Wedding Pictures

[walkien]

I'm going to be a wedding photog on this weekend, try to put everything togeter and come up a list of pictures need to be taken, please let me know if anything else need to add to the list. thanks

Before Ceremony at the Church (bridal party at the church):
1. Bride with Mom & Dad
2. Mom & Dad of Bride Separately
3. Bride alone
4. Bride with 3 Bridesmaids
5. Bride with Flower girl
6. Bride getting ready with Mom and Maid-of-Honor
7. Bride with Mom and then with Dad separately
8. Groom Alone
9. Groom with best man
10. Groom, with best man and Grooms men
11. Groom with 2 bothers
12. Pictures of the church with guests coming in
13. Pictures of the Church showing flowers and Altar

Right before beginning of mass
1. Mother of bride being escorted in
2. Mother of groom being escorted in
3. Picture Of church with everyone seated

Stated of Mass
1. Processional 1st bridesmaid
2. 2nd Bridesmaid
3. Flower Girl
4. Maid of honor
5. Groom and grooms men waiting
6. Bride and Father at back of church
7. Bride and Father as they meet groom
8. Bride joins groom to up to altar
9. Picture of whole wedding party and Priest at altar

Order of the mass
1. Lectors 1st reading
2. Lectors 2nd reading
3. homily by priest/deacon
4. Wedding vows many pictures
5. Exchange of rings
6. view of church from way back down center or up high in organ loft
7. Exchange of gifts of peace two people will do this
8. Bride giving the Blessed Mary a bouquet of Flowers
9. Final blessing of bride and groom
10. Recessional of bride and groom down the aisle

Right after wedding
1. Take pictures of Bride and Groom by Church with Priest and alone outside several
2. Bride and groom with wedding party

Then off to restaurant to finish taking pictures at garden
1. Take pictures of Bride and Groom getting out of car
2. Bride and Groom alone several
3. Bride and Groom with wedding party several ( whole, just with brides maids, with Maid-of-honor, Maid-of-honor and flower Girl)
4. Bride and Groom with Best Man and Maid-of-honor
5. Bride alone with Best Man and Maid-of-honor
6. Bride alone with flower girl
7. Bride and Groom with brides Mother and Dad
8. Bride and Groom with grooms Mother and Bothers
9. Bride and Groom with Extended Family members
10. Family groups alone
11. Bride with friends, Groom with friends? Time will see?

Reception
1. Entrance of bridal party many,
2. Grand entrance of the Bride and Groom
3. Best man toast and Maid-of-honor toast
4. Head table with everyone
5. Pray before meal Deacon Jay
6. Buffet food tables before and during people gathering around
7. a picture of every tables with guest
8. First dance and Father/daughter dance it will be two song together
9. Bridal party joins in as well
10. Cutting of Cake several
11. Bouquet toss several
12. Garter toss several
13. Departure
14. Take as many as needed to fill in during reception

[PIXI_666]

I read up on a 1980's wedding photography book, it was pretty much useless because i am digital apart from the list they gave me below:

At the house:

Photo of gown
Mother adjusting veil
Bride putting on garter
Bridesmaids helping bride get dressed
Bride in dressing room with mirror
Bride pinning corsage on mother
Bride pinning flower on father
Flower girl handing bouquet to Bride
Portrait of mother & bride
Portrait of father & bride
Formals of bride alone
Bride leaving house
Father helping bride into car
Father & bride in back seat of car


At the church prior to ceremony:

Groom & Groomsmen
Groom with best man
Best man adjusting tie
Bride & Bridesmaids arriving


During the ceremony:

Bride being taken down the aisle by father
Father giving away bride
Shots during ceremony itself (Exchange of rings, kiss etc)
Signing marriage certificate

After the ceremony:

Portrait: Bride & Groom
Portrait: B&G with Bride’s parents
Portrait: B&G with Groom’s parents
Portrait: B&G with Bride’s immediate family
Portrait: B&G with Groom’s immediate family
Portrait: B&G with B&G parents together
Portrait: B&G with Brides Grandparents
Portrait: B&G with Groom’s Grandparents
Portrait: B&G with Bride’s siblings
Portrait: B&G with Groom’s siblings

Formals:

Bride & Groom formals
Bridal Party Formals

Suggested location for outdoor shots: _________________________

Special Requests: ________________________________________

At the reception:

Wedding Cake
Guests signing book
Introduction to wedding party
Toasts & Speech’s
Bridal Waltz
Candids of whole reception
Table shots
Throwing of bouquet
Garter toss
Cutting the cake

Special Requests: ________________________________________


I dont like to write down too much of a list to choose from for the pro shoot, i have a list myself of specific shots i think would work and then i let my creative juices flow! If B&G request anything i make sure i write it in the special requests (eg: Sunset shot)

Del

[BLINN]

Try not to get to hung up on the list. If you do you may not capture the true essance of the day. Just use it as a guide. Try to be creative and make up some signature shots. These can be ones you use all the time. Then when someone sees someones pictues and reconizes that image they can say hey way your photographer so and so......helps build up the business and clientel.

[kawter2]

loose the list.. just try and make a mental list.,.. you are going to be so buried in the list that you are going to miss the million dollar moments. IMO every wedding is different and you need have a general plan but also be able to adapt quickly

[BLINN]

Kawter, I disagree with you on this issue. As a vet. wedding photographer, yeah lose the list. As a amature you need somewhere to start. However a list is not enough get some to help you with the list. I mean you need some one to keep track and give you a heads up on shots you need to take and or have not taken yet. After a 5 or 6 weddings you will know what is need and how to get what you want. The list them becomes the game plan. I do agree though that you have to be willing to change and adapt quickly as the event unfolds. I give my list to my client, they then look over it, mark the images that they would want (they seam to pick the same ones) and any special shots. I then only refer to this list for the special shots and or different ideas that they came up with. I also change my plan on the spot. I like having a game plan going in, if it has to be tweeked then so be it.

Walkien, I think this a smart move on your part.

[sharpfocus]

I don't use a list now, but when I first started shooting weddings, people would sometimes give me a list and I would try to follow as best I could. I was afraid that if i missed something on the list then I would be in trouble. After a while I began asking them if these on the list were the only things that they wanted because they had left out some very effective pictures in my opinion. After that when I got a list I would just thank them and put it my pocket and then go and shoot it my way. At a quiet moment, I would consult their list to see if there was something on there that was important that I hadn't taken yet. Now I would just tell them that a list is too restrictive.

I think that a newbie just starting out, should take the list and check them off as they are done. A wedding unfolds like a story and you wouldn't want to leave out a chapter by mistake.

:-) ...Bob

[SuzyView]

A list has its merits. I tend to forget sometimes to do the more "artistic" shots and concentrate on groups. I have to stop what I'm doing and go back to the list and then I don't forget something.

[BLINN]

Another great point