Your List of Must-Have
Wedding Pictures

When briefing your wedding photographer, it’s essential you give them a list of wedding pictures shots you want. This will ensure that you get what you want and the photographer knows what they’re doing!

Here’s a list of all the wedding shots you may want. Those marked with a * are the ones I think are essential.

Feel free to chop and change with your preferred wedding pictures.

Before the ceremony
- Wedding dress lying over a chair
- Zipping up or buttoning the wedding dress
- Mother of the bride fastening the bride’s necklace
- The bride’s garter
- The bride’s veil
- *The bride’s bouquet
- A close up of the brides shoes peeking out from under the dress
- Bride looking into a mirror
- Bride looking out of window
- Bride and bridesmaids putting on makeup
- Bride pinning corsage/boutonniere on mother/father
- *Bride hugging parents
- Bride touching up makeup
- *Bride and parents leaving for ceremony
- *Bride getting into car
- Groom tying tie
- Groom looking out of window
- Groom pinning corsage/boutonniere on mother/father
- Groom hugging parents
- Groom and parents leaving for ceremony

At the ceremony
- Outside of ceremony site
- Parents arriving at ceremony site
- *Guests walking into ceremony site
- *Bride and father getting out of car
- *Bride and father entering the ceremony site
- Parents being seated
- Grandparents being seated
- Bridesmaids walking down the aisle
- *Bride walking up the aisle
- *Flower girl and ring bearer walking down the aisle
- *Groom (nervously) waiting for bride
- Ceremony musicians
- Officiate
- Alter or canopy during ceremony
- *Close up of bride, just before she makes her entrance
- *Bride and father walking down the aisle
- *Groom seeing bride for the first time
- The back of the bride and father walking down the aisle
- Father of the bride and bride hugging at the top of the aisle
- Shot of audience from the bride and grooms point of view
- *The unity ceremony
- *Close up of bride and groom saying the vows
- *Wide shot of the bride and groom saying the vows
- *Exchanging the rings
- Close of up hands
- *The kiss
- *Bride and groom walking up the aisle
- *Confetti being thrown over bride and groom
- *Outside the ceremony site
- *Receiving line
- *Bride and groom hugging guests, laughing and getting congratulated
- Bride and groom getting in car
- Bride and groom in back seat

Posed photography before the reception
(these can be taken before the ceremony to save time)
- *Bride alone (full length)
- Bride with chief bridesmaid
- *Bride with bridesmaids
- Groom with bridesmaids
- *Bride with parents
- Bride with siblings
- Groom with siblings
- *Bride and groom together
- *Bride and groom with bride’s parents
- *Bride and groom with bride’s immediate family
- *Bride and groom with groom’s parents
- *Bride and groom with groom’s immediate family
- Bride and groom with bride’s siblings
- Bride and groom with groom’s siblings
- Bride and groom with bride’s entire family
- Bride and groom with groom’s entire family
- *Bride and groom with entire wedding party
- *Bride and groom with flower girl and ring bearer
- *Groom with parents
- Groom with best man
- *Groom with best man and ushers
- Bride with best man and ushers

During the reception
- *Bride and groom arriving
- *Bride and groom greeting guests
- Table centrepieces
- Table seating
- Bride and grooms table (head table)
- Musicians or DJs
- Guest book
- Place card table
- Close up of bride and grooms place card
- *Wedding cake
- Gift table
- Decorations (specify which)
- A shot of bride and groom with guests at each table
- Bride with school, university and/or friends
- Groom with school, university and/or friends
- The buffet or dinner serving
- *Bride and grooms first dance
- *Bride and father dancing
- *Groom and mother dancing
- Guests dancing
- *Bride and groom cutting the cake
- Bride and groom feeding each other cake
- *Toasts and speeches (specify who is giving them)
- Bride and groom drinking champagne
- *Signing the marriage license
- *Bride throwing bouquet
- Groom retrieving garter
- Groom throwing garter
- The getaway car
- Bride and groom leaving party
- *Bride and groom driving away

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