Example 8 Hour Timeline

To give you an example of what an 8-hours Wedding Day looks like, I’ve included a couple example timelines with moments I typically capture. One timeline shows a day with a first look, while the second timeline is for couples who want to see each other for the first time on the aisle. Feel free to use either of days as a starting point for your day and customize it to capture the moments important to you. Visit my blog post for other moments you might want to include in your day.

• 8 Hours with First Look

  1:00 Dress & Details

  1:30 Getting Ready Moments

  1:50 Faux Getting Ready Individual 1

  2:05 Faux Getting Ready Individual 2

  2:20 First Look

  2:30 Individuals & Abbreviated couples session

  3:00 Wedding Party

  3:45 Family Formals

  4:30 Guest Arrivals & Ceremony Space

  5:00 Ceremony

  5:30 Receiving Line

  5:45 Couples session

  6:15 Break Before Entrance

  6:30 Reception Entrance / Dinner

  7:10 Toasts

  7:25 Cake Cutting

  7:30 First Dance, Family Dances, Anniversary Dance

  8:00 Open Dance Floor

  8:00 - 9:00 Sneak out for sunset photos (15 mins)

  9:00 Jon Departure

• 8 Hours without First Look

  1:00 Dress & Details

  1:30 Getting Ready Moments

  1:50 Faux Getting Ready Individual 1

  2:05 Faux Getting Ready Individual 2

  2:20 Individuals 1 + w/ Individual's Wedding Party + Family

  3:10 Individuals 2 + w/ Individual's Wedding Party + Family

  4:00 Guest Arrivals & Ceremony Space

  4:30 Ceremony

  5:00 Receiving Line

  5:15 Group Family Formals

  5:30 Group Wedding Party

  5:45 Couples session

  6:15 Break Before Entrance

  6:30 Reception Entrance / Dinner

  7:10 Toasts

  7:25 Cake Cutting

  7:30 First Dance, Family Dances, Anniversary Dance

  8:00 Open Dance Floor

  8:00 - 9:00 Sneak out for sunset photos (15 mins)

  9:00 Jon Departure

Consideration for Additional Time

Not everyone’s day will fit into these timelines. Consider additional time if your day has any of the following requirements:

• Ceremony & Reception are at different locations (account for travel time)

• Photos with Wedding Party and/or Family Formals are offsite

• Want an extended couples session (take advantage of a beautiful venue)

• Capture additional moments at the beginning and/or end of day

• Longer Ceremony