how long would this take

aleighk1

FI and I won't be doing a first look so we're doing all the pictures without each other before the ceremony. The rest of the pictures will be done after.

How long should all of these pictures take?

Bride and Groom with bridal party (sitting and standing)
Bride and Groom with bridal party alternating male and female
Bride and Groom with Bride's whole family
Bride and Groom with Bride's immediate family
Bride and Groom with Groom's family
Bride and Groom with Groom's immediate family
Bride and Groom with both sets of parents

Our reception is only hor dourves, beer and wine, and cake so after the ceremony the guests will be going inside to start eating and mingling. I'm just trying to see how much time we will have in between the ceremony and the reception since we won't be having a cocktail hour.

smokyhills

Really, it depends on your family more than the photographer. Usually he only has to set up the camera once or twice, and it's more arranging the people and making sure none of them is pulling a funny face.

With a well organized group, it could take 15 minutes.

If Aunt Tilly keeps rolling her eyes and little Sarah the junior bridesmade is flipping off the camera and the best man doesn't know he's wanted for photos and Mommie Dearest rearranges everybody eighteen times, it can take an hour or two.

To minimize the time: Draw a diagram of how you want everybody arranged, and stick it in your mom's purse (or a pocket. The groom's pocket. The photographer isn't a great choice for this as he won't know everybody's faces off by heart.) Have a bridesmaid (or a friend who knows everyone) be responsible for getting people arranged the way you want. Tell everybody beforehand who, precisely, is going to be in what photos, and be prepared for people to have... ahem... opinions. The more sure you are of what you want, the easier it'll be.

ceeceed80

i agree with PP for the most part except the part of arranging people the way you want them. it's been my expierence that the photographer will set everyone up in a more pleasing fashion to ensure that everyone can be seen, otherwise you might run the risk of seeing someone's forehead

ILoveSnelly

I don't know how long but one piece of advice that I got is to order the shots subtractively (sp?) As in:
Brides Whole family
Brides Immediate Family
Brides Parents
Grooms Whole family
Grooms Immediate Family
Grooms Parents
(whoever's family is biggest goes first)
So you basically gather everyone and get them arranged once, and then send ppl back to the reception as you are done with them, and then do the bridal party shots last so that the majority of the guests are back into the reception as quickly as possible.