08/13/2026
🚨 Here’s another one for your Saved folder!! A real wedding timeline WITH a first look through the eyes of a wedding photographer.
💍 That first hour is still going to be time for us to focus on details, decor and candid getting ready photos. (Hint: make sure you and your wedding party keep the clutter to a minimum!).
👰♀️ Give yourself at least 30-45 minutes. Undergarments, shoes, jewelry and veils take longer than you might think.
💗 This is for a couple who chose to do a first look! We like to set aside more than enough time before the ceremony so you and your wedding party can just relax and enjoy the process rather than rushing through photos. (If you want to keep things traditional and wait till the ceremony to see each other, go check out our Reel from last week!).
🙈 Guests WILL start arriving 45 minutes before the ceremony (at least), so we’ll wrap up with photos and let you chill out, relax and do any touch-ups.
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Some people like to get family formals done before the ceremony, but some will just wait to do them right after the ceremony. It depends on how many people you have in your immediate family and if everyone will be able to get there early.
🍾 Since we did most, if not all, of the photos before the ceremony, you get to go right into the celebration with your wedding guests and actually enjoy the cocktail hour!
🌅 We might still sneak you away right before sunset for some gorgeous golden hour portraits. You might already have all the amazing photos you need, but sneaking away for a minute together to just breathe and take it all in is always a bonus.
Disclaimer: This is just a rough idea of what your photography timeline could look like! There are a lot of different factors that will affect how this works (traveling between different venues, number of people in the wedding party, weather, etc). Plus, this does not include the time for your hair and makeup artists to do their thing or the DJ to coordinate speeches, cake cutting, etc. That’s where a wedding planner comes in handy: to bring all the different aspects of the day together. 👍