Photography List

PeachesKFG

Did you create/are you creating a list to use as a guideline for your photographer? I have a few "must-take photos" that I'd like to have (photos with my childhood friends, photos with FI's grandparents, etc..) and I'm wondering if I should create a list to give to my photog. Any ideas or guidelines would be much appreciated! I want to make sure my photographer has a solid understanding of the photos that we need her to take....so I don't have to worry about tracking those people down on the day of my wedding.

TIA!

Mandafly84

I made a list of a few "must take" photos, mostly formals that I want.  Generally though, I trust my photogs to get the important parts.

MoonlightSilver

Absolutely! I've heard so many stories of brides that just got completely caught up in the day and missed out on photos they really wanted to have taken because they didn't give a list. I'll have a list of must take photos, ideas I like, and ideas I really don't like. I trust my photog, but I also know he's not a mind reader.

Also, I've heard that you should give VIPs a "schedule" of sorts. It's no good to tell your photog that Great Aunt Sue needs to be in the picture if Great Aunt Sue leaves right after the ceremony is over. Your photog also wont know WHO Great Aunt Sue is.

PeachesKFG

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_connecticut_photography-list?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:65Discussion:29e30605-46e0-49db-badb-0de999f2e7f1Post:a7e0d8ed-87a7-4325-8bb5-235d87474697">Re: Photography List</a>:
[QUOTE]Absolutely! I've heard so many stories of brides that just got completely caught up in the day and missed out on photos they really wanted to have taken because they didn't give a list. I'll have a list of must take photos, ideas I like, and ideas I really don't like. I trust my photog, but I also know he's not a mind reader. A<strong>lso, I've heard that you should give VIPs a "schedule" of sorts.</strong> It's no good to tell your photog that Great Aunt Sue needs to be in the picture if Great Aunt Sue leaves right after the ceremony is over. Your photog also wont know WHO Great Aunt Sue is.
Posted by MoonlightSilver[/QUOTE]

<div>Good point, who would you be giving your schedule to? I would think maybe my maids of honor? (They're both my sisters). Does that seem like a bride-zilla thing to do? I don't want them to think that they need to work the whole time!</div>

Mandafly84

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_connecticut_photography-list?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:65Discussion:29e30605-46e0-49db-badb-0de999f2e7f1Post:193efc41-0157-48a3-8fdc-188635f37e9e">Re: Photography List</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Photography List : <strong>Good point, who would you be giving your schedule to?</strong> I would think maybe my maids of honor? (They're both my sisters). Does that seem like a bride-zilla thing to do? I don't want them to think that they need to work the whole time!
Posted by kfesta[/QUOTE]

<div>Do you have a DOC?  If so, I'd give it to them.</div>

AMISSA31

My co-wokers daughter was married in November 2011.  I did attend the wedding and seen the photographer snapping pictures.  Well, fast forward to see the proofs online.  My co-worker was not happy.  There were no pictures of the bride and her family....no picts of flower girl, parents of bride.  There were picts of people on the dance floor.  Long story short....the photographer did not have a list.  The bride and her mom left it up to the photographer. 

SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE THE LIST TO PHOTOGRAPHER, DOC, MOH....

rswan412

I'd give it to the DOC, but I've also asked one of my bridesmaids to keep track of the schedule the day of. Most of my girls actually want a copy of the day of schedule, so they are aware of what is going on at what time. My bridesmaid I asked to keep on top of the schedule loves planning & things like that, she gladly accepted

I'm actually working on a day-of schedule right now..what a pain in the ass!

SB1512

Every photographer we met with said that as we get closer to our day they will have a pre wedding consultatin with us and develop a list of people that must be in photos so a. they can make sure to get every and b. so the family and friends posed photos can go very quickly and they can get us to our cocktail hour.  they also want to do this to understand family dynamics.

theholograms

I will be making a list of the formals/especially the family pictures. In general though, I am going to try her judgement for most of the photos. As we get closer to the date, and probably when we have our engagement session, I am going to talk to her about the must have photos, and timeline.

PeachesKFG

Thanks ladies! I think I'll give my schedule to my DOC, photog, and one of my MOHs. Maybe even to my Mom too, because she is so organized and on top of things. At the risk of sounding overly controlling, I'd rather be super prepared and organized than leave it up to the photog, and end up with crappy pics. As much as I trust my photog, I think I need to be controlling for my own peace of mind!

kls114

At our last meeting with our photograper, we made a list and went through all the must takes.