Pretty church vs. Pretty outside pictures

twixinthemix · January 2011

Hi everyone!

I'm getting married in a really nice church, and then having the reception on my parents property that includes a gorgeous house, 2 barns, and woods. FI and I are not planning on seeing each other until the ceremony, but we plan on having as many pictures taken beforehand as possible. I'm torn as to where I should take the family pictures. I know for sure that I want some BM/GM/BP pictures outside because there are SO many creative options. But should I have the parent and whole family pictures outside as well? Would it be weird or not cohesive to have half of the portrait pictures outside and half inside?

Oh, and timing should not be an issue. The girls are getting ready at my parent's house, and the guys at the church, but it's only a 12 minute drive. We will also be having a cocktail hour in one of the barns so we can take our "together" pictures. We will also be having two photographers.

Thoughts?

[Deleted User] · January 2011

I'm assuming you're having a professional photographer. My very best advice is let your photographer make these decisions. If he/she is good, you don't need to worry about these things. My photographer took some really gorgeous shots that I would never have thought of, and I'm a fairly good amateur photographer. I had an evening wedding in December, and she got some fantastic outdoor shots. What you're asking is in the micromanaging category. Give your photographer very general guidelines of who's who in the families, the general feeling of your wedding (formal or casual) and let him/her do what you're paying for.

twixinthemix · January 2011

Well, I don't think I'm micromanaging it, but my church wedding coordinator is trying to put together the timeline of the day and where we do pictures (all at the house vs. half at house and half at church) makes a difference in her schedule and ours. I'm just trying to get an idea of what other people do/have done when their ceremony and receptions are in different locations and are equally pretty!

fallbride1109 · January 2011

You can take the ones you can beforehand at the church and still take the BP and family pics that have both of you in them outside. It won't look weird.