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GO TO YOUR COCKTAIL HOUR!!!!

Hot take…but skipping cocktail hour on your wedding day is one of the biggest missed opportunities!

You spend months planning a day centered around love, people, connection…and then disappear during the one part of the day where everything is the most effortless, joyful, and alive.

Cocktail hour is where the magic breathes!!

No posing. No prompting. No pressure.

Just hugs that linger, laughter that spills over, your people all in one place, and you actually getting to experience it.

It’s where:
• your college friends meet your family
• your parents exhale and celebrate you
• your guests feel seen because you’re present with them

And selfishly…it’s where some of the most real, emotional, joy-filled images happen!

You get to eat. You get to sip. You get to laugh. You get to be held and celebrated!

Now yes…summer weddings naturally have more daylight to work with, and winter timelines can feel tighter. But even then, there is always a way to build a timeline that gives you space to show up here. It just takes intention and the right flow of the day.

Instead of rushing through table visits or dinner later…you’ve already connected.

Instead of missing the moment…you lived it!!

Trust me on this one…build your timeline so you can be there. Your future self will thank you!