Hello!
I booked our wedding venue and caterer. We're in the process of booking our photographer and DJ. However, we encountered an issue. Both vendors are asking about our timeline and I didn't even think about that yet! In order to complete our contracts with them they need to know when our start and end time for everything.
Here's the problem: I didn't realize when we booked our venue but we are only allotted four and a half hours for the ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. Now, in my mind, I imagined everything taking longer than that. Is this a normal amount of time? Should I try to negotiate more time? I'm worried that everything is going to feel rushed and we won't have enough time to take portraits.