Above you’ll see three separate examples of timelines, ranging from four to ten hours of coverage. While you have every freedom in the world to create something totally different and unique, the day usually starts with prep followed by an afternoon ceremony, congrats, family photos, wedding party photos, then into reception.
WHERE ON EARTH DO I START.
Figure out your ceremony start time. Typically, count on there being 2.5 – 3 hours between the ceremony start time and when you want to enter your reception, which will include congratulations, group photos, wedding party photos, and portraits (don’t forget to include travel time).
Things that might affect this 2.5-3 hr window:
- Doing a first look & some/all portraits pre-ceremony
- Doing congrats or not
- The size of your wedding party (the smaller it is, the less time you need for wedding party photos)
- Travel time between locations