Wedding Day Timeline – if you DON’T want a First Look

(All at one location or close by)

about 7-8  hours of coverage

• 2 pm: Photographers Arrive (typically 2-3 hours early)
• 2:00pm-3:00 pm: Getting Ready, Finishing Touches, Details
• 3:00pm-4:30pm: One of us will be solely focusing on the Bride, Bridesmaids, Bride’s family and Bridal portraits. While the other photographer will be going back and forth between the Bridal suite and the Groomsmen (this option for packages with 2nd shooter).
• 4:30pm-5:00pm: Freshen up for the ceremony- This will be the time you will be able to go up to the room and get freshened up and relax with your bridesmaids and groomsmen before the ceremony starts.
• 5:00pm-5:30pm: Ceremony
• 5:30pm-6:30pm: Cocktail Hour- During this time we will be focusing on shooting the entire bridal party, bride + groom portraits, and family portraits
• 6:30pm-10:00pm Reception- During Reception, shoot all larger family groups + special requests

WEDDING TIMELINE – WITH FIRST LOOK:

About 8 hours of coverage

• 1 pm: Photographers Arrive – this is usually 2-3 hours prior to ceremony
• 1:00pm-2:40pm: Shoot finishing touches of getting ready, bride’s details (dress, etc) bride putting on dress, groom’s finishing touches
• 2:40pm-2:50pm: First Look! Yay! We can chat about this location prior to the wedding day or we will find the perfect location when we arrive on the wedding day.
• 3:00pm-4:30pm: Bridal Party, Bride + Groom, and even immediate family photos done! 
• 4:30pm : Freshen up for the ceremony- This is the time you will be able to go up to the room and get freshened up and relax with your bridesmaids and groomsmen before the ceremony starts.
• 5:00pm-5:30pm: Ceremony
• 5:30pm-7:00pm : Cocktail hour- This is also a great time to get larger family group shots out of the way, but mostly we’re shooting candids!
• 7:00pm-9:30pm: Reception: Typically we’ll steal you away for 5-10 minutes during sunset for a few romantic photos.

**To find out the starting time of your photography coverage count backwards from the ceremony start time. One example would be that most summer ceremonies are around 5 pm…great for lighting and helps to keep everyone cool during the ceremony.  If you want to do a first look, get all the bridal party photos, family and portraits out of the way early on so you can enjoy time the time with you guests!!