So your big day is finally coming.

Well, first of all, congrats.

And second of all, this is a day you’ll always remember. So the pictures you request are going to be very special and very important.

But of course, on your big day, you’ll be thinking about everything but your photos.

So before the big day, give this list your photographer. It is filled with all the must-have shots you’re gonna want to frame, share, and enjoy for the rest of your life.

Before the Ceremony

• Bride and groom getting ready in their suites
• Shots of bridal party and groomsmen
• Bride getting ready, doing hair and makeup
• Any emotional pre-wedding moments
• Bride looking in the mirror
• Bride with her mother
• Bride with the maid of honor
• Groom with father 
• Groom with best man
• Final touches
• Behind the scenes shots
• Venue shots
• Floral arrangement shots

During Ceremony

• Ceremony begins
• Bride has entered
• Bride walking down the aisle
• Groom’s reaction
• Guests’ reaction
• Main wedding party reactions
• Officiant
• Reading of vows
• Flower girl
• Ring bearer
• Interior/exterior location wide shots

Post-Ceremony

• Cutting the cake
• Cake close-ups
• The first bite of the cake
• Popping champagne bottles
• Floral arrangements and decor
• Guests eating and drinking, socializing
• Snaps of speeches from maid of honor and best man
• Group family pictures
• Bride and groom with their parents
• Intimate first dance
• Rowdy dancing
• DJ spinning
• Wedding guests reactions
• Candid shots of family hugs 
• Wedding exit reactions
• Bride and groom in nature
• Exterior venue shots

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