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Sample timelines · steal these

Your day, hour by hour.

The number one question we get: "how does the day actually go?" Like this. Three real-world shapes, built around the light. Every couple gets a custom one when they book.

8 hours · photo

The Signature Day

Built around a 5:00 ceremony

1:00Crew arrives. Details, dress, rings, letters. Getting-ready candids start.
2:30First look. Or not. Your call, no pressure either way.
3:15Wedding party portraits. Fast, fun, done.
4:15Tucked away while guests arrive. Breathe.
5:00Ceremony. One camera on your face, one on your partner's.
5:30Family formals, quick. Then cocktail hour candids.
6:30Golden hour. Just you two and the good light.
7:00Grand entrance, dinner, toasts. Dad loses the fight with his eyes.
8:30Dance floor mayhem. Grandma included.
9:00Last dance + exit. We're out with the shot.
9 hours · photo + film

The Cinematic Day

Built around a 5:30 ceremony

12:30Photo + film crews arrive. Details, venue b-roll.
2:00Getting ready. Both sides, stills and motion.
3:00First look, covered from two angles.
3:45Wedding party portraits.
4:45Hidden away. Drone gets the venue from above (if added).
5:30Ceremony. Multiple cameras, nothing missed.
6:00Family formals + cocktail hour candids.
7:00Golden hour. The trailer's money shots happen here.
7:45Entrance, dinner, toasts. Mics rolling if you upgraded to full audio.
9:00Dance floor. Low light, big energy. We live for it.
9:30Sparkler exit. The final frame of the trailer.
5 hours · under 60 guests

The Elopement Day

Built around a 5:00 ceremony

3:00Getting ready wherever you are. Cabin, Airbnb, tailgate.
4:00First look + the walk (or hike) to your spot.
5:00Ceremony with your favorite people. Both of us shooting.
5:45Hugs, toasts, family photos while everyone's glowing.
6:30Golden hour adventure portraits. This is the whole reason you eloped.
7:30Dinner + one hell of a sunset.

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These are shapes, not scripture. Sunset moves, venues differ, families run long. When you book, we build your timeline with you, down to the minute, around your day and your light.

Planning made painless

Live your day. We'll handle the rest.

Tell us your date and your ceremony time, and we'll sketch a timeline for your actual sunset before you've signed anything.

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easy as that. Gabe & Kyle