 
Your Wedding Day Photo Wish List
Courtesy of Sharon Naylor’s book “The Busy Bride’s Essential Wedding Checklists,” Copyright 2005 by Sharon Naylor, www.sharonnaylor.net
[Note: hand this list to your photographer or use it to create photo suggestion cards or photo scavenger hunt cards. Or you can hand this to your photographer with the shots you want indicated with a [check icon] and the ones you don’t want given an [X].
Getting Ready for the Big Day
___ Bride in pre-wedding casual attire, holding a mug of coffee with her engagement-ring only (so far!) hand
___ Bride on the phone with the groom
___ Bride's gown hanging in the bedroom, before the bride steps into it
___ Bridesmaids’ arrival, hugs with the bride
___ Bridal breakfast, including a champagne toast
___ Bride and her entourage going to the beauty salon
___ Bride and her entourage returning from the beauty salon (as in Before and After shots)
___ Bride and bridesmaids getting ready for the wedding
___ Mom or Maid of Honor helping bride attach her veil
___ Dad 1st first look at the bride in her wedding gown
___ Full-length shot of bride in her gown, from several angles, in several settings
___ Bride and her maids, fully dressed, having a champagne toast or posing out in the garden
___ Bride and her parents
___ Bride with her sisters or siblings
___ Bride being given her something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
___ Bride’s first look at her wedding bouquet as she unwraps the box
___ Bride holding her bouquet
___ Bride with her grandparents
___ Bride with her mother
___ Bride with her mother and grandmother(s)
___ Bride with her stepmother
___ Bride with her mother and stepmother
___ Bride with her father
___ Bride with her stepfather
___ Bride with her father and stepfather
___ Bride with her godmother and godfather
___ Bride with her parents and step-parents
___ Bride with her Maid or Matron of Honor
___ Bride with her bridesmaids, formal pose
___ Bride with her bridesmaids, casual pose
___ Bride with flowergirls
___ Bride with each of her bridesmaids, individually
___ Bride and bridesmaids departing for the ceremony, posing in front of the limo or waving from the window as the car pulls away
___ Groom in casual attire, hanging out with his buddies before the wedding
___ Groom getting ready for the wedding
___ Groom getting help with his tie
___ Groomsmen getting ready
___ Best Man hugging the groom or shaking hands with the groom
___ Groom with his parents and/or stepparents
___ Groom with his father
___ Groom with his stepfather
___ Groom with his father and stepfather
___ Groom with his mother
___ Groom with his stepmother
___ Groom with his mother and stepmother
___ Groom with his godparents
___ Groom with his siblings
___ Groom with his groomsmen
___ Groom and groomsmen putting on their boutonnieres
___ Groom getting a high-five from the ringbearer
___ Groom and his men departing for the ceremony
___ Groom arriving at the ceremony site
___ Groom and his men in the waiting room at the ceremony site
___ Bride and her parents en route to the ceremony (in the limousine, looking out the window as the car or carriage makes its way to the site)
___ Bride arriving at the ceremony site
___ Father or parents helping the bride out of the car
___ Bride and bridal party taking their places to await the start of the ceremony
___ Maid of Honor adjusting the bride’s train or veil before the ceremony starts
___ Wink from father, or from bride to father/parents, before the processional starts
At the Ceremony
___ Pictures of the ceremony site exterior
___ A picture of the empty, decorated ceremony site before guests arrive
___ A wide-angle shot of the ceremony site from a balcony as the guest arrive
___ Guests arriving and being seated
___ Special guests arriving and being escorted to their seats
___ Ushers escorting mothers to their seats (Christian wedding) ___ Groom and groomsmen taking their place at the altar
___ Bridesmaids walking down the aisle
___ Flower girl and/or ring bearer walking down the aisle
___ Maid of Honor walking down the aisle
___ Bride’s first appearance at the end of the aisle ___ Bride and her parents walking down the aisle
___ A closeup of the groom’s face when he first sees his bride
___ A closeup of the bride’s face when she first sees her groom
___ Bride and parents meeting with the groom at the altar ___ The groom and the bride’s father shaking hands before the presentation of the bride to the groom
___ Bride and groom taking hands at the altar ___ Wide-angle shot from the balcony capturing the moment the bride and groom take their places at the altar, including the guests in their seats
___ Bride and groom kneeling at the altar OR circling the altar in traditional custom ___ Bride and groom listening to the officiant speak
___ Readings and musical performances
___ Mothers lighting the unity candle
___ Bride and groom lighting the unity candle
___ Bride and groom greeting their parents and offering peace as part of the ceremony
___ Any religious or cultural rituals performed for the ceremony
___ Bride and groom exchanging vows
___ Bride and groom exchanging rings
___ Close-up of bride's and groom's hands as they place the rings on each other’s fingers
___ Bride and groom’s first kiss as husband and wife ___ Bride and groom turn to their applauding audience
___ Bride and groom jumping the broom, if an African-American ceremony
___ Bride and groom walk back down the aisle ___ Bride and groom exit ceremony site and kiss
___ Recessional to capture bridal party, parents and guests greeting the couple at the exit of the ceremony site
___ The receiving line
___ The shower of birdseed or bubbles as the couple runs to the limousine
___ Bride and groom leaving ceremony site with a ‘Just Married’ sign on the back of the car
___ Bride and groom standing up out of the limousine sunroof waving goodbye
___ Bride and groom in limousine backseat
Post-Ceremony Photos
___ Bride and groom embracing
___ Bride and groom sealed in a kiss
___ Bride and groom with the bride’s parents
___ Bride and groom with the groom’s parents
___ Bride and groom with both sets of parents
___ Bride and groom with both sets of parents and both sets of grandparents
___ Bride and groom with her grandparents
___ Bride and groom with his grandparents
___ Bride and groom individually with each of their grandparents
___ Bride and groom with bride’s extended family
___ Bride and groom with groom’s extended family
___ Bride and groom with all family members
___ Bride and groom with all wedding guests
___ Bride, groom and all of their siblings
___ Bride and groom with bridesmaids
___ Bride and groom with Maid of Honor
___ Bride and groom with all female attendants
___ Bride and groom with Best Man
___ Bride and groom with all groomsmen
___ Bride and groom with child attendants
___ Bride and groom with entire bridal party
At the Reception
___ Photos of scenery around the reception site, like the sunset or a lit fountain
___ Photos of the reception site outside
___ Photos of empty, decorated reception room while everyone’s in the cocktail hour room
___ Sweetheart’s table decorated for the bride and groom
___ The family photo table, featuring framed pictures of relatives and friends
___ Random shots of guests at the cocktail hour and beginning of reception
___ Parents and bridal party being introduced into the room
___ Bride and groom arriving at the reception site
___ Bride and groom making their way to the ballroom
___ Bride and groom making their grand entrance into the ballroom
___ Bride and groom during their first dance
___ Bride dancing with her father
___ Groom dancing with his mother
___ 1st full dance of the evening; bridal party members and guests dancing with one another
___ Bride and groom dancing with the flowergirls or ringbearer
___ Best Man’s Toast
___ Maid of Honor’s toast
___ Parents’ toast
___ Couple’s toast
___ Bride and groom toasting one another
___ Closeup of the bride and groom’s toasting flutes clinking together
___ Parents dancing
___ Bride dancing with the bridesmaids
___ Bride dancing with grandparents
___ Kids dancing or playing
___ Entertainers performing
___ Guests partying
___ The cake
___ Bride and groom cutting the cake
___ Bride and groom feeding each other pieces of cake
___ The bouquet toss
___ The woman catching the bouquet
___ The bride congratulating her
___ Removal and tossing of the garter
___ Candid shots from the evening
___ Requested group shots
___ Bride and groom leaving the reception, saying goodbye to special guests
___ Scenes from the After-Party
Your Additional Photo Wish List:
(Ask specifically for shots like ‘Bride dancing with great-uncle, Bride with Grandmother and her sisters, etc.)
Have any that we forgot? Let us know!
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