Wedding Day Photo Schedules

For everyone whos wedding is coming up later in the year, here are some basic guidelines for the kind of time we'll need for each group of wedding participants. This should help brides schedule hair appointments and give grooms a time to stroll into the church. Each block of time can be done before or after the ceremony but most people are ready to relax after the ceremony so squeezing the entire portrait session in here tends to rush things and this can result in missed shots either intentionally or unintentionally. Either way, realizing a month later you didn't get an important shot to you is very disappointing.

Bride and her party: 30-45 minutes
Groom and his party: 15-20 minutes
Entire wedding party: 20-30 minutes
Bride and Groom alone: 15 minutes

These are the major areas I focus on at each wedding. The reception shots are not much of an issue as I just float around and capture things as they happen, trying to schedule things here would ruin all of the fun.

Equipment setup takes about 15 minutes, so once we set a time, I'll back it off a bit and have everything ready to go when the participants show up.