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Wedding Day Timing :: How to Make the Most of Your Wedding Day

September 1, 2015

Want to know what a typical wedding day timeline looks like? Here’s the rundown of how to plan your wedding day timing from a New Jersey wedding photographer‘s point of view so that you’re not feeling rushed but get to enjoy each and every moment.

For ease, we’re going to work with a 6pm typical start time for the reception and go from there, but if yours starts at 5pm, just adjust everything to an hour early. Don’t have travel time? You can adjust that too.

the Park Avenue Club Wedding

First Look Wedding

1:30pm – Photographer Arrives for Getting Ready Pictures

2:30pm – Everyone Dressed for Pre-Ceremony Photos

3:30pm – Leave for First Look

— 15 mins travel time —

 3:45pm – 4:45pm – Bride and Groom First Look / Bridal Party Photos

4:45pm – Family Photos (typically at venue)

5:30pm – Ceremony

6pm – 7pm – Cocktail Hour

7pm – 7:15pm – Guests Seated in Dining Area

7:15pm – 8:15pm – Introductions /  First Dance / Parent Dances / Toasts / First Course

8:15pm – 8:45pm – Dancing / Ceremonial Photography Coverage Ends

8:45pm – 9:30pm – Dinner

9:30pm – 10pm – Dancing

10pm – Cake Cutting / Bouquet + Garter / Viennese Hour Begins / Extended Photography Coverage Ends

11pm – Reception Ends

park savoy wedding

Traditional Ceremony First

12:30pm – Photographer Arrives for Getting Ready Pictures

1:30pm – Everyone Dressed for Pre-Ceremony Photos

2:30pm – Leave for Ceremony

3pm – Ceremony

4pm – Family Photos (typically at ceremony location)

— 15 mins travel time —

4:30pm – 5:30pm – Bride and Groom / Bridal Party Photos

— 30 mins travel time —

6pm – 7pm – Cocktail Hour

7pm – 7:15pm – Guests Seated in Dining Area

7:15pm – 8:15pm – Introductions /  First Dance / Parent Dances / Toasts / First Course

8:15pm – 8:45pm – Dancing / Ceremonial Photography Coverage Ends

8:45pm – 9:30pm – Dinner

9:30pm – 10pm – Dancing

10pm – Cake Cutting / Bouquet + Garter / Viennese Hour Begins / Extended Photography Coverage Ends

11pm – Reception Ends

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