photos list

I think its more about personal choice and what you and H2B would like, there may some that your parents may like so maybe you could ask their suggestions? but i really dont think there is any hard and fast rules about photos you have to have! x

I've written a huge concise list if you want me to post it and you can tweak it to you?

that'd be great, thanks!

Photographs...

At home

• Getting hair done
• Getting make up done
• Getting into the dress, close up of the sweet heart neckline and corset back
• Putting the veil on
• Coming down the stairs
• Shots fully dressed, with...
  • Bridesmaids
  • Mum
  • Pa
  • Close shots of the...
    • Rings
    • Wedding car
    • Flowers
    • Champagne
    • Shoes
    • Veil
    • Posed pictures of...
      • Mum and Pa
      • Flower girl
      • Bridesmaid
      • All of us
      • Getting into the car

Outside the church

• St Edward statue
• Groom getting out of the car
• Groom on his own
• Groom and best man
• Groom with fathers and best man
• Groom with ushers
• Groom with ushers and best man
• All male party
• Greeting guests
• Putting button holes on
• Straightening ruche etc
• Ushers with programmes
• Guests going inside
• Groom heading inside
• Flowers inside the church
• Waiting for the bride
• Bride arriving
• Arranging dress etc

Inside the church

• Pictures in the porch
• Shots of people seated
• Going down the isle
• Groom seeing bride
• Lifting the veil
• Shots of readers
• Shots of musician (If possible)
• Saying the vows
• Putting rings on
• The kiss
• Signing the register
• Guests whilst signing the register
• Coming back down the isle

Outside the church

• Outside on the steps
• Confetti
• Group shots
  • Bride and Groom
  • Bride, Groom and Flower girl
  • Bride and Flower girl
  • Groom and Flower girl
  • Bride, Groom, Flower girl and bridesmaid
  • Bridesmaid and best man
  • Bride, Groom, FG and best man
  • Bridesmaid and boyfriend, Best man and girlfriend and FG
  • Bride with Parents
  • Bride with Parents and brothers
  • Bride, Groom with parents and brothers
  • Bride, Groom, FG and Nana
  • Bride, Groom,FG and Grandpop
  • Groom with parents
  • Bride, Groom with parents
  • Bride with male party
  • Bride, Groom and FG with bride’s close family (Aunties and Uncles)
  • Bride, Groom and FG with bride’s extended family (Cousins)
  • Bride, Groom and FG with grooms close family
  • Bride, Groom and FG with grooms extended family
  • Entire family together
  • Bride, Groom, FG and friends
  • Entire group of guests
  • Getting into the wedding car
  • Leaving for reception

At the reception

• Outside the reception site
• Bride and groom arriving
• Greeting guests
• Shot from above with entire party
• Close up shots of...
  • Favours
  • Table centres
  • Top table
  • Wishing well & Gifts if any
  • Guest book
  • Wedding cake
  • Natural shots of guests and Bride and Groom
  • Everyone seated at the top table
  • The view from the terrace
  • The chef cooking
  • People eating
  • Speeches
    • Pa
    • Best man
    • Groom (including giving gifts and bouquets to Mums, Nana, Dads, Bridesmaids, Best Man, Ushers)
    • First dance
    • Guests dancing
    • Cutting the cake
    • Eating cake
    • Friends groups at tables and outside
    • Fire jugglers

Artsy shots

• Silhouettes against the sun
• Long shots of us with view and cenotaph etc
• Sitting with the dress spread out on the grass
• Shots of us walking in front holding hands
• Close up of hands with rings

Thanks, just spent the last 20 mins playing with your list n feel happier now.

just got to see if anything/anyone else comes to mind.

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Sorry to be rude but i don't need you to go through my list and add commentary thanks!

The list is for myself!

I think Tim was just trying to be helpful?

I do feel pretty mean now :/

I'm in quite a bad mood today! I need chocolate....

Sorry Tim

I just had some chocolate (Well a cream egg) and will try and put a better post together this time --

What I was trying to say - Assuming the bride has selected an experienced photographer they will probably be shooting anywhere between 15 and 40 weddings a year and they have done a good enough job for you to select them and you obviously like their style and the photographs they normally take.

You need to detail to them the shots which you want which are not a feature of every wedding or venue and the family groups that you need that are special to your family or wedding. It would be good to discuss the arty photographs as the photographer should also have some ideas on this (Thats what you are paying them for)

Some general points to bear in mind regarding photographic coverage in general

The photographer normally will need to get to the church between 20 and 30 minutes before the bride is due and unless you have 2 photographers in 2 cars it is unlikely you will get the last minutes at the house as they happen.

Bridal preparations often run late and you need to aim to get everyone ready half an hour before the photographer has to leave for the church - You will often only end up with 5 minutes for formal photographs at the house so plan in some time for mum and dad to get ready as well as they are usually last dressed.

Vicars have different rules at every church - Soime are positive and will do anything to help and others may only allow a single shot from the back of the church.

Group photos at the church - Depending on the size of the wedding you need to allow between 2 and 5 minutes per requested photo, 2 minutes would rely on the bride having ushers who know the guests helping to find the relevant people - I would suggest the list on this thread will take 45 minutes to an hour.

Hi Mrs Tonner.....This list question is quite a regular feature on this forum for us long termers.......

The bride getting in to the dress is usually followed by the " bridesmaid lacing the back of the dress up" shot......

The ? in me also suggests that to get the balance of the coverage right, you also need to have a shot of the best man helping the groom in to his trousers and doing his flies up!!!!?

Of course, my comments are tongue in cheek.....very much so........It is normal and understandable that couples worry that all shots are covered...although good photographers will have this in their mindset from the pre-meets when they ascertain your requirements on the day. Good photographers will deliver shots that you love that you hadn't even thought about.....Extensive lists "can" limit the creativity of good photographers IYSWIM. as they will have less time to look for those naturally occurring images.

An important note to all couples who have a photography list requirement(nothing wrong with that) is to book a photographer who is happy with big lists and not book a photographer who has a skill in reportage...that is where problems will happen....

Best wishes

Peter

This list is fabulous!

im not getting married for 18months, but knowing me there would be somethig rather important i'd miss!

thank you so much for sharing it!

xx