What time did/will your photographer show up?

Mine showed up an hour before the ceremony, but we didn't do a first look. We got our hair and makeup done in my hometown, so I didn't expect or need any pictures of that part of the getting ready process. He was super efficient and got photos of us girls getting dressed and went downstairs to take photos of just the guys before our ceremony. It ended up working out perfectly.

Mine got to the salon when Heather started getting ready at 1pm and didn't start taking pictures of me getting ready until 4 haha They were with her for hair, make up, and getting dress on.

What time will your mua be leaving? Maybe they could get some naturally posed shots? Or shots of the touch ups?

When we were searching for a photog the time frame was also so hard for me. Luckily we found a photog that gives us 12 hours without a crazy crazy process tag.

Our ceremony is at 11:00am with our makeup artist arriving at 8:00am~ so our photographer will arrive pretty damn early at no additional charge. She and an assistant will shoot the entire day until 6:00 pm with no breaks. If you are questioning already about not having getting ready photos than that is your answer. I would absolutely pay the extra money if she won't negotiate that price

Hope that helps

ETA: My wedding hasn't happened yet so all of that was implied.

We have full-day coverage, so our photographer will be there while we're getting ready and the second shooter will be with FH. We haven't discussed time(s) yet, but our hair/MUA is arriving at 8:30 am.

I know she'll be there for me to put n my dress. So we'll get the typical robe pictures. At least... I think she will. She'll have to start with Ian getting ready at the house about 15 minutes away from the venue. I wonder if I can find another room for him to get ready in at the hotel..... That'll save us 20 minutes of her travel time.

My timeline is almost EXACTLY like yours, our ceremony is at 4 but we have half an hour travel time from hotel to church. Photographers are coming at 1 for getting ready pics, we leave at 2 to go to church, and 2:30-3:30 were doing first look and bridal pics, and I get hidden away at 3:30 before guests start arriving.

My plan was to put on some lipgloss in the mirror for the getting ready photos, as I want all of our hair and make up done before the photographers get there. We can focus on getting dressed ( we will be in our robes for the first few pics) and getting the pictures we need in that hour.

I'm waiting on the phone line with the doctor's office so I only half-read. But, really, what do you do with "getting ready" pictures? Usually you want to display ones with you and the groom or you guys and family. They will take a couple staged photos of you getting ready and that should be enough. There is no reason to have 50 pictures of you getting your hair done. Lol.

Ours showed up at 1:30 pm to do getting ready shots at both locations. We did getting ready pictures and dress/ring pictures. We drove to our first look location. Then went to our venue for the ceremony, took family pictures after, and then they left at 9:30 pm. So 8 hours. And I think that was plenty of time. I didn't get my pro pics back, yet, but I can't imagine why I would need 100 or more pictures of people dancing. They would just stay on the computer forever! Haha.

But yeah, you should be good. But express your concerns to your photographer if you want. See what she says. And look into the cost of the other hotel room! Cutting travel time is a nice way to make sure you get more photos!

FH isn't having photos taken of him getting ready so I don't really see the need to have them either. My photographer will probably show up around 3pm for some photos of me and the girls and then the ceremony is at 4:30.

My photographer arrived about 30 minutes before the first look. She didn't take any shots of me getting hair and makeup done but got some before I put on the dress and of my mom doing up the buttons on the back. IDGAF about a picture of my MUA putting lipstick on me, though I think my mom took some getting ready photos.

Now that I think about it... I don't really NEED pictures of me getting ready. Maybe just of us girls all done up in our robes, then of me putting on the dress. She'll need to squeeze in all the little details in between that. Maybe 1:00 would be fine then. I emailed our videographer asking him what he suggests too. He's probably one of the few vendors we hired who we have A LOT of confidence in. He definitely has his shit together. Our photographer... Meeeeeh..... She can be flaky and flighty.

Since we are all getting ready at the same place (venue) and the wedding is at 6:30, the photographer will probably come around 2:30pm. That way he can get pictures of the reception area all set up and other pieces, getting ready pictures, pictures of me and my parents and then with the BM, and pictures of FH with his parents and the GM, then maybe some group picture without me and FH, then we will head off to the church he can get a few pictures there before the ceremony. we get 8 hours on the day of. Esp if we: ceremony at 6:30, arrive at church 5:30, leave for church 4:30, photographer shows at 2:30, start hair & MUA around 12:30. that way everyone can sleep in bc I am sure most will go out the night before.

We didn't get any getting ready shots really. The photographer was there but all the girls were half naked and it was just too hectic lol. He came around 1:30 and then around 2 we did some family shots, then first look at 3. Ceremony was at 5:30.

Our ceremony was at 6:30, she arrived at 1pm to begin taking details shots (I wanted as many photos of venue, table setting, florals etc as I could get) and started taking photos of us and wedding party around 4. She left at midnight (wedding lasted until 1am).

Our photographers arrived at 2 pm, 3.5 hours before our ceremony. We did detail shots (dress / shoes / rings), bridal and groom portraits, and a pre-wedding photo shoot since we didn't take engagement photos. All of that took about 2.5 hours, and then they headed to our venue to take pictures of the ceremony setup before guests arrive. Our family pictures were scheduled for after the ceremony.

I think the amount of time required depends on what you'd like to get photographed - do you want pictures of your dress / shoes / rings? Do you want detail pictures of your venue before your guests arrive?

Maybe you can make a list of photos that you really want, and communicate with your photographer to see if the timing is reasonable.

She thinks she's going to be able to get the getting ready shots, the venue shots, and detailed shots between 1 & 2. She wants to do a quick first look then family pictures between 2-3 (this is when the second photographer will arrive too), then bride and groom pictures for about 30 minutes during cocktail hour. I really feel like she can't squeeze all the details and getting ready and venue shots in during the first hour. Maybe I should ask her to have her second photographer arrive with her and just leave an hour early instead of arriving an hour late and staying until the end of the wedding.

Like @Brooklynbride, our photographers didn't stay for the whole wedding either. It was fine since everything on our program went according to schedule, and we opened the karaoke / dance floor 1.5 hours before they had to leave.

We needed more time buffer before the wedding due to our photo shoot - we were walking around downtown to take pictures at different spots. And even with that, we had some extra time before the ceremony in the end.

So you might not be that pressed for time. Having a second shooter would definitely help though.

Our ceremony is at 4:30, and I'm asking my photographer to come at 3 pm. The second shooter will stop by FH's and get a few shots, and then head to get details all set up before guests arrive. He will get ready at our hotel room ideally, and it is only 5-10 minutes from the venue.

My primary photographer will be with me at my parents house, which again is only about 10 minutes from the venue. I don't need shots of me getting hair or makeup done - and honestly I don't think I'll get the whole "getting into the dress thing," so part of me was thinking I'd send her over early to the venue too. They just are not something I think I'll want to frame or anything.

My MUHA arrived at 9 and my photographer didn't arrive until 11. I didn't want pictures taken of me without makeup and my hair done, I wouldn't want to look at those later haha. My photographer arrived just in time to snap photos as my MUHA was putting on the final touches, so we just staged a few photos of her powdering my face, etc. My photographer first got detail shots and getting ready shots of me in my dress, etc. Then we were ready to go by 11:30 and took bridal party photos (no first look) between then and the ceremony at 2.

I read your post and jumped right in to respond. Your photographer's timeline is spot on. Consider the following :

- Reminder/instant social media = Friendor while album/gift giving/display/keepsake = Pro

- As a pro in the business since 2005, the number one factor in creating photographic dilemmas/time crunches/additional payment with my weddings has been :

- one MUA for too many BP members

-Brides having hair and MU done last ... WHY? You are the most important person on this day! Why are you going last???!!!!

- tardiness. TARDINESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How in the world can a small group of people be tardy for something they have been designated for over a year in advance? The B+G are on time but the BP and Family have 99.9% been the guilty party for rushing/missing pics.

Alexis, if you and your photographer are on the same page regarding schedule, there is nothing more you can do regarding timing. It doesn't matter if your photographer shows up 5 hours prior to the MUA ... if everyone else doesn't commit then the pics are missed.

If any BP or Family members are reading this post ... time is $$$. Be respectful!