Seirra & Jesse

Wedding Prep + Timeline



First and foremost Congratulations on the wedding and thank you for choosing me Janine as your Photographer. Within this guide there are some things that may help guide you in preparing your day but also for me to capture those moments, making your day as smooth as possible. Each part will have preparation guidelines that you may want to take into consideration, as well as a list of photos I am looking at taking. As your session is not fully confirmed in regards to the outline so far this guide will be brief but will be helpful in the meantime. Once we have set an outline for your day this will be updated.


  1. Day/s Before Wedding Day - Prep
  2. Day of - Getting Ready
  3. Ceremony
  4. After Ceremony
  5. Schedule
  6. Image List - Example / not all can be done


Session Details:

Date: Saturday, June 13th, 2026

Session Start Time: 3 (Janine and Paul to take a few photos around 1:30)

Time End: 9:30

Wedding Ceremony & Reception: Stewert Creek Golf Course

Engagement Session: DONE

BEFORE WEDDING DAY PREP - to help you out

DAY/S BEFORE THE WEDDING DAY PREP

Both

  • DO, Drink lots of water daily - helps achieve a nice glow
  • DO AVOID any alcohol or salt rich food close to your wedding date - you don't want to look swollen
  • Moisturize daily, this will help with your skin prep for makeup as well as your photos.
  • Nails clean and or manicured
  • Hair cut, hair style figured out and shave if wanted or needed.


Practice 

  • If you have a ring bearer/flower girl practice their walk
  • Walking a short distance as if you are walking down an aisle
  • Get your bridal party to practice walking as well, remind them to look at the camera and keep smiling.
  • Stop at the pretend altar
  • Depending on your ceremony type - If standing do practice turning at the altar to face one another, not the priest.
  • Practice putting rings on one another at the pretend altar - slow pace (we move at your pace)


Bride - Getting Ready notes

Bride

  • Clothes ironed/steamed
  • Wedding dress free of creases
  • Veil and garter
  • Clothing you are getting ready in while you get your hair and makeup
  • Shoes polished/cleaned of debris
  • Jewelry polished, set aside.
  • Scent of choice, set aside
  • Make up, set aside.
  • Hair style, you have an idea
  • Nails done and clean

Groom - Getting Ready notes (no photographer)

Groom

  • Clothes ironed/steamed, left to hang on hanger
  • Shoes polished/cleaned of debris
  • Tie(if wearing one) free of creases
  • Belt
  • Socks
  • Accessories / Jewelry polished and set aside.
  • Scent of choice, set aside
  • Hair cut, shave

POINTERS TO HELP YOU OUT!

DAY OF - CEREMONY DECOR

If venue does not supply the décor these are things to note:

  1. There will be a person helping or in charge of your décor if you have not outsourced it or have a wedding planner/coordinator. Have all decorations in your helpers vehicle ready for them to leave with the décor and to set up the venue before your arrival (some venues allow the day before). Let them know how you want it. This should be the last thing on your mind and not for you to worry about.
  2. If you would like to double check the décor preparations before your ceremony we can make adjustments to our schedule breakdown


DAY OF - CEREMONY


Things to note:

  1. During the entire ceremony, don’t forget to smile
  2. Before you walk down the aisle, make yourself proper, double check you have the rings (if you don’t have a ring bearer), your tie and collar are straight, makeup doesn’t need to be touched up, veil is set up properly, POCKETS are empty
  3. Walk slowly up the aisle
  4. Walk slowly down the aisle - dip/cheer/celebrate
  5. Once you reach the altar, make sure your backs are not to the crowd, look/face one another. Note: it's extremely cute when you are looking at one another and smiling.
  6. Bride or Groom - check each other out, we move at your pace, if the bride needs help with her gown or veil help her . Even a simple mouthing of compliments goes a long way.
  7. When putting on the rings, breathe and take it slow, I will be capturing this moment and your reactions
  8. Seal it with a kiss moment - feel free to take your time and cherish this moment. You may be nervous or everything may be a blur. Breathe, look at one another, smile, kiss, dip kiss. The possibility is endless at this moment.
  9. When walking are we doing something simple mid way like a kiss or something else if or if not smile be happy! 


DAY OF - AFTER CEREMONY - PORTRAIT SESSION

Things to note:

  1. Confirm who will be attending the after ceremony portraits.
  2. preferably the maid of honor and best man who has been notified ahead of time that the photographers will need there help.. Most possible if anything more so with the carrying of the bouquet, veil, gown, etc. list of people in the photos and gathering them for the next set of photos
  3. Try NOT to start drinking before this. Please be mindful that I have captured weddings where this has been done and some people are just not able to adjust to it. If you are please make sure to eat but also be mindful have a glass or less
  4. Confirm any special photos that want to be done.
  5. Please have your veil and bouquet with you at all moments.
  6. Have any other miscellaneous details you would like


DAY OF - SCHEDULE


Janine & Paul

1:30 - At Malcolm hotel - bridal suite - Confirm what room


Brad

1:00 - confirm where he he is to go? Hotel or back in Calgary for Jesse getting ready? Details shots? Or will we all be at the Malcolm hotel in Canmore?


Combination:

  • Groom arrives and makes their way inside, bride waits in vehicle preferably tinted until someone confirms that Groom is inside. This is so that they DONT see one another


3:30 - 4 PM - Guests arrive at venue

  • Bride waits at her bridal room / in vehicle / preferably tinted so as not to show anyone
  • Wedding Party matches up
  • Make sure ring bearer has the rings
  • Maid of honours name: Justine
  • Bestman name: Callum

4:30 - 5:45 pm - Take portrait session nearby at Portrait Session Location

5:45 - Brad is free to leave (second photographer)

5:50/6 PM - Grand Entrance

6 PM - Dinner

  • confirm if vendor is eating outside or at a table and for how many people we get
  • confirm with couple if they want photos during this time
  • confirm that we eat at the same time (is it plater or buffet)

6-15 PM

  • 4 speeches
  • stand and hug after speeches
  • - pop champagne

7-7:45 pm - speeches / during winner

7:45 - 8:10 drone footage pm - cake cutting

  • kissing walking

8:10 - 8:20 - cake cutting clean

8:20 - 8:45 - bouquet throw/garter toss


8:55 couple dance followed by parent dance

9:15 dance opens

9:30 koi dancing???


9:30

  • photographers end time

Photo Sets


  1. Jesse Moldaver, Sierra Moldaver
  2. Sierra Moldaver (portrait)
  3. Jesse Moldaver (portrait)
  4. Sierra Moldaver, Rhonda Tanton, Peter Northcott, Ryan Northcott, Tess Northcott, Maeve Northcott
  5. Jesse Moldaver, Holly Moldaver, Frankie Galbraith, Brian Galbraith, Stanley Galbraith, Sarah Moldaver, Miles, Addie
  6. Jesse Moldaver, Callum Vickers, Dayton Rance, Dustin Somers, Eric Saukaroof
  7. Sierra Moldaver, Justine Blanchet, Kasandra Price, Brea Kane, Jenise Bauer
  8. Jesse Moldaver, Sierra Moldaver, Kenny Blanchet, Justine Blanchet
  9. Sierra Moldaver, Jesse Moldaver, Alexandria Pearce, Graham Harris
  10. Jesse Moldaver, Sierra Moldaver, Helen Tanton, Rhonda Tanton
  11. Jesse Moldaver, Leland Supeene, Shania Supeene, Madison Supeene, Cadence Supeene, Sally Monroe
  12. Jesse Moldaver, Rob Supeene, Robert Supeene, Catherine Hogue
  13. Sierra Moldaver, Jesse Moldaver, Peter Northcott, Sue Hickey, Al Hickey, Bob Northcott, Elaine Northcott, Michelle Northcott  


Reception

  • Details of Venue before guests arrive
  • Introduction of Bridal Party
  • Speeches
  • MC
  • Games with Couple
  • First Dance
  • Cake
  • Cake Slicing
  • Dance floor
  • Candids