Sanity check question for photogs/winter marrieds?
Hi all,
Yes I have asked my photographer this, but just wanted to run it a few more people because I have wedding brain decision fatigue. Please be kind, I've not done this before!
Our ceremony is at 4:00pm on a day next month, ie August, in Sydney. In an ideal world we would have done it at 3:00 but for various reasons didn't and it's too late to change it now (probably). Additional info if it helps: Ceremony and reception are at the same place, and the ceremony itself is short and sweet, no readings, simple vows.
In an ideal world we would have not seen each other until the ceremony, but that would mean the schedule was 4:00 ceremony, 4:30 photos, 5:30 reception. I have been warned that things can often run late, and kept stressing out at the idea that we'd only get around to photos at 4:45 and would have to rush before "golden hour" turned into "yeah it's too dark for photos".
So the proposed schedule now is 3:00 couple photos, 4:00 ceremony, 4:30-5:30 get the family photos in and maybe some nice bonus sunset ones if we have time. Is this the smarter option?
If we were keen on a first look from the start it would have been a no-brainer, but we've actually both surprised ourselves with how much store we've put into traditions eg not seeing each other until the ceremony. Traditions are nice, but every time I think about doing it that way, I imagine myself walking down the aisle with the thought at the top of my mind being "Fuck it's getting dark already shit shit shit" instead of "Yay :) We're getting married yay :)"
Could any photogs or winter evening weddeds etc put me out of my misery and tell me that either 3pm pre-ceremony couple photos are for sure the practical option, tradition be damned, OR that I'm overthinking it and a 4pm ceremony gives us plenty of time?
Thank you sorry this was so long, I am an overthinker who hates event planning which means my brains are scrambled eggs rn.