · officiant confirmed · weather backup.