Groom Stuff

Groomsmen Details

  • 9 - 11 am: Hang with Tony

  • 11:15 am: Be ready for getting ready photos

  • 12:30/12:45 pm: First look with Ashleigh

  • 1 pm/1:30 pm: Help with Party Bus drinks, but we won’t be on there long . We may not need anything for this since it’s only a 30 min ride, but mentioning just in case.

  • Help Ashleigh with music on the bus. She has a playlist started but we can all add songs we want to hear. The Party Bus has bluetooth in the back.

  • See full timeline below

Timeline of Events

Friday, October 24, 2025

Rehearsal

War Memorial
32 Lake Shore Drive
Grosse Pointe Farms

Attire: Business Casual/Cocktail

2 pm

Rehearsal Dinner

Ottava Via
1400 Michigan Ave.
Detroit

Spouses are invited to join
Attire: Cocktail

6 pm

Welcome Party

Ottava Via
1400 Michigan Ave.
Detroit, MI

Attire: Cocktail

7 pm - 9 pm

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Tony & Groomsmen:
get ready

9 am - 11 am

Flowers arrive

10 am

Groomsmen are ready

10:30 am

Photographer arrives.

Groomsmen to hang out with Tony

11:15 am

Ashleigh’s transformation complete.

She is now a butterfly

11:30 - 11:45 am

First look & photo at hotel

12 - 1 pm

Shuttles to War Memorial

Bridal Party

  • Godfrey Departure @ 1:30 pm

  • War Memorial Arrival @ 2pm

Family

  • Godfrey Departure @ 2pm

  • War Memorial Arrival @ 2:30 pm

1:30 - 2 pm

Pictures at War Memorial

War Memorial
32 Lake Shore Drive
Grosse Pointe Farms

2 - 3 pm

Guests arrive

Family & bridal party go to suites

3 - 3:30 pm

Ceremony

See processional order here

4 pm

Cocktail hour

String quartet

Portrait lounge

4:30 - 5:30 pm

Golden hour

Ashleigh & Tony take photos

5:20 pm

Grand entrance

Cake cutting/ first dance

5:45 pm

Dinner

6 pm

Speeches

Best Man

Maid of Honor

Thank you from Bride & Groom

Guest speeches

Hair change

6:30 pm

6:50 pm

Formal dances

Father & Bride

Mother & Groom

Brother & Bride

7:30 pm

Open dancing starts

8:00 pm

Late night snack

9:30 pm

Sparklers

Bridal party & family

10 pm

Bar & wedding ends

11 pm

Last shuttle

11:30 pm

Happily Ever After Party

Godfrey
1401 Michigan Ave
Detroit

12 - 2 am

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Brunch

Hamilton’s
1401 Michigan Ave
Detroit

11 am - 1 pm