Wedding Day Timeline

One Location (getting ready, ceremony & reception) + First Look

Getting Ready

11:00 – 1:00  Hair & Makeup

                        (Quick tip! Have YOUR makeup done first and then your bridesmaids. The biggest                              delays in weddings are due to the brides makeup!)

1:00 – 2:45    Get Into Dress

                        Groom & Groomsmen Get into Ties & Coats

2:45 – 3:00   Walk to First Look 

First Look

3:00 – 3:15    First Look 

                      (Creates a safety net just in case the ceremony runs late and you lose sunlight for                                  your pictures. Also, gives you time to enjoy the cocktail hour with your guests!)

3:15 – 3:45    Bride & Groom Portraits

3:45 – 4:00   Bride with Bridesmaids

4:00 – 4:15   Full Bridal Party 

4:15 – 4:30    Groom with Groomsmen 

4:30 – 5:00   Immediate Family Photos 

5:00 – 5:30   Rest & Retouch Makeup & Hair

Ceremony

5:30 – 6:00  Wedding Ceremony 

6:00 – 6:30  Husband & Wife Sunset Portraits 

                                       

7:00 pm SUNSET:  The sunset time will determine how your entire timeline will                                                   look. The sunset comes a little earlier in the winter. If you are                                               having a wedding with an early sunset you would push                                                               everything back 2 hours.

6:30 – 7:00    Cocktail Hour 

                         (This gives your photographer enough time to get all the Reception Decor before                                    your guests go in) 

7:00 – 7:15      Guests Seated & Grand Entrances

7:15 – 7:45       First Dances (Bride & Groom, Father & bride, Mother & Groom)

7:45 – 8:45      Dinner & Speeches

8:45 – 9:45      Bouquet Toss , Garter Toss, Cake cutting

9:45 – 10:15     Controlled Sparkler Exit

                          (Planning your sparkler exit when the majority of your guests are still there will look                            way better in pictures!

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Photography by Leslie Margarita Photography