Create The Perfect Wedding Timeline

Creating your wedding timeline can be a lot of hard work. Like many wedding planning tasks, it can be stressful and time consuming. For this reason I’m sharing my go-to sample timeline for couples who book 8 hours of photography! 8 hours if my most commonly booked wedding package and usually gives us the perfect amount of time to get every special moment captured.

Couples who book me know that I’m always here to help when it comes to creating the perfect timeline. I also send my brides and grooms a wedding guide packed full of tips to create the most stress-free wedding day.

SAMPLE WEDDING TIMELINE | 8 HOURS | BRIDE & GROOM

1pm PHOTOGRAPHY BEGINS

• 1pm – Detail photos
• 130pm – Getting ready photos (second photographer capturing groomsmen)
• 2pm – Bride gets into dress / final touches
• 230pm – First look / bride and groom portraits
• 330pm – Wedding party photos
• 4pm – Ceremony prep / ceremony detail photos
• 430pm – Ceremony
• 5pm – Cocktail hour / family photos
• 530pm – Sunset bride and groom photos
• 6pm – Grand entrance / first dance
• 615pm – Dinner
• 715pm – Toasts / family dances / cake / party

9pm PHOTOGRAPHY ENDS

timelines depend on sunset, whether or not you’re doing a first look, and whether or not you have a second photographer