Wedding Photography Shot List

Wedding Photography Shot List

Here's a list of shots that are almost always required for photographing a wedding.

I was asked by a good friend of mine to photograph her wedding. I searched out what kinds of shots were required, as she didn't provide any additional information. I found this list somewhere a few months ago. Hope it's helpful.

1. Prep Shots - Bride & Groom
2. The Dress - Hanging or Draped
3. The North Window Shot - Bride facing out northern most window
4. Bride walking down stairs
5. Bride looking out (window or door)
6. Maid of Honor & Brides Mom - Zipping Dress
7. Bride Applying Make Up
8. Groom Fixing Hair
9. Grooms Father & Best Man - Attaching Boutonnière to grooms lapel
10. Groom Checking the Time
11. Groom with Grooms Men & Fathers
12. Bride with Bridesmaids & Mothers
13. Bride with Mother & Father (also grandparents)
14. Groom with Mother & Father (also grandparents)
15. Bride Limo - Groom Limo
16. Bride & Groom - Exiting Limo (Bride being helped out)
17. Groom waiting at alter
18. Church Wide Shot (with & without guests)
19. Bride walking down isle ( Side Profile & Front )
20. Father giving away bride
21. Groom over the shoulder shot of bride ( & Vis Versa)
22. Holding hands - Bride and Groom
23. Bride & Groom Kiss
24. Bride & Groom Leaving Church ( Receiving Line)
25. Bride & Groom - Inside Limo Shot
26. Reception/Banquet Hall Outside shot
27. Food Shots (Cocktail Hour, Drinks, etc.)
28. Shot of each table full of guests
29. Shots of Bride & Groom with & without family
30. Bride and Groom Portraits
31. Bride & Groom with Bridesmaids & Groomsmen
32. Bride and Groom Hand & Ring Portraits
33. First Dance
34. Bride & Father Dance
35. Groom & Mother Dance
36. Bouquet Toss
37. Guarder Belt Toss
38. Cake Cutting, Bride and Groom Feeding each other
39. Misc. Guests Dancing
40. Bride & Groom Eating
41. Best Man & Maid of Honor Toast/Speeches
42. Bride & Groom Toast/Speeches
43. Centerpieces & Flower/Decorations
44. Guestbook Signatures
45. Small Children Dancing with Bride & Groom
46. Bride & Groom’s Parents Dancing (Plus Grandparents)
47. Venetian Hour Photos (Coffee, Ice Cream, Etc)
48. Bride & Groom giving away wedding favors
49. Groom Giving Coat to Bride
50. Bride & Groom “Just Married” Vehicle - Driving Away

I'm sharing this list because I'm probably not going to be able to use it, someone may as well benefit from it.

Not going to go into specifics, but my friend has let her fiance's aunt take over the wedding photography; I don't even know why I'm going to the wedding anymore. I mean... it's a baptist/christian fundamentalist wedding. I'm going to stick out like a sore thumb. Plus, THEY give me the creeps.

Where's the booze? Oh, right... there won't be any. FUCK!!!