The photographs taken at your wedding are the best way to preserve your special day. Chances are you and your fiance will look at the photos many times during your life-time. Therefore, hiring a good photographer is one of the most important tasks in planning your wedding.
Make sure you hire a photographer who specializes in weddings. Your photographer should be experienced in wedding procedures and familiar with your ceremony and reception sites. This will allow him/her to anticipate your next move and be in the proper place at the right time to capture all the special moments.
Look at his/her work. See if the photographer captured the excitement and emotion of the bridal couple. Also, remember that the wedding album should unfold like a story book-- the story of your wedding. Be sure to discuss with your photographer the photos you want so that there is no misunderstanding.
Make sure the photographer you interview is the one who will photograph your wedding. There are many companies with more than one photographer. Often these companies use the work of their best photographer to sell their packages and then send a less experienced photographer to the wedding. Don't get caught in this trap!
The following forms are included in this section:
Wedding Photos- This is a checklist of different photographs you may want to have taken. Make a copy for your photographer in order to ensure nothing is missed!
Check-off all photographs you would like taken throughout your wedding day, then make a copy of this form and give it to your photographer.
PRE-CEREMONY PHOTOS:
_ Bride leaving her house.
_ Wedding rings with the invitation.
_ Bride getting dressed for the ceremony.
_ Bride looking at her bridal bouquet.
_ Maid of honor putting garter on bride's leg.
_ Groom and best man before ceremony.
_ Bride by herself.
_ Bride with her mother.
_ Bride with her father.
_ Bride with mother and father.
_ Bride with her entire family and/or any combination thereof.
_ Bride with her maid of honor.
_ Bride with her bridesmaids.
_ Bride with the flower girl and/or ring bearer.
_ Bride's mother putting on her corsage.
_ Groom leaving his house.
_ Groom putting on his boutonniere.
_ Groom with his mother.
_ Groom with his father.
_ Groom with mother and father.
_ Groom with his entire family and/or any combination thereof.
_ Groom with his best man.
_ Groom with his ushers.
_ Groom shaking hands with his best man while looking at his watch.
_ Groom with the bride's father.
_ Bride and her father getting out of the limousine.
_ Special members of the family being seated.
_ Groom waiting for the bride before the processional.
_ Bride and her father just before the processional.
Check-off all photographs you would like taken throughout your wedding day, then make a copy of this form and give it to your photographer.
OTHER PRE-CEREMONY PHOTOS YOU WOULD LIKE:
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CEREMONY PHOTOGRAPHS:
_ The processional.
_ Bride and groom saying their vows.
_ Bride and groom exchanging their rings.
_ Groom kissing the bride at the altar.
_ The recessional.
OTHER CEREMONY PHOTOS YOU WOULD LIKE:
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POST-CEREMONY PHOTOGRAPHS:
_ Bride and groom.
_ Newlyweds with both of their families.
_ Newlyweds with the entire wedding party.
_ Bride and groom signing the marriage certificate.
_ Flowers and other decorations.
OTHER POST-CEREMONY PHOTOS YOU WOULD LIKE:
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Check-off all photographs you would like taken throughout your wedding day, then make a copy of this form and give it to your photographer.
RECEPTION PHOTOGRAPHS:
_ Entrance of newlyweds and wedding party into the reception site.
_ Receiving line.
_ Guests signing the guest book.
_ Toasts.
_ First dance.
_ Bride and her father dancing.
_ Groom and his mother dancing.
_ Bride dancing with groom's father.
_ Groom dancing with bride's mother.
_ Wedding party and guests dancing.
_ Cake table.
_ Cake-cutting ceremony.
_ Couple feeding each other cake.
_ Buffet table and its decoration.
_ Bouquet-tossing ceremony.
_ Garter-tossing ceremony.
_ Musicians.
_ The wedding party table.
_ The family table.
_ Candid shots of your guests.
_ Bride and groom saying good-bye to their parents.
_ Bride and groom looking back, waving good-bye in the getaway car.
TIP: It's worth asking your Music Entertainer if they provide a photographer for the reception because there are some who will go around taking candid shots. For the most part, the photographer is busy all night long taking photographs of the couple and getting those pictures requested. Having an additional, less expensive photographer at the reception is fantastic as they will be focused on taking candid photos of your guests, dancing, etc....capturing all of these special, once in a lifetime moments. It doesn't hurt to ask.
Another option is to have 1 or 2 disposable cameras at each table; with a sticker welcoming your guests take pictures during the night and kindly asking them to leave the camera on the table so that it may be collected at the end of the reception. Your Maid Of Honor, Parents, or a person you've selected will be responsible for picking up the cameras and placing them with the gift cards. This can be done an hour before the reception is scheduled to finish or perhaps at the end of the evening when everyone is packing up to leave.
OTHER RECEPTION PHOTOS YOU WOULD LIKE:
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