Planner tool

The Dallas wedding golden hour calculator.

Pick a date and a DFW venue. We translate sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, and golden hour into the only language a planner cares about: when ceremony starts, when family formals look right, when the couple gets the picture, when the exit reads on camera.

Sunrise

6:25 AM

Golden hour starts

7:49 PM

Sunset

8:25 PM

Photographer-translated windows

  • Outdoor ceremony — start by7:24 PM
  • First look — finish by5:54 PM
  • Family formals7:15 PM – 7:50 PM
  • Couple portraits (golden)7:50 PM – 8:25 PM
  • Sparkler / candle exit window8:52 PM – 9:26 PM

Times computed for the venue's coordinates, displayed in your local time.

How we read the numbers

The windows planners actually plan against.

  • Outdoor ceremony start25 minutes before golden hour begins, so portraits land in the warm light.
  • First look90 minutes before ceremony, so couple + family portraits finish before guests arrive.
  • Couple portraitsFinal 35 minutes before sunset — strongest directional light of the day.
  • Exit windowCivil twilight to nautical twilight — sparkler and candle exits read properly.