Preparation + Details
9 - 10:45 am
Final touches to bride’s hair & makeup 
Details of bride’s bouquet, jewelry, veil, clutch, shoes, dress, family heirlooms, gift from groom
Bridesmaids’ accessories, final touches
Candids of Bride and Bridesmaids
(20-30 minutes for Groom + Groomsmen details, preparation, and candids)
(10-15 minutes to photograph ceremony hall + decor while empty, if in the same location)
Stepping into dress + lacing back of dress (Maid of Honor, Mother of the Bride, Grandmother)
Corsages on Groom & Groomsmen

First Look
11 - 11:20 am 
The “first look” is a unique part of your wedding day photos - one that’s becoming more and more standard as a must-have photojournalistic capture of the day

Ceremony
11:30 am - 12:30 pm 
Wide, closeup, and stylized photojournalistic captures of the ceremony, guests, ceremony location, vows, ring exchange, parent reaction (when the angle is possible), entering/exiting ceremony, bridal party exiting. Brief congratulatory line until cocktail hour/family portraits

Cocktail hour for Guests
12:40 - 2 pm

Formal Family Portraits
12:40 - 1 pm

How to facilitate smooth formal portraits of extended family, immediate family, and important guests:

After the ceremony, everyone will be excited to congratulate the new husband and wife - right before heading over to the fun event you have planned next! We’ll need to gather those family and friends you’d like to participate in your formal group photos before they continue on.

I want to help you make this go a smoothly as possible. Even if your timeline differs from this classic schedule, many of the tips below will be useful to ensure a smooth formal photo session.

• Do the family portraits immediately after the ceremony (if your schedule allows)
• Email everyone who should be present, at least once, reminding them to stick around for the portraits immediately following your ceremony, or at the designated time. 
• Designate someone you trust who knows your family & friends to be in charge of organizing people. That person can gather the people needed, direct them on what shots they'll be in, and then release them when they're done. It keeps things moving quickly, smoothly, and enjoyably.
• I recommend starting with the largest group first - that means B/G, immediate family, grandparents, bridal party, and any other special guests you’d like to include.
• Once the largest group photo is finished, we’ll focus on the immediate family (details below), and everyone else can go to the cocktail hour.
• I like to take any photos that include the grandparents before any parents or siblings photos, so they don’t have to stand around waiting and can relax sooner
• The bridal party photos are usually held last (if you haven’t scheduled them separately during the day). This is a good time to give your bridal party a 20-30 minute break while we work on the immediate family and special guests’ photos.

Below is a list of some must-have formal photos that I make every effort to get on your wedding day. You can use these lists as inspiration for any additional pictures you want me to capture.

Formal Family Portraits
B/G + extended family
B/G + immediate families
B/G + siblings
B/G + both parents
B/G + bride’s parents
B/G + groom’s parents
B/G + grandparents
Flower Girl & Ring Bearer
Bride, Mother, Grandmother
Groom, Father, Grandfather
Bride + each individual parent
Groom + each individual parent

Bridal Party
1 - 1:45 pm
Groomsmen
Bridesmaids
Bride + Bridesmaids (various poses)
Groom + Groomsmen (various poses)

Bride and Groom have 15-20 minutes to freshen up and relax before being announced at dinner/reception

Lunch/Dinner
2 - 6 pm
Bride & Groom are announced
First Dance
First course is served
Father/Daughter dance
Mother/Son dance
Main Course is served
Couple sneaks away for 20 minutes of newlywed portraits at sunset
Coffee
Toasts
Open dance floor commences
Cake cutting
Cake is served

Grand Exit
6:15 pm
Bride and Groom, bridal party, line up for sparkler exit

Wedding Concludes
6:30 pm