Weddings With Motion · Wedding Day Field Guide

Madisen + Grant

Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Monte Bello Estate · Lemont, IL · Video coverage ~12:00 PM–9:00 PM

Adjust timeline pace

If the day is running early or late, choose a direction and amount. Saved on this device.

Direction

Minutes

Wedding-day timeline

Automatically highlights and scrolls to the current situation.

Must-get checklist

Detailed shot plan kept separate from the Timeline for faster day-of scanning. Checkboxes and checklist notes save on this device. “The 3” = tight + medium + wide.

Notes

Camera defaults

4K60 · 1/125 (or 180°) for most of the day.
4K24 · 1/50 (or 180°) for ceremony, toasts and low light.
WB: indoors 3200K · outdoors 5600K · shade 6500K · mixed 4300–4700K.
During prep, turn off room lighting when possible and let natural light work.

Solo priorities

Protect ceremony and reception audio before creative coverage.
First look: Grant reaction + Madisen reaction + wide safety.
Toasts: speaker tight + speaker wide + couple tight; use 4th camera for reactions.
Special dances: wide safety + tight manned + medium unmanned.
Camcorder: minimum 2 home-video shots in each major portion of the day.

After coverage

Expected finish around 9:00 PM.
Pack and organize/transfer media while waiting.
Ricky finishes his Sky on Nine wedding around 10:00 PM and will come to Monte Bello.
Transfer footage to Ricky’s hard drive and verify before leaving.