Wedding & elopement questionnaire
This questionnaire will give us more detail on what your wedding day will look like, as well as help us to get to know you and your friends & family a little better. Don’t feel rushed to send this back to us right away - just please try to get it back to us three months before the wedding date so we can get more informed in time. You can send this more than once if your information needs to be updated.
SAMPLE TIMELINES
These are just a few options to give you an idea of what we most often see on wedding days - you don’t have to use these, but they might give you a good starting point for setting up your own timeline.
6 Hour Sample Timeline
01PM getting ready
02PM ceremony + family portraits
03PM bridal party + couple portraits
04PM reception
05PM dinner (details, break)
06PM reception
6 Hour Sample Timeline (w/ First Look)
01PM getting ready
02PM first look, couple + bridal party portraits
03PM ceremony + family portraits
04PM reception
05PM dinner (details, break)
06PM reception
8 Hour Sample Timeline
01PM getting ready
02PM ceremony + family portraits
03PM bridal party + couple portraits
04PM reception (candids, toasts)
05PM dinner (details, break)
06PM reception, a few portraits
07PM reception (dances)
08PM reception (cake, candids)
8 Hour Sample Timeline (w/ First Look)
01PM getting ready
02PM first look, couple + bridal party portraits
03PM ceremony + family portraits
04PM reception (candids, toasts)
05PM dinner (details, break)
06PM reception, a few portraits
07PM reception (dances)
08PM reception (cake, candids)
10 Hour Sample Timeline
01PM getting ready
02PM getting ready (especially helpful if you’ve got two locations)
03PM ceremony + family portraits
04PM bridal party + couple portraits
05PM reception (candids, toasts)
06PM dinner (details, break)
07PM reception, a few portraits
08PM reception (dances)
09PM reception (cake, candids)
10PM reception (late night campfire, toasts, sparkler exit)
10 Hour Sample Timeline (w/ First Look)
12PM getting ready
01PM getting ready (especially helpful if you’ve got two locations)
02PM first look, couple + bridal party portraits
03PM ceremony + family portraits
04PM reception (candids, toasts)
05PM dinner (details, break)
06PM reception, a few portraits
07PM reception (dances)
08PM reception (cake, candids)
09PM reception (late night campfire, toasts, sparkler exit)