Wedding Photography Shot List
- Prep Shots – Bride & Groom
- The Dress – Hanging or Draped
- The North Window Shot – Bride facing out northern most window
- Bride walking down stairs
- Bride looking out (window or door)
- Maid of Honor & Brides Mom – Zipping Dress
- Bride Applying Make Up
- Groom Fixing Hair
- Grooms Father & Best Man – Attaching Boutonnière to grooms lapel
- Groom Checking the Time
- Groom with Grooms Men & Fathers
- Bride with Bridesmaids & Mothers
- Bride with Mother & Father (also grandparents)
- Groom with Mother & Father (also grandparents)
- Bride Limo – Groom Limo
- Bride & Groom – Exiting Limo (Bride being helped out)
- Groom waiting at altar
- Church Wide Shot (with & without guests)
- Bride walking down aisle ( Side Profile & Front )
- Father giving away bride
- Groom over the shoulder shot of bride ( & Vis Versa)
- Holding hands – Bride and Groom
- Bride & Groom Kiss
- Bride & Groom Leaving Church ( Receiving Line)
- Bride & Groom – Inside Limo Shot
- Reception/Banquet Hall Outside shot
- Food Shots (Cocktail Hour, Drinks, etc.)
- Shot of each table full of guests
- Shots of Bride & Groom with & without family
- Bride and Groom Portraits
- Bride & Groom with Bridesmaids & Groomsmen
- Bride and Groom Hand & Ring Portraits
- First Dance
- Bride & Father Dance
- Groom & Mother Dance
- Bouquet Toss
- Guarder Belt Toss
- Cake Cutting, Bride and Groom Feeding each other
- Misc. Guests Dancing
- Bride & Groom Eating
- Best Man & Maid of Honor Toast/Speeches
- Bride & Groom Toast/Speeches
- Centerpieces & Flower/Decorations
- Guestbook Signatures
- Small Children Dancing with Bride & Groom
- Bride & Groom’s Parents Dancing (Plus Grandparents)
- Venetian Hour Photos (Coffee, Ice Cream, Etc)
- Bride & Groom giving away wedding favors
- Groom Giving Coat to Bride
- Bride & Groom “Just Married” Vehicle – Driving Away
From guidelines issued by the publisher Steck-Vaughn to photographers providing images for their educational materials.
People should “look normal.” * Ethnic groups should be portrayed as attractive people. * Asians should not be depicted as shorter than non-Asians. * Contemporary, neat, clean, pressed clothing should be worn, but not their best clothes. * All women should wear bras. No noticeable bulges below the waist on men. * People should wear socks with pants or jeans. No bare feet. * No drugs, cigarettes, pipes, cigars, or tobacco of any kind; no liquor, visible or in pockets. * No excessive long hair on men. No big hair on women. No trendy haircuts; i.e., shaved heads, carved names or initials, high-top fades, dreadlocks, etc. * No visible tattoos, scars, broken teaths, moles, disfigurements. However, a person with crutches or in a wheelchair is allowed. * No hand-holding or other public displays of accection. * No one should sit with his or her legs spread apart. * No gum chewing. * Not to trendy lifestyles; i.e., normal houses, do and cat, etc. * No churches, adult theaters/bookstores, bars, liquor stores, etc., showing in background. * Meals should be healthful. * Dogs and cats should not be on furniture.
Quelle: Harper’s Magazine / May 2004





