Free Wedding Ceremony Time Calculator
The Wedding Day Flow · Free tool

What time should your wedding ceremony start?

Use your wedding date and location to calculate local sunset and get a photographer-informed ceremony-time starting point that protects the light and gives the rest of your day room to breathe.

Free · Takes about 60 seconds
Bride and groom embracing on their wedding day
Step 1

Tell me where and when.

I’ll calculate sunset in the correct local timezone and work backwards to a strong ceremony starting point.

Search any city in the world, then choose the correct result.
Step 2

Where should I send your result?

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No spam. Your details are used for your Wedding Day Flow result and related wedding-planning information.
Your ceremony-time starting point
16:30

Sunset19:30
Portrait window18:40
LocationCape Town

Why about three hours before sunset?

This gives the day room for the ceremony, congratulations, efficient family photographs, time with your guests and a focused portrait session around the best light. It is a strong starting point, not a rigid rule — your venue, ceremony style and priorities can shift it.

You’ve solved one part of the day

Want me to plan the rest of your wedding day?

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PrepTravelCeremonyGuestsPortraitsReceptionSpeechesDinnerFirst dance
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Created by wedding photographer Kobus Tollig after 17 years and 500+ weddings.