Having worked as a vendor in the wedding industry providing day-of services, I cannot tell you how important it is to carefully plan the order of events for the day ahead of time. There are a lot of things that many brides don't think about. Many vendors don't think outside of their own service to see how their scheduling may affect another aspect of the day. An example, a wedding I did makeup for last summer.
The wedding was on July 3rd of last year which was an absolute scorcher if you don't remember. The bride had scheduled 4 hours of photos in the heat of the afternoon with many of them to take places outdoors. The photographer had told her that would be a good idea. But what this photographer didn't think about is how even 1 hour outside would affect the bride's hair and makeup. By the time her 6 pm ceremony rolled around, the curls of her half-up do had completely fallen flat. She spent several hours in the Sunken Gardens taking pictures. All of the groomsmen were drenched in their own sweat and even the bridesmaids who were wearing strapless cocktail dresses had pit stains.
Sure the pictures outside will probably look nice, but the whole bridal party looked like a disaster at the ceremony. This all could have been avoided if the the photographer had just thought about it a little. Doing all the formal photos beforehand is a great plan to avoid doing the long drawn out process after the ceremony. But it's a good idea to do formal photos indoors at the church unless the weather is absolutely gorgeous (in the seventies with low humidity).
Save outdoor photos for after the ceremony. This can be a fun stop on the way to the reception to allow the guests to get to the venue before the bride and groom. This way, the bride's hair and makeup is preserved for the ceremony.
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