Wedding Shot List

Details

Invitation, program, special signs, & gifts

  • Wedding rings

  • Wedding dresses/suits

  • Outfit accessories like shoes, cuff links, or jewelry

  • Bouquet, corsages, boutonnieres

Getting Ready

  • Bride(s) and bridesmaids getting their hair and makeup done

  • Wedding party having fun

  • Mother and bride/groom portraits

  • Father and bride/groom portraits

  • Family shots

Pre-Ceremony 

  • Couple alone for your first look

  • Bride(s) and bridesmaids/flower girls

  • Groom(s) and groomsmen/ring bearer

Ceremony

  • Venue shots including ceremony site, flowers, interior, and exterior details

  • Groom and groomsmen waiting inside the venue

  • Guests

  • Bridal party entrance

  • Bride(s) walking down the aisle

  • Groom's reaction

  • Father/mother giving the bride away

  • Exchanging of vows

  • Exchanging the rings

  • The first kiss as a married couple and the moment after

  • Signing the marriage certificate

  • The recessional (couple walking back up the aisle)

Group Portraits 

  • Couple with bridesmaids/groomsmen

  • Couple with the entire wedding party

  • Bride(s) with bridesmaids/maid of honor

  • Groom(s) and groomsmen/best man

  • Couple with any children

  • Couple with each set of parents

  • Couple with both sets of parents

  • Couple with siblings

  • Couple with close family members

Reception 

  • Details and room décor shots, including table settings, place cards, favors, centerpieces, etc.

  • Wedding cake detail shots

  • Grand entrance

  • Toasts and speeches

  • Cake cutting

  • The first dance

  • Bride(s) dancing with father/groom(s) dancing with mother

  • Couple mingling with guests

  • Guests dancing

  • Musicians, singers, DJ

  • Grand exit