Early Afternoon Ceremony

Work with the photographer, they are good at setting up a timeline and helping you figure out what's best, as most vendors do.

My wedding will be at 2 and I am doing all photos before the ceremony. We are starting at 11am. I don't have a bridal party so it will just be our families and us. I am doing a first look at 10:30am. By 1pm we will be in a room hiding while guest arrive. My ceremony and reception will be in the same area so it will be easier for us to take all photos before hand. Good Luck and Happy Planning.

I would make sure the photographer is there to take getting ready pics if you want them. If there is a place to "get ready" at your venue I would do some shots there/first looks around 9:30-10:00. I'd also do family photos of you and your fam, him with his fam, him with groomsmen, you with bridesmaids before the wedding. All other pictures I would wait until after because you want to be done by 11:00 because most people come early. I would also make a list of all the poses you want (they're easy to find online if you need a starting point).

We have an 11am ceremony thus decided to host a lunch reception immediately following and ending at 4pm so that our guests didn't have to spend a 14-hour day with us, haha With our photographer we decided to forgo getting photographed while dressing up (my partner and I will be getting ready at our parents' homes that are about an hour apart) and will instead just do "first look" shots before the ceremony, then we'll go do a few formal photos after the lunch. We personally weren't too interested in a lot of formal posed pictures, so we were okay with more candid shots during the ceremony and reception, and then whatever our photographer suggested before, during and after.

I'm having a Noon wedding and can get there two hours early. Luncheon is at 1:00, both of us aren't in to pictures so we're having a few pics taken between the ceremony and lunch of us with the bridal party and parents.

My wedding is at the same exact time as yours!

@Annie-- I like candid and "action" photos more myself... Posed looks aren't good for me, I just never do like them.

@Lauren and John

We're doing an informal afternoon wedding... Thinking that a small ceremony and a larger reception.

Begin around 1 or Noon for the ceremony, and then BBQ/Potluck at a local park for all those that weren't invited to the ceremony.

Not a popular idea, but we don't have much time or money.

@kim are u in houston.. I'm trying to find people who got married at my venue st the same time..it's literally like night and day when you have a daytime wedding!

@Mrs Bigbody......I think it sounds perfect!

I also think I can do pics of my gown and rings and stuff like that myself with a digital camera.

My ceremony was at 1230. The hair and make up team showed up at my hotel at 8ish. My photographer came a little before 10. We went to the venue at 1115. Ceremony went from 12-1. Cocktail hour 1-2. Dinner/reception 2-6

Did u have alcohol? Did they drink it that early? I'm trying to figure out also if it is worth it to have it that early. $1500 is a lot if they aren't gonna drink

I think my time line will b interesting on the day-of. I'm gonna mk sure the bridal party knows what they have to look forward to! Lol

My Timeline at this point:

8:00 hair/makeup

10:00 Venue

12:00 ceremony

1:00 luncheon

4:00 Goodbye

No pix prior the ceremony ?

Following because we're in a similar situation. 11 am ceremony, immediately followed by brunch with no cocktail hour. We are definitely gonna have to do a first look and get some formals out of the way early in the morning. I'm a bit stressed about getting the photography done on a tight timeline.

Wedding is at noon, we are doing a first look at 10am and bridal party photos immediately after- Should be done by 11:30 to freshen up and start ceremony- we are doing family photos immediately after ceremony which shouldnt take more than 20minutes, then a few shots of us as a couple.