How long/detailed was your must have photo list?

adawn1981

I am (finally) working on mine - it is long about 120 lines and has everything from Bride and Groom to Guests Dancing.  I don't want to insult the woman by pointing out the obvious photos, but I don't want any skipped over either.. What did you girls do?

blondii428

I wasn't going to make one out of fear of being disappointed if it isn't followed.  I may, I haven't decided yet!

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Mine was pretty detailed. It included a wedding day timeline, down to when we were going to apply makeup, get dressed, etc., all the way through the cake cutting and dancing. I broke the photo list down into a Bride Before and Groom Before shot list including attendants and family and an After shot list including everyone, since we're not doing a first look, I figured we could get some of the photos out of the way prior to the wedding that way. I also put the names of each individual included in the photo next to each shot, so the assistant could call out names, and the picture could be quickly snapped.

I wasn't too worried about insulting the photographer, I just figured I was being organized. She said as much when I sent it to her--basically "This is great! I had a survey for you to fill out, but you've covered everything here. You're all set." So as not to insult her, I asked for her opinion on the timing I had down and to let me know if she saw any photo opps that I had missed.

BrittRN+

I'm worried about insulting the photographer as well. I mean this is this job, so I think I'll trust them to guide most of our photos.

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Mine had a checklist of the "typical" photos he takes.  He also had some blank lines for me to fill in any special pictures I want.  Also, he's following my "wedding photography" board on pinterest so I'm pretty confident he's informed :-)

phoenix870509

I also had a checklist from a book I bought when starting to plan my wedding. It was also available online so I just downloaded it from there and checked away!

rslilly1

I had started my list, but it was just what family/attendent combos I wanted to make sure we got.  The photog prob doesn't know that I want a pic with just my brothers, one with them and our parents, one with them and their wives, and one with them and their wives and our parents, etc, etc...

I honestly hadn't even thought about the non-posed shots.  Figured I'd just let them get whatever they get.  I'm a slacker of a bride...

tiny speck

My list was only about a page and a half, and that was mostly family combinations.

alaipply

My list for the photog was posed pictures only and included 22 pictures.  I did provide the detailed day of time line and talk about the getting ready, the pre ceremony, ceremony, and reception specifics and when the best time to do the detailed pictures (shes, bouquets, cake, favors, etc) and guest pictures would be.  I totally trust my photographer though, so I was pretty vauge with the specifics. I bet my favorite pictures are ones I never even thought to request!

bdpbride

Nothing wrong with giving your photographer an idea of the things that are important to you, after all those are things they should want to know.  And all photographers should be asking for your family posed list - going on the fly the day of will ensure that some combination will get left out.

But try not to go over board on a list of staged photos or saying you want all of your pinterest gallery shots done on your day or you will probably be disappointed.  

A) Weddings aren't photo shoots - yes we make time to do the photos, but often people are running late, are focused on 20 other things, and just want to 'get through' photos.  So expecting to cover some massive list might not be completely realistic. 

 

 Your weather, the number of people in your wedding party, the setting you are in, and the personalities all play a big role in how your photos turn out.  Expecting to copy shots you like verbatim may end up not working out so well for your specific wedding and limits what creative things your photographer could have done with you and your images.

If you chose a reputable photographer with a portfolio you were happy with, then give them a little credit and a little room for creativity!