Photography help!

TolGalen

My fiance and I will be having our pictures taken after the ceremony. We don't want them to take a long time for the sake of everyone involved. Any suggestions on  how to cut down on time? 

Maggie0829

TolGalen said:

My fiance and I will be having our pictures taken after the ceremony. We don't want them to take a long time for the sake of everyone involved. Any suggestions on  how to cut down on time? 

Are you hosting a cocktail hour for your guests during this time period?  If so, then you have an hour to get pictures taken.

If you are worried about it taking a lot of time for your main family member and wedding party then speak to your photographer.

I would take all family pictures right after the ceremony, then do the wedding party, then once those are done just pictures of you and the groom.  This way your family members and wedding party can join the cocktail hour while you and your groom are finishing up.

Also, I would have your venue have staff with some apps and people to possibly grab some drinks for your family and wedding party on standby once the ceremony is over with so that there is something to eat and drink for everyone who is getting their picture taken.

AprilH81

TolGalen said:

My fiance and I will be having our pictures taken after the ceremony. We don't want them to take a long time for the sake of everyone involved. Any suggestions on  how to cut down on time? 

Take as many as you can before the ceremony (you with your BMs, you with your parents, groom with his guys and his parents, etc.).  Then you just need a few big group pictures after the ceremony.

phira

ABSOLUTELY make a list of photos. Additionally, I recommend focusing on who's going to be in photos and not on specific poses you find on Pinterest or in wedding magazines, or even photo ideas from TheKnot. It's not worth spending an extra 30 minutes doing 6-7 different bridesmaids/groomsmen shots when you could have either gotten photos with more family members and friends, or (better yet) had your cocktail hour end on time.

What do you think I remember more vividly about my brother's wedding: the funny poses they did with the bridal party? Or the fact that cocktail hour was almost 2 hours?

The list of photos is important because you can figure out an order to maximize guests' time at cocktail hour and not doing photos. At my brother's wedding, immediately after I got a drink at the bar, I was told I was needed for photos. I stood and waited for about 20 minutes before I was in any photos, because they had just said, "We need the whole wedding party," when they were really just doing bridesmaids/groomsmen photos (I was a chuppah holder--wedding party but not a bridesmaid). After I was in a handful of photos, I asked if I was still needed, and they said yes, so I waited for another 30 minutes ... and then I was in one more photo, and then they told me I was still needed ... until about 15 minutes later when I asked again and suddenly WASN'T needed.

Avoid this. I was only needed for 2 sets of pictures, and if the photographers had done those two sets one after the other when I showed up, I could have enjoyed more of the 2 hours of cocktails. Sitting down. With wine and my date.