Essential Wedding Photography Checklist

You want the tiniest detail in your wedding to be captured – after all, this is your day – so make sure to provide a wedding photography checklist to your hired expert so he won’t miss a thing. This checklist will include all the things, events, and people you want picture of so when you look through your album years after that momentous day, you’ll find every memory close by as if it happened seconds ago.

Preparation
- Bridal dress and shoes on display
- Bridal trinkets
- Bride having her makeup done
- Bridesmaids helping the bride into her dress
- Bridesmaids getting ready
- Bride holding her bouquet
- Bride looking out the window
- Bride holding out her veil
- Bride with mother
- Bride with father
- Bride with immediate family
- Groom’s attire
- Groom getting ready
- Groom’s solo
- Groom with mother
- Groom with father
- Groom with immediate family
- Bride with parents before getting into the bridal car

At the Church
- The church’s façade
- The bridal car
- The church’s decoration
- Entourage walking into the church
- Maid of honor walking down the aisle
- Best man walking down the aisle
- Groom walking down the aisle (with/without parents)
- Bride walking down the aisle (with/without parents)
- The train of the dress
- Groom waiting for the bride
- Shot of the musicians
- Shot of the officiating person
- Parents passing on the bride
- Shot of the guests
- Exchange of vows
- Lighting of candles and other important ceremonies
- Exchange of rings
- The Kiss
- The bride and groom welcome
- Bride and Groom leaving the church
- Throwing of petals/confetti

Group Pictures
- Bride & Groom
- With parents
- With immediate family
- With family
- With friends
- With entourage
- With officiating person
- With maid of honor
- With best man
- Groom with groomsmen
- Bride with groomsmen
- Bride with bridesmaids
- Groom with bridesmaids

At the Reception
- Outside of the reception area
- The venue decorations
- Table settings
- Food
- The table of honor
- Entrance of guests
- Entrance of the entourage
- Entrance of parents
- Entrance of the bride and groom
- Musicians playing
- Guests at their respective tables
- Couple’s first dance
- Bride dancing with father
- Father of the bride speech
- Maid of honor speech
- Best man speech
- Any participant’s speech or presentation
- Wedding cake
- Guests starting to dance
- Couple cake cutting
- Couple eating cake
- Couple sharing wine
- Couple opening gifts
- Couple kissing
- Groom or bride’s speech
- Garter Throw
- Bouquet throw
- Couple leaving the party

These are but suggestions of common wedding details that shouldn’t be left out. The bride and groom’s participation in the making of the wedding photography checklist will greatly improve the quality of the pictures that will end up on the albums and videos for memories worth keeping for a lifetime.

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