Wedding Day Timeline Template

A simple copy-and-paste wedding timeline based around a 3:00 pm ceremony. Change the times to suit your wedding, venue and plans.

11:30 am  Photography begins

Getting-ready details + candid photos

1:00 pm  Bride fully ready

Getting dressed + portraits

2:30 pm  Photographer arrives at ceremony

3:00 pm  Ceremony

3:45 pm  Family photos

4:00 pm  Wedding party photos

4:20 pm  Couple portraits

5:30 pm  Reception

Sunset Sneak out for 10-minute portraits

After dinner  Speeches + cake

First dance → dance floor

COPY THIS TIMELINE

Every wedding is different, so use this as your starting point rather than a rule book. When my couples book with me, we go through their entire day together during our pre-wedding planning call and build a timeline around their venue, light, priorities and plans.