Check out our interactive map of the route the happy couple will take to the Abbey before heading to Buckingham Palace, which is hosting two receptions.
Our interactive ceremony guide will take you through how the service will unfold.
We have also had a sneak peek at the wedding guest lists, below, which include Posh and Becks, the Sultan of Brunei and the Middletons' postman, Ryan Naylor.
On Friday morning, Kate will wake up in the five-room royal suite at London's Goring Hotel.
As she prepares to put on her dress and a team of stylists put the finishing touches to her hair and make-up, the first guests are due to arrive at the Abbey.
They are expected to turn up from 8.30am via the North Door.
At 10.10am Prince William and Prince Harry will leave Clarence House for Westminster Abbey, arriving at 10.15am.
At 10.45am the royals are expected to arrive by the Great West Door at the front of the Abbey. The Queen and Prince Philip will be the last to arrive before Kate and her bridesmaids appear.
There will be no ushers. The traditional role of showing guests to their seats and greeting the bride on her arrival will be performed by the historic Yeomen of the Guard.
Known as the monarch's bodyguard, the Yeomen are the oldest British military corps still in existence and date back to Henry VII in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth Field.
But while the pomp and ceremony will fill the Abbey, Kate's arrival will be modest by royal standards.
Instead of travelling in a gold, horse-drawn coach, she has chosen to travel in a Fifties Rolls-Royce. She and her father will be the last to arrive at the Abbey.
They will leave their hotel at 10.51am and head down past Buckingham Palace, along The Mall and turn right at Trafalgar Square into Whitehall.
Flanked by police on all sides, they will then head into Parliament Square and turn right towards the front of Westminster Abbey.
The service will last for one hour and 15 minutes.The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, will conduct the service and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will preside over the reciting of vows.
The Bishop of London, the Right Reverend Richard Chartres - who presided over Princess Diana's funeral - will give the sermon. Only Kate will have a ring, following William's decision to forgo one.
At 12.15pm, William, 28, and his bride will leave the Abbey and emerge for the first time as husband and wife.
They will climb into a royal coach - either open or glass, depending on the weather.
They will then re-trace Kate's route, waving to the crowds lining the streets.
They will be followed by four more ceremonial coaches containing other senior members of the Royal Family, plus Kate's parents.
After arriving at Buckingham Palace at 12.30pm they will have private photographs taken by Hugo Burnand, while 650 invited guests make their way to a reception in the 19 state rooms.
At 1.25pm - and doubtless to the delight of the 450,000-strong crowd waiting outside - William and Kate will emerge on to the balcony followed by other members of the two families.
This is where they are expected to follow the example of William's parents, Charles and Diana, and kiss in public.
At 1.30pm, as the royals wait on the balcony, there will be a fly-past by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight of Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft, closely followed by two Typhoon fighter jets and two Tornados.
The Queen will then host the reception with drinks and canap?s, where both William and Kate's cakes will be on display.
At 3pm the couple will drive to St James's Palace for their first breather.A few hours later, at around 7pm, they will return to Buckingham Palace for a second reception, for 300 of their family and friends.
This "private" event will include the speeches and traditional toasts.
Aides insist Wills and Kate have not yet decided whether they will spend their first night as husband and wife in Buckingham Palace or nearby Clarence House, where William has an apartment.
However, they will set off for a two-week honeymoon the following morning.
The wedding day is not officially ranked as a state occasion - because William is not the first in line to the throne. But that does not seem likely to dampen the excitement.
Aides have revealed that an incredible 7,000 journalists have been accredited to cover the event, with 60 live camera positions capturing every angle of the route.
It is a day that will live in the memory for years to come.
Viscount Althorp - William's cousin. The son of Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer.
Miss Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe - Stunning friend of William.
Miss Helen Asprey - The couple's personal private secretary.
Mr and Mrs Rowan Atkinson - Comedian and Mr Bean actor, and his wife Sunetra.
Mr Harry Aubrey-Fletcher and his wife, Hon. Sarah Louise - William and Kate's close pals.
Miss Annabel Ballin - Party planner is a friend of Kate's.
Mr and Mrs David Beckham - Footballer and his pop star wife Victoria.
Doctor Holly Branson - Daughter of tycoon Sir Richard.
Mr and Mrs Fergus Boyd - William's flatmate at St Andrews University.Miss Jessica Craig - One of William's former girlfriends.
Miss Chelsy Davy - Prince Harry's girlfriend.
Mr David Dugmore and Mr Roger Dugmore - Safari park owners from Botswana.
Mr Mark Dyer and his wife Amanda - One of Prince Harry's best friends.
Mr Ben Fogle and wife Marina - Telly star and a friend of both William and Kate.
The Lord and Lady Jane Fellowes - William's aunt. The sister of Princess Diana.
Alexander Fellowes - William's cousin. The son of Jane.
Eleanor Fellowes - William's cousin. The daughter of Jane.
Miss Rosie Farquhar - One of William's former girlfriends. An actress.
Mr Rupert Finch - One of Kate's former boyfriends.
Miss Alicia Fox-Pitt - One of Kate's oldest friends.
Ms Daniella Helayel - Kate's favourite fashion designer.
Miss Olivia Hunt - A former girlfriend of William.
Emilia d'Erlanger and David Jardine-Paterson - Emilia is Kate's old schoolpal. William and Kate went to couple's wedding last year.
Mrs Tiggy Legge-Bourke and her husband Charles - William's former nanny.
Mr and Mrs James Lowther-Pinkerton - Part-time private secretary to William and Harry.
Captain Jack Mann - The polo-playing son of British mercenary Simon Mann.
Mr Willem Marx - One of Kate's former boyfriends.
Lady Sarah McCorquodale and husband Neil - William's aunt. Princess Diana's older sister.
Miss Emily McCorquodale - William's cousin. Daughter of Sarah.
Mr George McCorquodale - William's cousin.Son of Sarah.Miss Celia McCorquodale - William's cousin. Daughter of Sarah.
Mr Harry Meade and wife Rosie - Showjumper.
Mr and Mrs Edward Milbank - Old friends of William.
The Hon James Tollemache - Childhood friend of William.
Miss Arabella Musgrave - William's first girlfriend.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland - Land-owning peer.
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson - "It Girl" is the daughter of Prince Charles's pals Patti and Charles.
Mr Guy Pelly - Party organiser and close friend of William and Harry.
Mr Guy Ritchie - Director of films including Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
The Earl Spencer - William's uncle. Princess Diana's brother.
Lady Kitty Spencer - William's cousin. Earl Spencer's daughter.
Lady Amelia Spencer - William's cousin. Kitty's twin sister.
Lady Eliza Spencer - William's cousin. The twins' older sister.
Mr Thomas van Straubenzee - William's closest friend.
Mr and Mrs Hugh van Cutsem - Another of William's close friends.
Mr Edward van Cutsem and the Lady Tamara Grosvenor - Hugh's brother.
Mr William van Cutsem - Third van Cutsem brother is also very close to William.
Major and Mrs Nicholas van Cutsem - Fourth brother, a soldier, shares military bond with William.
Sam Waley-Cohen - Gold Cup-winning jockey.
Sir Clive and Lady Woodward - World Cup-winning rugby coach.
CROWN Prince of Abu Dhabi.
THE Aga Khan.
QUEEN Sofia and Crown Prince Felipe of Spain.
CROWN Prince of Bahrain.
KING of Bhutan.
SULTAN of Brunei.
KING and Queen of Bulgaria.
QUEEN of Denmark.
KING and Queen of Greece.
SHEIK Al-Sabah of Kuwait.
PRINCE Seeiso of Lesotho.
GRAND Duke of Luxembourg.
KING and Queen of Malaysia.
PRINCE Albert of Monaco.
PRINCESS Lalla Salma of Morocco. PRINCE Frisor of Holland.KING and Queen of Norway.
EMIR of Qatar.
KING and Crown Princess of Romania.
PRINCE bin Abdulaziz and Princess Fadwa bint Khalid of Saudi Arabia.
KING of Swaziland.
PRINCESS Maha of Thailand.
KING Siaosi of Tonga.
CROWN Princess Victoria of Sweden.
CROWN Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia.
KING of Cambodia and the Crown Prince of Bahrain will not be attending.
PRIME MINISTER David Cameron and wife Samantha.
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Nick Clegg and wife Miriam.
CHANCELLOR George Osborne and wife Frances.
OPPOSITION LEADER Ed Miliband and fianc?e Justine Thornton.
FOREIGN SECRETARY William Hague and wife Ffion.
HOME SECRETARY Theresa May and husband Philip.CULTURE SECRETARY Jeremy Hunt and wife Lucia.
CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF General Sir David Richards.
CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope.
CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF General Sir Peter Wall.
CHIEF OF AIR STAFF Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton.
VICE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF General Sir Nicholas Houghton.
FORMER PRIME MINISTER Sir John Major
FORMER PRIME MINISTER Lady Margaret Thatcher - although she will be absent on health grounds.
The Hon Brian Alexander - MD of The Mustique Company.
Mr Gregory Allen - yoga teacher.
Mr Alexander Bridport - banker.
Mr Richard Benyon - Tory MP.
Mr Tim Billington - horse breeder.
Ms Jeanette Cadet - head of rentals, The Mustique Company.
Mr Basil Charles - Mustique bar owner.
Mr John de Blocq van Kuffeler - chairman of Provident Financial.
Mr Martin Fidler - butcher.Mr John Haley - landlord of Middleton family's local.
Mr & Mrs Anthony Henman - parents of tennis player Tim.
Mr Timothy Hirst - B&B owner.
Mr Gary Goldsmith - Kate's uncle.
Mr John Madejski - Reading FC.
Mr & Mrs Torquil Montague-Johnstone - the Middletons' neighbours.
Ms Philippa Naylor - designer.
Mr Ryan Naylor - postman.
Mr Roger Pritchard - MD, The Mustique Company.
Mr & Mrs Chan Shingadia - shopkeepers in Middletons' village.
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