Planner tool

A photography timeline that respects the room.

Tell us when the ceremony starts and a few decisions. We build the planner-side timeline a working photographer would build — getting ready, first look, family formals, golden hour, exit. Download it to your calendar, copy it to send, or print it for the day-of.

First look
Cocktail location
Pull couple for golden hour portraits

  1. 1:25 PM

    → 2:40 PM

    Getting ready coverage

    01

    Hair and makeup final touches, robe portraits, dress hung in window light, ring and shoe details staged.

  2. 2:40 PM

    → 3:15 PM

    Detail and editorial flat lays

    02

    Invitation suite, rings, perfume, heirlooms, florals. Quiet 35 minutes that produce most of the published spreads.

  3. 3:45 PM

    → 4:10 PM

    First look

    03

    Private reveal at a scouted location. Plan for emotion, not a setup.

  4. 4:10 PM

    → 4:35 PM

    Couple portraits (post first look)

    04

    First major portrait window — formal and editorial frames before guests arrive.

  5. 4:35 PM

    → 4:55 PM

    Bridal party portraits

    05

    Group, then breakouts by side. Camera-friendly poses, kept under 25 minutes.

  6. 5:00 PM

    → 5:25 PM

    Ceremony

    06

    Processional, vows, ring exchange, recessional. 25-minute window covers most non-religious ceremonies.

  7. 5:25 PM

    → 5:40 PM

    Hugs, congratulations, transition

    07

    Receiving line if planned. Otherwise gentle herd toward cocktail.

  8. 5:40 PM

    → 6:04 PM

    Family formals (12 groupings)

    08

    Run from largest grouping to smallest. Designate a family-side wrangler — saves 15 minutes every time.

  9. 6:04 PM

    → 6:29 PM

    Couple portraits — golden hour

    09

    Pulled from cocktail for 25 minutes. The signature picture of the wedding lives here.

  10. 6:29 PM

    → 6:54 PM

    Cocktail candids and venue/details reset

    10

    Cocktail in an adjacent space. We split between candids and the empty reception room for editorial frames.

  11. 6:54 PM

    → 7:09 PM

    Reception entrance

    11

    Bridal party and couple introduced. Plan the order with the DJ in advance.

  12. 7:09 PM

    → 7:24 PM

    First dances

    12

    Couple → parent dances back-to-back keeps energy in the room.

  13. 7:24 PM

    → 7:54 PM

    Dinner coverage

    13

    Reaction frames, parent tables, candids. We do not shoot guests with food in their mouths.

  14. 7:54 PM

    → 8:14 PM

    Toasts

    14

    Reaction-focused. Wide for the speaker, tight for couple reactions.

  15. 8:14 PM

    → 8:44 PM

    Open dancing

    15

    First 30 minutes of open dancing is what makes the gallery feel alive. We stay until energy peaks.

  16. 10:20 PM

    → 10:30 PM

    Exit lineup, sparkler distribution

    16

    Brief the guests, hand out sparklers, position couple at the back of the line.

  17. 10:30 PM

    → 10:40 PM

    Grand exit

    17

    One long sparkler walk + one kiss frame mid-tunnel. Two takes max.