Most wedding timelines collapse by lunch. Here is the one we have refined across six hundred weddings, and where the extra thirty minutes need to go.
The most common reason couples end up disappointed with their photographs has nothing to do with the photographer. It is the schedule.
Getting ready needs 90 minutes, not 45
Hair and makeup always run long. Build the buffer in on paper so nobody has to invent it on the day.
Protect golden hour
Block thirty minutes for couple portraits at sunset and defend it from everyone, including the caterer. It is the only slot in the day where the light does half our work for us.
Do family portraits immediately after the ceremony
People scatter fast. A printed list of groupings, handed to one loud cousin, saves an hour.
Eat
Both of you. Sit down for fifteen minutes. It shows in the photographs from the second half of the night, every single time.
