Getting Ready for the big day
Our goal is to achieve a coherent collection of photographs that
tell the complete story of your wedding day. Accomplishing that goal
requires careful planning on your part.
If we only had one word of photographic advice to you on your
wedding day, it would be to make sure you are ready at the time you
specify for your coverage to begin.
We often find that either the bride or groom is not ready, bouquets
or boutonnieres have not been delivered or important people haven’t
arrived. This may affect the number of photos taken or the
completeness of your wedding story photos.
It may also slow down your arrival at your reception should you
choose to ad those photos after the ceremony.
Coverage can be broken down into pre-ceremony, ceremony,
post-ceremony and reception.
The following is based on the tradition that the bride and groom
will not see each other on the wedding day prior to the actual
start of the ceremony.
Pre-Ceremony
Bride & Attendants (Allow 30 minutes)
Bride alone
Bride with family
Bride with attendants
Groom & Attendants (Allow 30 minutes)
Groom alone
Groom with family
Groom with attendants
Ceremony (Length varies by denomination & custom)
Processional
Marriage Ceremony
Recessional
Post-Ceremony Photos (Allow 30 minutes after a receiving line ends)
Receiving line (optional)
Bride & Groom in groupings with attendants
Bride & Groom in groupings with family
Bride alone
Groom alone
Bride & Groom with each other
Reception
- Receiving line (optional)
- Cocktail hour (optional)
- Entrance of wedding party
- Blessing before the meal (optional)
- Meal
- First Dance
- Toast
- Cake Cutting
- Bouquet Toss
- Garter Toss
- Special Events (announcements of birthdays, anniversaries etc)
- Departure of Bride & Groom
Not all of the above activities take place at every wedding nor will
they always occur in the same order. Your decision to include them
is often determined by the size of your wedding, time constraints,
local customs, your budget and above all else, your personal
preferences.
Many of our customers schedule most of the Post-Ceremony photos
before the actual marriage ceremony. They find that this minimizes
the delay in getting from the ceremony to the reception.
This often means that the bride and groom see each other in their
marriage attire prior to the actual ceremony. This is a matter of
your personal choice.
Remember: All images displayed on this website are copyrighted.
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