Wedding Photography Profile and Checklist
Provide this profile and checklist to your photographer so they will have all the details they need to know for your wedding day.
Bride:
Groom:
Name______________________________________________
Name______________________________________________
Address______________________________________________
Address______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Cell Phone ______________________________________________
Cell Phone ______________________________________________
Email address ____________________________________________
Email address ____________________________________________
Wedding Planner Name
Date of wedding
Phone #
________________________________
______________________________________________
________________________________________
Time of wedding ceremony _________________________________
Number of guests __________________________________________
The wedding photography style that we prefer is:
☐ Traditional
☐ Photojournalistic
☐ Candid
☐ Combination
Ceremony Location
Reception Venue
Address:______________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Officiant name & phone # ___________________________________
Contacts name and phone# _________________________________
I prefer formal portraits to be taken
☐ Before Ceremony
☐ After ceremony
☐ During reception
☐ After reception
Location for formal portraits: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Back up location incase of inclement weather: __________________________________________________________________________________
VIP GUESTS FOR PHOTOS:
Brides Side
Mother _____________________________________________
Father ______________________________________________
Stepmother __________________________________________
Stepfather ___________________________________________
Grandparents ________________________________________
Grandparents ________________________________________
Sisters ______________________________________________
Brothers _____________________________________________
Stepsisters ___________________________________________
Stepbrothers _________________________________________
Children ____________________________________________
Bridal Party
Flower Girl ___________________________________________
Maid of Honor ________________________________________
Bridesmaides _________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Grooms Side
Mother _____________________________________________
Father ______________________________________________
Stepmother __________________________________________
Stepfather ___________________________________________
Grandparents ________________________________________
Grandparents ________________________________________
Sisters ______________________________________________
Brothers _____________________________________________
Stepsisters ___________________________________________
Stepbrothers _________________________________________
Children ____________________________________________
Bridal Party
Ring Bearer __________________________________________
Best Man ____________________________________________
Groomsmen _________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Other special Guests to be photographed ______________________________________________________________________________________
The person that we have assigned to round up VIP’s for photo’s is: _________________________________________________________________
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Before the Ceremony: Bride
Before the Ceremony: Groom
☐ Getting Ready
☐ Groom putting on his tie
☐ Dress hanging in a window
☐ Groom with best man
☐ Bridal Accessories
☐ Groom with groomsmen
☐ Buttoning the dress
☐ Cufflinks, boutonnière
☐ Putting on jewelry
☐ Rings
☐ Getting ready candid photos
☐ Groom with mother
☐ Mother helping Bride with veil
☐ Groom with father
☐ Bride looking in mirror
☐ Groom with mother and father
☐ Fathers first glance
☐ Groom with ring bearer
☐ Bride pinning boutonnière on father
☐ Getting ready candid photos
☐ Bride pinning corsage on mother
☐ Groom with other family members
☐ Bride with both parents
☐ Getting ready to leave for ceremony
☐ Bride with Maid /Matron of Honor
☐ Bestman adjusting Grooms tie
☐ Bride with bridesmaids - group shot
☐ Groom and Bestman shaking hands
☐ Bride with individual bridesmaids
☐ other
☐ Bride with flower girl
☐ other
☐ Bride with other family members
☐ other
☐ Bride close ups and full length alone
☐ other
☐ Flowers☐ other
☐ Father helping Bride into car
☐ other
☐ Shot of bride in back of car
☐ other
CeremonyCeremony
☐ Outside the wedding venue
☐ Musicians
☐ Guests arriving
☐ Unity ceremonies or memorials
☐ Groom greeting guests
☐ Special guest readings
☐ Ushers seating guests
☐ Soloist
☐ VIP guest arriving & being seated
☐ Ceremony
☐ Groom and his men entering
☐ Ring Bearer
☐ Brides Arrival☐ Exchanging vows
☐ Bridesmaids entering
☐ Exchanging rings
☐ Maid of Honor entering
☐ The kiss
☐ Flower girl entering
☐ Recessional
☐ Crowd shots of guests
☐ Bride and groom outside
☐ Groom waiting at the alter
☐ Candid photos
☐ Brides entrance
☐ Throwing confetti or rice
☐ Bride walking down the aisle
☐ Guest offering congratulations
☐ Bride walking with parent front & back shot
☐ Bride showing off ring
☐ Giving bride away
☐ Group shot of everyone
☐ Wedding party at the alter
☐ Bides and groom with formal shots in church
☐ Officiant
☐ Bride and groom leaving
☐ Groom and Bride together at alter
☐ Shot of Bride and Groom in car
☐ other☐ other
☐ other☐ other
☐ other☐ other
☐ other☐ other
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Formal PortraitsReception
☐ Bride alone
☐ Tables set at reception
☐ Groom alone☐ Centerpieces
☐ Bride & groom together in various locations
☐ Place card table
☐ Bride & Groom with wedding party
☐ Cake & desert tables
☐ Bride with bridesmaids
☐ Bride and grooms entrance
☐ Groom with groomsmen
☐ Bride and groom greeting & mingling with guests
☐ Bride with the guys
☐ Décor of reception
☐ Groom with the girls
☐ Head table
☐ Bride with each attendant individually
☐ Speeches & Toasts
☐ Groom with each attendant individually
☐ Musicians or DJ’s
☐ Entire wedding party
☐ Dinner service
☐ Hands with wedding rings
☐ First dance
☐ With children from wedding party
☐ Bride and grooms parents dancing
☐ With best man and maid of honor
☐ Dancing with parents
☐ Bride & Groom with parents
☐ Throwing the bouquet
☐ Bride and groom holding” Thank You” sign
☐ Removing the garter
☐ Any other comical or special shots together
☐ Candid photo’s of everyone at the reception
☐ Special relatives, grandparents .etc
☐ Cutting the cake & feeding the cake
☐ In the limo together
☐ Invitations, bouquets, toasting glasses
☐ other☐ other
☐ other☐ other
Use this checklist as a tool to help plan your timeline, and share with your photographer as a guideline.
You will need to plan for at least 1 hour for formal wedding portraits before or after the ceremony. Most
experienced professional photographers prefer not to work from a list as it may impact their creativity but
it’s also an assurance that you will get the photo’s you really want.
Be sure that your photographer is willing to give you a disc and printing rights so that you can be free to
do what you want with your images. The images should be hi resolution-300 dpi for print. Make sure
to have your favorite images edited, because even the best photos will improve with a little Photoshop
enhancement.
If you choose to make your own albums with My Bridal Pix, you can email your album to family and
friends, as well as post it to Facebook, absolutely FREE! More information about album share can be
found on in the book-editing tool on www.mybridalpix.com
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Sincerely,
The My Bridal Pix Team
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