How long
things take ...
To work out what time to have your wedding ceremony work
backwards from your 1st dance. Don't forget to allow travel
time between venues plus an extra five minutes at each end
for people who've stopped to chat in the car park.
Here're some basic rules of
thumb on how long things take to help you work it out
some suggestions...
If you keep the directed shots to the wedding party only
and shoot the rest candidly, you free up a lot of time to
socialise.
You're going to have all your
wedding guests want to speak to you and congratulate you
all at once. If you have, 90 guests, imagine how long that'll
take and how quickly that time will go.
If you choose to shoot posed
pictures of the wedding party only, having the guests leave
church via a side door whilst the wedding party do the family
pictures gets it over very quickly - usually takes 10 mins.
One word of caution - some
people may not get in any pictures if you shoot everything
candidly, especially shy people who hate being photographed.
However one shot of everyone
from above should ensure you've got them all.
Speeches...
Doing speeches before the meal lets the speakers get it
over with and relax. If it's a nice day - why not do them
outside in the garden?
Speeches are a perfect opportunity
for your photographer to get candids of people listening,
or laughing as the Best Man assassinates the Groom's character!
a suggested
itinerary...
11.30am
some shots of the mayhem of girls getting ready, rollers
and tee-shirts, glasses of bubbly / boys having a drink
at the pub, guests arriving etc.
1.00pm
The wedding
1.30 - 3.00m
people congratulating, throwing confetti, hugging, kissing,
wishing you well, canapés, champagne, Pimms and family pictures.
3.00 - 5.30pm
The wedding breakfast and speeches
5.30 - 7.00pm
Chill out with a jazz band in the garden and games on the
lawn, strolling in the sunshine, sitting and chatting...
7.00 - late pm
party the night away with a barbeque about 8.30pm
and finally - live happily ever
after...
