During our initial client consultation we always go over the couples wedding day schedule. Our couples find this very helpful in understanding how we work and how much time they should be budgeting for photography.
Here are a couple of wedding day schedules. We always customize our schedules to meet the needs of our Brides and Grooms.
In order to get the photos we do we usually insist on spending at least 1 hour alone with just the bride and groom.
6 hours – Shortest amount of coverage
1:00 getting ready
1:30 Bride and Groom portraits
2:30 Bridal party
3:00 Family Formals
3:30 Hiding
4:00 Ceremony
5:00 Reception
7:00 Quick reception photos including major programming only
8 hours – Average Booking amount
12:00 Getting ready photos
12:45 First sight
1:00 Bride and groom photos
2:30 Bridal party
3:30 Family formals
4:00 Hide
4:30 Ceremony
5:00 Cocktail hour
5:00 Bride and groom sneak off for additional set of images
5:30 Reception
8:00 2.5 hours of reception coverage including major events, and a good amount of dancing and merriment.
10 hours – for those wanting lots of photos at multiple locations
1:00 Extended getting ready photos
2:00 First sight
2:15 Bride and Groom photos (multiple locations)
4:00 bridal party (off site)
5:00 family formals
5:30 hide
6:00 ceremony
6:30 cocktail hour
6:30 additional set of bride and groom shots
7:00 reception
11:00 4 hours of reception coverage. Perfect for full buffet or plated dinners, full program, dancing, and grand exit.