10/20/2026
Some couples want to be IN cocktail hour. Drink in hand, hugging everyone, eating the tiny appetizers they paid a suspicious amount of money for.
Other couples would rather disappear for 45 minutes, take portraits, have a second alone together and make their grand entrance at the reception.
Both are correct, babes.
The important part is knowing which couple you are before we build your timeline.
If you want to live in cocktail hour, we’ll want to be strategic about when family, wedding party and couple portraits happen so you’re not spending the entire hour smiling at my camera while everyone else enjoys the party you planned.
If cocktail hour isn’t high on your priority list? Amazing. It can actually give us a beautiful pocket of time for portraits without rushing earlier parts of the day.
There is no universally “perfect” wedding timeline. There’s just the one that makes sense for how you actually want to experience your wedding day.
Because your timeline shouldn’t just photograph well.
It should feel good to live in, too.
Save this to weigh your options as wedding planning is underway!!