Sample TImelines
These sample 10, 8, and 6-hour timelines are just starting points to give you a feel for how your wedding day might flow. Every couple’s day is unique, and numerous factors contribute to building the perfect timeline: your venue, travel time, family photos, and the kind of moments you want captured. Think of these as a tentative guide to help you visualize your day and decide how much coverage feels right for you. From there, we’ll customize everything to fit your vision
10 Hours
12:00 Photography Begins
12:00 Photograph Dress and Layflats
12:30 Bride getting ready, finishing touches
12:30 Second Photographer with Groom: finishing touches
12:50 Bride gets into her gown
1:30 First look
1:45 Wedding Party Formals
2:15 Family Formals
3:00 Hideaway
3:00 Photograph Ceremony site and Guests
3:30 Guest arrival
4:00 Ceremony
4:30 Ceremony ends
4:45 Extended Family Formals
5:00 Bride, Groom, and photographers return to the cocktail hour
5:30 Photograph the dining area
5:45 Guests are invited to sit
5:55 Grand Entrance
6:00 Straight into first dance
6:05 Welcome speech
6:10 Dinner
6:45 Sunset Romantics
7:15 Return from sunset
7:15 Toasts (3-5 min speeches each person)
7:35 Cake cutting
7:45 Special dances
7:55 Open dancing
9:55 Bubble Send-off
10:00 Photography ends
8 HOurs
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12:00 Photography Begins
12:00 Photograph Dress and Layflats
12:30 Bride getting ready, finishing touches
12:30 Second Photographer with Groom: finishing touches
12:50 Bride gets into her gown
1:30 First look
1:45 Wedding Party Formals
2:15 Family Formals
3:00 Hideaway
3:00 Photograph Ceremony site and Guests
3:30 Guest arrival
4:00 Ceremony
4:30 Ceremony ends
4:45 Extended Family Formals
5:00 Bride, Groom, and photographers return to the cocktail hour
5:30 Photograph the dining area
5:45 Guests are invited to sit
5:55 Grand Entrance
6:00 Straight into first dance
6:05 Welcome speech
6:10 Dinner
6:45 Sunset Romantics
7:15 Return from sunset
7:15 Toasts (3-5 min speeches each person)
7:35 Cake cutting
7:45 Special dances
7:55 Open dancing
8:00 Photography ends
6 Hours
2:00 Photography Begins
2:30 Bride gets into her gown
3:00 Guest arrival
3:30 Ceremony
4:00 Ceremony ends
4:15 Wedding Party
4:35 Family Formals
5:05 Bride and Groom return to the cocktail hour
5:15 Photograph the dining area
5:30 Guests are invited to sit
5:35 Grand Entrance
5:40 Welcome speech
5:45 Dinner
6:15 Sunset Romantics
6:45 Return from sunset
7 Toasts (3-5 min speeches)
7:20 Cake cutting
7:30 Special dances
8:00 Photography ends
