How to Create a Wedding Family Photo List
How to Create a Wedding Family Photo List
Creating a wedding family photo list in advance is a crucial step in ensuring that all the meaningful people in your lives are included in your wedding photos. I will add that family photos are one of the most important photos capturing on your wedding day! While every photographer has their own unique approach to this process, I would like to share the steps I take when working with my couples helping them to create a wedding family photo list.
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Creating your wedding family photo list.
The first step would be to decide who you would like to be included in your family photos. Usually, there are two main groups of people to think about when it comes to creating family photo list for a wedding— immediate and extended family. Some couples decide to do photos with each side of their extended families, others are focusing only on their immediate family photos. In most times the immediate family photo list is the focus for most of my couples. Think about your family relationships and it will help you to decide which family photos you want with members from your extended family. For the purposes of this blog post, we will concentrate on the immediate family photo list.
But what exactly includes in the immediate family?
The immediate family includes the closest members in your family. Let’s take a closer look at what typically includes in the immediate family:
Parents
Siblings
Spouse or partner
Children
Sample wedding family photo list.
Below is the sample wedding family photo shot list to help you get started. Grandparents can also be included in the immediate family photos if we know that they will be close by during the immediate family photo time. For most family photos, I usually plan around 30 minutes in the overall photography timeline. Time can vary depending on how many family members you would like to include in your family photos.
Bride’s immediate family photo list.
Couple with Bride’s Immediate Family and Grandparents
Couple with Bride’s Parents
Couple with Bride’s Siblings
Bride with their Parents
Bride with Mom
Bride with Dad
Couple with Bride’s Grandparents
Couple with each set of parents and/or siblings.
Couple with both sets of Parents
Couple with both sets of Siblings
Groom’s immediate family photo list.
Couple with Groom’s Immediate Family and Grandparents
Couple with Groom’s Parents
Couple with Groom’s Siblings
Groom with their Parents
Groom with Mom
Groom with Dad
Couple with Groom’s Grandparents
The final details on approving family photo list.
Once I know which family members will be included in the wedding family photos and which of the above photos you would like to add, I create the final wedding family photo list. I then share the family photo list with my couples to approve. Furthermore, I advise to add each person name to help me the whole process on a wedding day.
The process during family formal photos.
Organising ahead is a key on how I can efficiently capture family photos on a wedding day. Managing group photos can be a time-consuming process. My suggestion is starting with a smaller group and gradually adding people. From my personal experience it is practical and time saving approach on a busy wedding day.
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I hope I was able to help you on “How to Create a Wedding Family Photo List” to have the best family photos on your wedding day. These are photos that will be printed and framed and passing through generations.
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If you believe we would be a great match and could create something beautiful together on your wedding day then I will be happy to hear from you!
Hey there, I’m Madara of Madara Kurtisa Photography based in the West Midlands area specialising in capturing timeless images of weddings and families using traditional film photography methods alongside digital equipment. Through my romantic, classic, and natural approach to photography, I craft timeless moments that will endure through generations. Every image I capture reflects my deep passion for photography and what I do. Whether you are a couple in the engagement phase and looking for a wedding photographer to capture the most memorable moments of your wedding day or a new parent looking to capture those precious early moments with your newborn baby, or if you are seeking timeless photographs of your family to cherish for a lifetime, I am the photographer for you!
