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Wedding Timeline Builder Worksheet

Instructions: This worksheet will help you build your timeline for successful wedding photography. This is a free, publicly available printable

guide and does not form a client/photographer relationship. The only way to reserve Kristen Wynn Photography for your wedding date is with a

contract signed by both parties (this is not a contract) and with a paid retainer fee. Please contact me with any questions:

There is some flexibility—this is just a basic outline! Consult your photographer for specifics to your

situation.

Questions: The Options

1. What time is the sunset on your wedding day? Please click here for the

sunset calendar.

If using a printed copy of

this guide, the web address is

_______________

2. Are you doing a first look? Yes/No

Generally, you should do a first look if any of the below pertain to you:

a. Your wedding ceremony is ENDING less than 1.5 hours before sunset.

b. Your wedding ceremony and reception is all in one place and you want to take photos somewhere OTHER

than the ceremony or reception site.

c. Your wedding ceremony and reception are in two different places, you want to stop in a few locations for

photos, and you do not have a gap between the ceremony and reception.

d. It's important for you to only have a maximum one hour long cocktail time and want to have the reception

immediately after the ceremony with no gap.

e. Special circumstances, such as a lengthy drive times or wanting to have a receiving line

f. Photography is very important to you

g. You want to! :) It's your day!

3. Are you having a receiving line? -Receiving lines are not common anymore. If you are having one, fill in the number

of guests here: _______ x 20 seconds per guest = ___________ seconds. Divide those seconds by 60 to get the number

of minutes your receiving line will take. Fill in here: ___________ minutes.

4. Are you doing any kind of bubbles, sparklers, or confetti exit after your ceremony? If yes, fill in 15 minutes here:

______ minutes

5. How far apart are the bride and groom getting ready from each other? Fill it in here: _________ minutes

6. How far is it from the bride's getting ready area to the ceremony? _______ minutes

7. How far is it from the ceremony to the reception? __________ minutes

8. For each alternate location you want to do, you will need the travel time if it's not on the direct route plus twenty

minutes.

First look: Minutes out of the way of route: HOTEL>LOCATION >CEREMONY + 20 minutes is____ minutes.

*No first look: Minutes out of the way of the route: CEREMONY >LOCATION>RECEPTION + 20 minutes is _____ minutes.

*Each additional location will add twenty minutes plus the travel: _______ additional minutes

9. After the ceremony, you will need time for portraits.

For small families, you will need 20 minutes and for large families, you will need 35 minutes.

_________ minutes

10. Are you having hair and makeup done at a salon? Or on-location?

If salon, add in the time it takes to get from the salon to the hotel/dressing location: ______ minutes

11. How long is your ceremony? __________ minutes

Wedding Timeline Builder Worksheet