Tips for a wedding day schedule that works
- Work backwards from the ceremony: hair and makeup almost always take longer than planned - allow about 45 minutes per person.
- Add 15-minute buffers before the ceremony and between venues.
- If you do a first look, most of the couple and wedding party photos happen before the ceremony, so you can enjoy cocktail hour.
- Plan family photos with a list of groups, and ask someone who knows both families to gather people.
- Check vendors' hours: when does the photographer leave, and when must the venue be empty?
- Send the final timeline to your vendors and wedding party a week before.