Your wedding day will be packed with precious moments. Take these 75 great wedding photo suggestions and you won't miss a shot.

On your wedding day there are many moments that you will wish to keep & hold for ever. That you can be sure that your photographer records those beautiful moments, it is sensible to create a list of poses and to clarify these with the photographer in advance.

Naturally the nature and number of pictures will be determined by the photographer and of course it will also depend upon how long you can book him. The photographer needs at least two minutes per shot, so therefore it would be unrealistic to choose all of the poses listed below. You could however make a selection of which motives and poses you are not prepared to do without.

Get Ready!

• The brides clothes, as they are hanging in the wardrobe, on the bed or hanging over a chair
• Detailed pictures of the clothes (for example from the shoes, the garter, the jewellery etc.)
• The metamorphosis of the bride with make-up & hair by the make-up artist
• Putting on the brides dress
• The mother of the bride with the last details (e.g. the veil)
• A last check-up view of the bride in the mirror
• Parents touching the shoes of the bride
• Siblings touching the shoes of the bride
• The bride being embraced by her escort (normally the father or grand-father)
• The bride with the brides-maids or marriage witness
• The bride with all the women
• The bridegroom binds the wedding ring onto the ring cushion in the presence of his father
• Parents touching the shoes of the bridegroom
• Siblings touching the shoes of the bridegroom
• The bridegroom being embraced by his best-man
• The bridegroom and all the men
• The bridegroom and his best-man with the ladies flower spray
• The last intimate pictures of the bride and bridegroom chatting together and embracing the parents and the siblings.
• The last advice from the father to the bridegroom
• The last seconds before the bride leaves the room
• The last seconds before the bridegroom leaves the room

By the Ceremony

• The guests as they appear at the ceremony
• How the guests go to their seats
• How the bridegroom waited at the alter
• How the flower children walked down the aisle
• How the bride or the best-man walked down the aisle
• A close-up of the bride just before she walks down the aisle
• How the bride walks down the aisle with her escort
• How the bridegroom receives the bride
• Bride and bridegroom standing before the alter
• During the ceremony at the alter or the selected marriage location, photographed from different perspectives
• The faces of the bridal pair when they say “Yes”!
• A close-up of the bridal pair when exchanging rings
• The kiss
• How the bridal pair walked down the aisle together and the smiles on the faces of the guests as they go by
• How the bridal pair received the good wishes from friends and family with embraces and smiles
• How the bridal pair left the ceremonial scene
• How the bridal pair stepped into the wedding limousine

Before the Reception

• The bridal pair together
• The bride with her happy & proud parents and/or siblings
• The bride with her complete family
• The bridegroom with his happy & proud parents and/or siblings
• The bridegroom with his complete family
• The bridal pair with all their parents
• The bridal pair with all family members
• The bridal pair with the grand-parents
• The bridal pair with all the best-men & flower children
• The bridal pair with the complete wedding congregation

Tip - at time pressure the motives can also be taken before the ceremony!

At the Reception

• Pictures of the exterior of the wedding party location
• Pictures of the place cards, guest-book, flowers, decorations, table arrangement, & the trays full of champagne
• The arrival of the bridal pair (eventually their faces through the windows of the wedding car).
• The table of the bridal pair
• The tables of the guests
• A close-up of the friends and family members when they raise a toast to the bridal pair
• The bridal pair by the speech to the guests holding a champagne glass
• The bridal pair as they whisper to their parents during the evening meal
• The bridal pair chatting to the guests
• The bridal pair opening the wedding dance
• The parents dancing
• The bride dancing with her father
• The bridegroom dancing with his mother
• How the whole congregation danced
• The grandparents dancing
• The children playing or dancing
• The musicians or DJ at work
• The bride and how she laughs with the bridesmaids or witnesses
• The wedding cake
• The bridal pair cutting the cake
• How the bridal pair fed each other with the wedding cake
• Throwing the bridal bouquet – the bride
• Throwing the bridal bouquet – the unmarried woman
• Throwing the bridal bouquet – the catch
• Throwing and catching the garter
• The bridal pair leaving the celebrations
• The back of the wedding limousine

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