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Weddings are such an exciting celebration of love and commitment. As you prepare for the most romantic day of your life, you’ll want to be confident that all of your little moments are captured to relive throughout the years.

The location was almost as cool as this couple. Em & Matt and I had an awesome engagement session in Minneapolis where they live and as you can see below they topped that with their destination wedding on Sapodilla Bay in Turks & Caicos. They did it right with their…

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What to Expect: Wedding Day Photography Timeline

There are a ton of images to be captured before the ceremony even begins. Each couple has a different story, and a unique approach and vision, while usually sprinkling in some elements of tradition too, but keeping it uniquely their own.

I’ll share a general breakdown below of how a typical day of wedding photography will go, start-to-finish, that should also help you with your wedding day timeline planning. Like I mentioned above, each wedding is unique but this is a pretty common timeline of wedding photography coverage.

Typically I’ll arrive during the getting ready portion of the day, hopping back and forth between the guys and girls while they do their hair, makeup, drink mimosas and laugh it up. A bride summed it up well in her glowing review where she wrote that I’m “present but unobtrusive” capturing all of the little moments. This may include details shots like the wedding dress, rings, shoes, flowers, sentimental additions, gift exchanges, a parent pinning a corsage, or finishing the final loops on the back of the brides wedding dress as she gets into it just before the big moment that lies ahead. These small moments happen in the blink of an eye and I want to make sure that they are captured beautifully for you.

Doing an intimate first look (also called a reveal) prior to the ceremony is one of my favorite parts of the day. When brides & grooms share that private moment, seeing each for the first time, it is truly special. It also helps greatly with the logistics of the day as you can then take all of the different portrait images prior to the ceremony. Typical pre-wedding photos include images of the bride & groom together, with their wedding party, and also with their family. The only reason not to do a first look is if you’re really into the old tradition of seeing each for the first time as you walk down the isle. I’d estimate that 9 out of 10 of my couples opt for doing a first look these days.

Wedding ceremonies vary greatly these days depending upon generation, culture, personal preference, etc. Whichever kind of ceremony fits you it will be shot in the same present but unobtrusive fashion, capturing all of the big and small moments in between.

The cocktail hour is a great opportunity for brides & grooms to have some fun with their wedding party, and take some fun pictures, while their guests enjoy each others company over drinks and hors d’oeuvres. As long as the guests have food and drink, and maybe some fun games, entertainment or activity, there’s no huge rush to get back. When you do return the fun steps it up yet another level.

This sometimes involves a grand entrance as the wedding party returns from their fun together. Various meal courses are then served while the maid of honor, best man and parents pour their hearts out with touching speeches. Often times the bride & groom will cut the cake and then walk table-to-table chatting with all of their nearest and dearest…and also those guests that your Mom made you invite too. 😉

I highly recommend working a sunset time sneak away into your wedding day timeline. It is a very special moment for both the couple, and for me too. Photographically speaking, the golden hour (right around sunset) gives us the most beautiful and flattering natural light, where we can make some truly breathtaking images. For the couple, this might also be their first quiet time away from all the hustle & bustle (no pun intended) of the wedding day. And of course everyone loves a good sunset, snuggled up with their love, and especially on the evening of their wedding day.

This is where the serious action begins and is one of my favorite parts of the day. I highly enjoy capturing all the fun and action on the dance floor when people really let loose and cut a rug.