Photography

I think it really depends on how large of a family you have and what different groups you want to have. For our wedding, photos during cocktail hour took about 45 minutes, but that included family photos, full bridal party photos (we took separate prior to the ceremony), and additional photos of my husband and I (we did a first look) since we wanted as many photos of just the two of us as possible. Our family photos included parents, siblings & their significant others, husband's nieces and nephews (they were also the ring bearer & flower girls and neither of my siblings had children at the time), and my grandparents (my husband's are deceased).

I would plan on 30 minutes with family.

View Quoted Comment That’s what I was thinking thank you!

You can do family photos in 30 minutes - but only if you have a clear shot list and everyone is easy to wrangle!! 😆

We had our extended family all stay in the church as the rest of our guests left and did family pictures right then so we could get them done quickly before anyone wandered off!

There are some great tips in this article as well:

How to Take Super-Efficient Family Wedding Photos

For my brother's wedding we made it clear to everyone beforehand to "stick near the ceremony area as we were taking family pictures immediately following the ceremony. If you have to run to your car or the restroom after the ceremony, let someone know so we know to wait for you!"

We got both sides done with the established shot list in 15 minutes because everyone knew to wait near the area, so they got done very quickly and were able to go enjoy cocktail hour!