Wedding Day Timeline Calculator
Create a minute-by-minute wedding day schedule based on your ceremony time and planned events.
Your Wedding Day Timeline
A well-planned timeline keeps your wedding day running smoothly and ensures your photographer captures every moment.
Standard event durations:
- Hair & makeup: 2–4 hours (start 4–6 hours before ceremony)
- First look photos: 30–45 minutes
- Pre-ceremony photos: 1–1.5 hours
- Guest seating: 30 minutes
- Ceremony: 20–45 minutes
- Cocktail hour: 1 hour
- Reception entrance + first dance: 15 minutes
- Dinner: 1–1.5 hours
- Toasts: 15–20 minutes
- Dancing: 2–3 hours
- Cake cutting: 10 minutes
- Bouquet/garter toss: 10 minutes
- Last dance + send-off: 15 minutes
Pro tips:
- Build in 15-minute buffers between events
- Share timeline with vendors at least 2 weeks ahead
- Designate a day-of coordinator to keep things on track