Recommended Wedding Schedule

You'll find many guides to wedding day planning. This one is a basic schedule which includes ample time for wedding photography.

This wedding day schedule is based on the ceremony and reception being held in the same location.

If there is travel between two venues, most guests can leave during the group photographs, and the couple will travel after the group photographs or after the couple photographs (depending on which location they prefer for the couple photographs).


Ceremony - 30 to 60 minutes.

Congratulations - 15 to 30 minutes for bride and groom to greet their guests.

Group Photographs - 20 minutes.

Couple's Photographs - 30 to 60 minutes alone with their photographer and away from the guests.

Rejoin Wedding - drinks for a further 30 minutes or announced as "Mr. and Mrs." and seated for dinner.

Wedding Dinner - 2 to 2 1/2 hours including speeches and cake cutting.

First Dance - announced after dinner.

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