Wedding day checklist
One calm decision at a time. Use this as a working companion. Your agreement, venue rules, planner, and final call sheet remain the source of truth.
All stages Starting out Booking 90–60 days 45–30 days 21–14 days Final week Wedding day Delivery Legacy
Starting out Write three words for how you want the celebration to feel.Starting out Name the five memories you would be heartbroken not to preserve.Starting out Choose the guest-list shape before choosing the amount of production.Starting out Decide which memories need still photographs, movement, voices, or analog texture.Booking Select a coverage collection based on event shape, geography, and desired ending.Booking Review the proposal and agreement, sign, and complete the booking payment shown there.Booking Choose an engagement-session season, location, and purpose.90–60 days Confirm scope, venue access, planner, travel, privacy, and accessibility.90–60 days Set ceremony time with season, sunset, geography, and guest comfort in mind.45–30 days Complete the final questionnaire with addresses, contacts, priorities, and surprises.45–30 days Create a concise family-formal list using first names and relationships.45–30 days Share the complete vendor list and the most current draft timeline.45–30 days Flag vows, letters, speeches, live music, and other moments that need audio.45–30 days Confirm 35mm, medium format, Super 8, or vintage point-and-shoot choices.21–14 days Protect a portrait window around the best available light.21–14 days Map exact addresses, walking routes, parking, elevators, and travel buffers.21–14 days Choose a weather backup you would genuinely be happy to use.21–14 days Confirm vendor meals and a dinner time that does not interrupt coverage.Final week Approve the final call sheet, timeline, contacts, family list, and must-haves.Final week Gather rings, paper, jewelry, heirlooms, fragrance, and meaningful details together.Final week Assign one family wrangler and one logistics contact.Final week Confirm weather, emergency contacts, access, arrival, and remaining balances.Wedding day Eat, hydrate, and protect ten quiet minutes before the ceremony or session begins.Wedding day Place phones, bags, packaging, and clutter in one out-of-frame area.Wedding day Pause after the ceremony before moving into portraits or greetings.Delivery Watch for the delivery update and keep download access with a trusted second person.Delivery Download the full gallery or film and create at least one separate backup.Delivery Favorite album images and mark the frames you want to live with every day.Legacy Design the album before the decision becomes another open tab.Legacy Order archival prints for your home and the people who helped make the day.Legacy Choose an anniversary ritual: watch the film, open the album, make a print, or plan a new session.
Planning, from behind the cameras