Wedding day timeline builder

A timeline is really a decision about light

Most running orders online are the same generic list with different times pasted in. None of them know when the sun goes down on your date, which is the thing that quietly decides how the whole day photographs. Tell me your date and I will build the running order I would actually work to.

Only the date is essential. Everything else is set to the most common answer.

Your light, on that date

Golden hour opens
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Sunset
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Latest ceremony I would advise
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The running order I would work to

Two things worth saying
This shifts if you book a second photographer. With two of us, the morning can run in two places at once, the family groups move faster, and I am not the bottleneck between the receiving line and your drinks. If you are getting ready separately and want both mornings covered properly, a second shooter is usually the honest answer rather than me starting at dawn.
And this is a starting point, not a rule. Good venues will move things around for you. If your photographer cannot tell you why each block sits where it sits, ask them.