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YOUR WEDDING ALBUM

Standard Photo List:
Some photographers request that the Bride and Groom have their photographs with their families and attendants taken before the ceremony. (If you do this, your Groom will see your dress before you walk down the aisle.) It is your choice. There usually is time scheduled between the ceremony and the reception to take pictures without interrupting the flow of your day.

Before the ceremony
BRIDE
• After makeup and hair
• Bride with her bouquet
• Bride with her mother
• Bride with her Maid of Honor
• Bride with her father
• Bride with both parents
• Bride with her grandparents
• Bride with the children in the wedding
• Bride alone full length to show her gown
• Bride with Bridesmaids
• Bride with Groomsmen
• Bride with Maid of Honor

GROOM
• Groom with his parents
• Groom with his mother
• Groom with his father
• Groom with his grandparents
• Groom with the children in the wedding
• Groom with Groomsmen
• Groom with Bridesmaids
• Groom with Best Man

Ceremony
• Bride and father walking down the aisle
• In prayer
• The couple lighting the candles, putting rings on, exchanging vows, kissing, etc.
• Bride and Groom walking down the aisle
• Bride and Groom with guests

Following the ceremony
• Bride and Groom with guests
• Bride and Groom with both parents
• Bride and Groom with wedding party
• Bride and Groom getting into their limousine
• Shooting the couple on location

Reception
• The venue from the outside; the decorations, food displays, wedding cake, etc.
• Couple arriving at reception
• The receiving line
• Head table activities, i.e. toasts and other parts of the ceremonial happenings
• Best Man's toast
• Bride and Groom cutting the cake
• Bride and Groom feeding each other cake
• Close-up of rings on hands of Bride and Groom
• Bride and Groom's first dance
• Bride dancing with her father
• Groom dancing with his mother
• Bride throwing her bouquet
• Groom taking off Bride's garter
• Groom throwing the garter
• Bride and Groom with those who caught the bouquet and garter
• Guests throwing rice or bird seed
• Bride and Groom saying goodbye as the newlyweds get into their car

Miscellaneous shots
• If the celebration is a theme wedding there will be several opportunities to get unique and different pictures with the Bride and/or Groom with and without their families, wedding party or guests.
• Fun shots can be taken of family pets, or photographed in the family home or with the children in the wedding party or guests at the reception.

SECRETS FOR A PICTURE PERFECT WEDDING DAY

Here's the secret - have more fun than everyone else! Your wedding is only the beginning; you are embarking on the start of your married life together. Focus on your new life together, and how excited you are to marry this person. The way you gaze at each other will reveal this passion, and it will allow the photographer to capture those moments.
Weddings can be very stressful for the bride and groom. Here are some tips wedding couples can use to reduce the amount of stress they encounter during their wedding to look their best in the photographs.

Be up-front about your expectations:
Inform the photographer and videographer well in advance the type of shots you want to be taken so that he or she can learn positioning and style. Don’t be afraid to tear out magazine photos or to request photographs of special heirlooms or wedding day accessories.

Pre-Wedding photo shoot:
Let’s face it; those magazine bride photos that you see are planned, practiced, and picked from hundreds of options. Planning a pre- wedding shoot will undoubtedly improve your pictures. This practice will give the photographer the chance to capture that special once in a lifetime moment for you.

Scheduling a set time for the photo session:
To minimize picture-taking time during cocktail hour try to take a majority of the formal pictures before the ceremony. Some photos could be the bridesmaids, groomsmen, the bride with her family, and the groom with his. If you’re traditional, you can wait until after the ceremony to involve the bride and groom together.

Know about restrictions:
Get consent from the ceremony location as to where photographs and video are allowed. Many churches, synagogues, mosques and chapels have specific areas that cannot be photographed or filmed, so make sure to check with them before the big day.

Consider a unique wedding-day gift:
A great new idea for a groom’s gift is to capture the bride’s primping process, and show the groom what he missed. Documented by beautiful, tasteful pictures, the groom is allowed a peek into the bride’s final moments before she becomes his forever, which will definitely become a keepsake for the groom.

Plan a makeup rehearsal:
Your wedding day is not the right time to experiment with makeup and hairstyles. Be sure to plan a separate day to have a hair and makeup "dress rehearsal". Try a few styles and pick one that’s sophisticated and romantic, but lets you look like your beautiful and radiant self.

Know your make-up:
Being a blushing bride may take more than the simple mascara and lip gloss you’re used to. For your wedding day, add a bit more make-up so you appear as beautiful and glowing in your portraits as you are in real life. Consider a bit of blush around the cheeks or matte lipstick to “pop” in your pictures. But don’t go overboard; let your true beauty shine through on this joyous occasion.

Have your bridesmaids match:
Double check your bridesmaids and try to get their makeup to match each other. Having a theme with hair and make up will make your wedding party look more unified and will really tie into the overall wedding look.

Find time for intimate shots:
Let the photographer take shots of just you and your special someone. Try sneaking off to a remote location for a few minutes to capture a truly loving moment that will definitely highlight your wedding album.

Breathe, relax, and smile:
The brides who take the best pictures are always the ones who smile the most, and look as though they don’t have a care in the world. While this day is to share with friends and loved ones, it’s really about the wedding couple. Enjoy your wedding: laugh, smile, and gaze at your new husband/wife. Forget about the cameras and flashes, have fun and share the secret!

Tips and photos: courtesy a Dream Picture, Canton, MA, U.S.A. www.adreampicture.com

www.WeddingsHoneymoons.com | April 11, 2008

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