Make sure your photographer captures the most important moments and all those essential details you worked so hard on. To help him or her out, provide them with a list of "must-take" wedding photography shots. Here's our guide to get you started...

Getting Ready

Groom getting ready
Ushers getting ready
Groom pinning buttonhole on to Best Man
Groom’s Mother or Best Man pinning buttonhole on the Groom
Groom before leaving for the ceremony
Bride and Bridesmaids putting on makeup
Zipping up or buttoning the wedding dress
Bridesmaids putting the garter on the Bride
Bride’s jewellery
Bride’s shoes
Mother or Father of the Bride fastening the Bride’s necklace
Bride in wedding dress
Bride looking in the mirror
Bride looking out of the window
Bride with Mother
Bride with Father
Bride with Parents
Bride with Chief Bridesmaid
Bride and Bridesmaids
Bride’s bouquet
Bridesmaid’s bouquets
Buttonholes
Bride touching up makeup and hair
Mother of Bride and Bridesmaids leaving for the ceremony
Bride and Father leaving for the ceremony

At the ceremony

Guests walking into the ceremony
Groom before ceremony
Groom greeting guests
Ushers seating guests
Outside of the church/ceremony venue
Mother of the Bride arriving
Bridesmaids arriving
Bride and Father of the Bride arriving
Bride getting out of the car
Bride with Mother and Father
Bride with Bridesmaids
Bride with Father before going into the ceremony
Groom and Best man waiting for the Bride
Groom waiting for the Bride
Bride and Father walking into the ceremony
Bride and Groom exchanging vows
View of service including congregation
Signing of the Register
Bride and Groom walking down the aisle/coming out of the ceremony
Bridesmaids coming out of the ceremony/down the aisle
Parents walking up the aisle/coming out of the ceremony
Bride and Groom outside Church/venue
Bride and Groom under confetti
Guests throwing confetti
Bride and Groom getting in car
Bride and Groom in car

Formal pictures before/at reception

Bride (full length)
Groom (full length)
Bride and Groom
Bride with Chief Bridesmaid
Bride with Bridesmaids
Groom with Bridesmaids
Bride with parents
Bride and Groom with both sets of parents
Bride and Groom with Brides parents
Bride and Groom with Grooms parents
Bride and Groom with Bride's family
Bride and Groom with Groom's family
Groom with parents
Groom with best man
Groom with ushers
Bride with Groom, best man and ushers
Bride and Groom with entire wedding party
Bride and Groom with all wedding guests

Reception

Outside shot of reception venue
Bride and Groom getting out of the car
Bride and Groom arriving
Receiving line
Table centrepieces/settings
Top table
The wedding cake
Bride and Groom cutting the cake
Speeches
First dance from the Bride and Groom
General guest shots
Bride throwing bouquet
Bride and Groom departing
Bride and Grooms car driving away
Guests waving Bride and Groom off