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Help! How much time for photos before ceremony?

Jessica, on April 24, 2018 at 2:31 PM Posted in Planning 0 7

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I’m having a hard time with how much time I should have for taking all the family photos, wedding party and photos of just the bride and groom before the actual ceremony begins. Any suggestions would be appreciated from people that were doing this same thing would be great!
12-arrive at venue 12:45 first look12:45-4 photos (3hrs and 15 mins) 4-hide the bride4-4:20 people arrive and get seated4:30 music starts and ceremony begins 5-6 cocktail hour 6-7:30 dinner7:30 sunset pics7:30-10:30 dancing and other stuff

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Latest activity by Jessica, on April 24, 2018 at 9:39 PM

Savvy April 2018
Kathia · on April 24, 2018 at 2:44 PM
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Your photographer should be able to help you with this! mine gave us an hour for first look/ bride and groom. and then 30 minutes for family formals and bridal party formals!
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earias · on April 24, 2018 at 3:14 PM
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We had 30 minutes for our first look and about 2 hours for all the other pictures. Your photographer will let you know how much time they'll need based on their experience.
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Dedicated October 2019
Shelby · on April 24, 2018 at 3:27 PM
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What is "hide the bride".?
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Super June 2018
Future Mrs M · on April 24, 2018 at 3:31 PM
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My photographer gave me this timeline. She asked what time we needed to be ready to go to the ceremony site by, and went from there.
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VIP July 2018
Jen · on April 24, 2018 at 5:02 PM
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I am doing an hour for first look, individual, couple photos and photos with our two dogs. Then our immediate families will show up and we have 45 minutes for those photos (our families are quite small). This is at a park then we will drive to the venue have another 15 or minutes of couple photos at the venue.
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Brittany · on April 24, 2018 at 9:37 PM
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I have from 1-3:45 for all my photos and my photographer included a 30 min break... I’m telling family to get there early (false time) so we aren’t waiting she said you need less time than you think.. I care mostly about the just us photos and family photos.. any that might get missed we will just do after the ceremony quick
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Savvy August 2018
Jessica · on April 24, 2018 at 9:39 PM
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Ok thank you all! I think 3 hours should be plenty of time after hearing all your comments
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