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Wedding Day Photography List

Many couples get lost in the whirlwind of their wedding day, with heady feelings and excitement surrounding every moment, and forget to capture all of the photographs they had meant to.  Don't let this happen to you!  The easiest way to make sure you get all the photographs you want is to have a list that you discuss and share with your wedding day photographer.  Here are some of the photos you might want to include on your list.

Before the Wedding

• Bride getting ready
• Bride with her family
• Bride and her bridesmaids
• Bride and the flower girls
• Bride leaving for the ceremony
• Groom getting ready
• Groom with his family
• Groom with his attendants
• Groom with the ring bearers
• Groom leaving for the ceremony

Ceremony Photos

• Programs being distributed to guests
• Shot of the wedding program
• Flowers, pews and other ceremony decorations
• Guests arriving at the ceremony
• Groom and groomsmen waiting for bride to arrive
• Wedding cars arriving
• Flower girls and ring bearers
• Bridesmaids walking down the aisle
• Bride walking down the aisle
• Bride kissing her father
• Ring exchange
• Vow exchange
• First kiss
• Signing the wedding register
• Guests greeting the married couple with confetti, bubbles etc
• All guests together with bride and groom at front

After the Ceremony

• Bride with her bridesmaids
• Groom with his attendants
• All of the wedding party
• Bride with bride's family
• Bride and groom with bride's family
• Groom with groom's family
• Bride and groom with groom's family
• Bride and groom with both families
• Any special family friends or relatives with the bride and groom

Reception Photos

• Wide shots of the reception area
• Details of the reception area
• Table centrepieces
• Favours and bomboniere
• Wedding cake
• Place cards, including bride and groom's place cards
• Bride and groom with guests
• Speeches
• Cutting the cake
• First dance - bride and groom, as well as parents
• Guests dancing
• Bouquet toss and garter toss
• Bride and groom leaving the reception

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