Photography Checklist

PHOTO checklist

getting ready

____ bride and attendants getting ready ____ groom and attendants getting ready ____ mother or maid of honor helping bride getting ready ____ maid of honor putting garter on bride’s leg ____ reception area being set up ____ bride leaving for the ceremony ____ groom leaving for the ceremony

pre-ceremony

____ bride leaving her house ____ wedding rings with invitation ____ bride looking at her bouquet ____ bride alone ____ bride alone with her mother/father ____ bride with parents ____ bride with her entire family ____ bride with maid of honor ____ bride with bridesmaids ____ bride with flower girl and/or ring bearer ____ bride’s mother putting on her corsage ____ groom leaving his house ____ groom putting on his boutonniere ____ groom alone with her mother/father ____ groom with parents ____ groom with his entire family ____ groom with his best man ____ groom with his ushers ____ groom shaking hands with his best man ____ groom with her father getting out of limousine ____ groom waiting for the bride before the processional ____ bride and her father just before the processional

ceremony

____ facade of ceremony site, with guests arriving ____ ushers escorting special guests to their seats ____ both sets of parents entering ____ groom walking down the aisle ____ bridal party at ceremony location, awaiting bride ____ the processional ____ bride walking down the aisle ____ bride and groom saying their vows ____ bride and groom exchanging rings ____ groom kissing the bride ____ bride and groom leading the recessional ____ guests throwing rice or flower petals ____ signing of wedding certificate ____ bride’s and groom’s hands displaying rings

post-ceremony

____ bride and groom ____ newlyweds with both of their parents ____ newlyweds with entire wedding party

reception

____ friends signing guest book ____ guests at cocktail hour ____ reception site set for dinner ____ centerpieces ____ place settings ____ entrance of newlyweds and wedding party ____ toasts ____ the wedding party table ____ the family tables ____ group pictures of guests at each table ____ bride and groom’s first dance ____ bride dancing with her father ____ groom dancing with his mother ____ guests dancing ____ candid shots of guests ____ wedding cake and favors ____ bouquet-tossing ceremony ____ garter-tossing ceremony ____ musicians ____ bride and groom cutting the cake ____ bride and groom departing