my photographer is only staying a maximum of 3 hours.
We are doing a first look and also want pictures of this.
This is what our timeline would look like because the photographer is leaving early
3 or 330: first look (idk if she should come at 3 or 330. I figure she could take other pictures if there is more time)
4pm-430: ceremony
430-530: cocktail hour. (Is cocktail hour truly an hour?) This is where majority of pictures will be taken. (Bride and groom, bridesmaids, groomsmen, family etc)
530-630: dinner (is this too long?)
because she would be leaving at 6, I've been playing around with the idea of cutting the cake at 5:30 and serving dinner after so we can get professional pictures of it.
Is this a case of putting my "vision" before my guests? I would really like to have pictures of this, but I'm not sure if it would just be weird to everyone to do this before we even eat.
I appreciate all your guidance!
Note: ceremony and reception aren't even 200ft away from each other
eta: my punctuation was all off.