Wedding Photographs before the wedding day

• Formal bridal portrait at studio – waist up and full length

Wedding Photographs before the wedding ceremony (at the brides house)

• Bride getting dressed
• Bride and mother in mirror – putting on veil
• Bride and maid of honor – adjusting something
• Someone’s “hand on dress” dress detail

• Bride – full length (dressed)
• Bride – waist up
• Bride – looking out window
• Bride and mother – full length
• Bride and maid or honor, waist up
• Bride with father – full length
• Bride with father – waist up
• Bride with mother and father full length
• Bride with mother and father waist up
• Bride with individual family members – waist up or full length
• Bride with anyone / everyone else of importance – waist up or full length
• Bride with bride’s maids – lined up
• Bride with bride’s maids – informal
• Bride and family getting in car to leave for church

Wedding Photographs before the wedding ceremony (at the church)

• Groom with best man
• Groom with best man “getting away”
• Groom with all Groomsman lined up
• Groom with groomsman – informal
• Groom with Dad
• Groom with (fill in blank)

Wedding Photographs at the wedding ceremony

• Mother of groom being escorted down the isle
• Mother of bride being escorted down the isle
• Any grandmothers being escorted down the isle
• Bride and Father in back of church getting ready to go down the isle
• Groom and best man waiting at alter
• Bride – informal portrait as she waits to come down the isle
• Groomsman and brides maids coming down isle
• Father and Bride coming down isle
• Father giving away Bride
• Exchanging vows
• Exchanging rings
• The kiss
• Alter from back of church – eye level POV (long shot)
• Alter from back of church – eye level POV (close up of bride and groom)
• Alter from back of church – floor POV (long shot)
• Alter from back of church – floor POV (close up of bride and groom)
• Alter from balcony – floor POV (long shot)
• Alter from balcony – floor POV (close up of bride and groom)
• Various editorial shots of ceremony
• Shot of Bride and Groom being introduced as husband and wife
• Bride and Groom coming down the isle
• Mother of bride being escorted from seat
• Mother of groom being escorted from seat
• Bride and grooms kissing at back of church
• Various shots or receiving line
• Rice throw – long shot to show crowd
• Bride and Groom getting in car to leave for pictures / reception

Wedding Photographs after the ceremony but before the wedding reception (at park?)

• Bride – full length (formal)
• Bride – waist up (formal)
• Bride with maid of honor
• Bride with brides maids – formal and informal
• Bride and groom – full length
• Bride and groom – waist up
• Bride and Groom with his parents
• Bride and Groom with her parents
• Bride and groom with each set of grandparents
• Bride and groom with brides maids and groomsman – two or three versions
• Groom with groomsman – formal and informal
• Bride and Groom Editorial portraits together and separate – use unique environment

Wedding Photographs at the wedding reception

• Bride and groom being introduced at reception
• Individual table shots
• Best man toasting
• Any speeches
• Group shot of all guests
• Cake alone
• Bride and Groom – cutting cake
• Bride and Groom – smashing cake
• The first dance
• Bride and her father dancing
• Groom and his mother dancing
• Bride’s parents dancing
• Groom’s parents dancing
• Bride and or groom dancing with Grand Parents
• Bride throwing bouquet
• Groom removing garter
• Groom throwing garter
• Garter catcher putting garter on bouquet catcher
• Groom carrying bride away
• Bride and groom getting in car
• Car driving away
• Group shot of wedding guests