Riu Wedding Day Itinerary...Help!!!

I have the free package so I get 45 minutes and paying with two hours with Michael. I guess I just don't know how much time I should have set up before the ceremony and how much time after is sufficient.

Hi jjurick,

What time is your ceremony? Our ceremony was at 4:00 pm and Chantelle told us to let our guest know that they could arrive at 3:45. All of our guest were there at 3:45 pm; however, Chantelle was still setting up and waiting for our aisle runner to be delivered so Michael took pics of the guest at that time while the videographer ran video.

When considering how to split your time, you may want to have time for Michael and his assistant to photograph you, your husband and your guest as they arrive to the ceremony. I would think 45 minutes is a good time for those pics, my ceremony lasted about 30 minutes and then Michael took pics at the Plaza Gazebo and then we left to go to the beach for pics afterwards then we returned and took pics with guests and bridal party. We booked Michael for the same amount of time as you (2 hours and 45 minutes). Our ceremony started about 30 minutes late (4:30 pm) but Michael didn't charge us stay longer for the beach pics.

Also, video is priceless. I wish we had someone video our wedding in addition to the videographer so we could have raw footage. The videographer edited the video and it is really nice; but, we also would have loved raw footage of our ceremony.