sample timeline

Based on 6:00-11:00 PM Event Timing

2:00 PM |  Client & Vendor Access Begins (Suites Set with Champagne & Water)

5:30 PM | Wedding Party Tucked Away Ahead of Guest Arrival 

5:45 PM | Ruins Staff at the Door to Greet & Direct Guests Inside

6:00 PM | Guests Arrive & Find Their Seats for Ceremony 

6:30 PM | Ceremony Begins

6:45 PM | Ruins Team Sets Out Snacks, & Drinks for the Wedding Couple

7:00 PM | Ceremony Ends / Cocktail Hour Begins / Bar Opens / Passed Appetizer Service Begins (Ruins Team Flips the Dining Room to Reception Format)

8:00 PM | Ballroom Opens / Guests Find Their Seats

8:10 PM | Wedding Couple Grand Entrance

8:15 PM | Dinner Service Begins (Wedding Couple Plates Dropped First)

8:45 PM | Toasts Begin

9:15 PM | Desserts Announced in the Dining Room (Cake Cutting Ceremony Optional)

9:30 PM | Wedding Couple First Dance / Family Dances (DJ to Announce & Cue)

9:45 PM | Dance Floor Opens

10:30 PM | Last Call at the Bar

10:45 PM | Bar Closes

11:00 PM | Event Ends (Grand Exit Optional)

12:00 AM | Venue Closes

570 ROY ST, SEATTLE, WA 98109

entrance is located in the alleyway near the elephant sign

follow until you reach the door with quotes