The bride and groom walking back down the aisle after getting married at the summer getaway wedding

FREE Sample Timeline: 8 Hours

The bride and groom and their dog after the wedding ceremony of the summer getaway wedding

Hello and Happy Wednesday! For the new faces around here, I’m Alexa – owner and main photographer of Racine Photography. I’ve been shooting weddings for a decade and have shot over 100 weddings, meeting the most amazing couples. I’m so excited that you are here!

I am often asked if 8 hours is enough time to fully capture the story of a wedding day. The answer is YES! My 8 hour package is the most popular and covers the day wonderfully. I am happy to share a sample timeline of what that looks like.

Here is a sample recommended 8 hour wedding day timeline for a typical wedding day that takes place at one venue.

Sample RECOMMENDED 8 HOUR WEDDING TIMELINE

12:00 pm – Detail Photos (Photos of your Bridal Details, such as your shoes, perfume, jewelry, rings, bouquet & boutonniere, wedding gown & veil, & invitation suite!) I am usually in the bridal suite taking these images while my second shooter is at the ceremony/reception sites taking those detail images (center pieces, arch ways, decor, etc).

12:30 pm Girls & Guys Getting Ready Photos (My second shooter photographs the guys while I photographs the girls!)

12:45 pm Bride Steps Into Dress & Bridesmaid Reveal (The sweetest reveal to all your closest ladies!)

1:00 pm First Look with Bride’s Dad (Usually my first time to tear up on a wedding day! 😉)

1:15 pm First Look with the Groom & Portraits of the Bride & Groom

2:00 pm Separate & Full Bridal Party Portraits (15 minutes each for separate bridesmaid portraits, separate groomsmen portraits, and full bridal party portraits!)

2:45 pm Immediate Family Portraits (15 minutes for the Bride’s Side & 15 minutes for the Groom’s side!)

3:15/3:30 pm Ceremony Prep (Everyone prepares for the ceremony & relaxes! Alexa and 2nd photographer photograph ceremony site and guests arriving.)

4:00 pm The Ceremony!

4:30 pm Extended Family Portraits (I’ll send you a Pre-Wedding Questionnaire the month before your wedding, where you’ll share lots of info that will help us serve you BEST on your wedding day- including a list of Extended Family Shots that you and your family would like captured!!)

5:00 pm Bride & Groom’s Married Portraits & Cocktail Hour Begins

5:30 pm Alexa & 2nd photographer capture candids of guests with bride and groom while Bride & Groom enjoy remainder of Cocktail Hour

6:00 pm Grand Entrances & First Dance

6:15 pm Toasts & Dinner {And sneak out for some sunset portraits!}

7:15 pm Father/Daughter & Mother/Son Dances, Cake Cutting

7:30 pm Open Dance Floor Photos

8:00 pm Photography Coverage Time Ends!