Wedding Party Photo Ideas
It’s your wedding day, you are the main attraction however, you don’t want hundreds of images just of the two of you. You will have your friends and family celebrating with you and there is nothing nicer than looking back at the fabulous day your spent with your closest, friends and relatives. Here are some fun ideas to ensure that your bridal party is captured in action cheering you on through your day.
Think of your wedding like a stage play and your bridal party are your supporting roles, let's get them authentically captured by your side. How you do this is up to you and your photographer. For help choosing a wedding photographer click here.
When planning your photos, do speak with your photographer, they will advise you how they shoot their weddings, when it is the best time to arrange family line ups, group shots, first look, if you are having one, and then the rest of the day. Trust them.
Group shots are usually taken around the ceremony time, before for the bridal and groom party shots and after for family line ups.
Photographers know that most weddings will have a first dance, a cake cutting, speeches, they have often photographed hundreds of weddings but if there are elements that you are not having i.e. a first dance and/or particular shots that are important for you to have then do communicate this before your wedding.
THE FAMILY LINEUPS
These are called the formal photos of the family line ups, most photographers like to get this done quickly so do make sure you have everyone ready. Assign one of your amazing team who knows everyone to round your family up.
Make a checklist beforehand to ensure you don't miss anyone out.
GETTING READY IMAGES
Your photographer is all about capturing your special day and the getting ready shots with your friends and siblings are the perfect way to share the excitement building before the ceremony. You can have a lot of fun creating ideas for your getting ready bridal party photographs, gift everyone a robe with their roles printed onto the back, get your bridal party some gorgeous getting ready slippers and do make sure you capture you all raising a glass of something fizzy.
THE BRIDESMAIDS SHOTS
All dressed and looking gorgeous, plan a few line ups to capture those images you will love to look back at. All your besties in their beautiful dresses clutching their gorgeous bouquets. A symmetrical line up is a great idea with you in the middle. Try another shot with your bridesmaids backs to the camera and you turning around. Get creative with ideas for your besties line ups and think about the lines ups, short to tall for example, showing off the shoes, and some fun poses. The most important thing now is to relax and enjoy this time with your besties making sure your photographer captures you all having fun.
FOR THE BOYS
Wedding photographers love capturing emotions and often the grooms party is super charged and having a lot of banter and fun. If the boys are getting ready in a different location plan a bit of time to capture them walking into the ceremony area together, this will only need about 10 to 15 minutes
Think about the details, if they are all wearing matching socks grab a shot of them pulling up their trouser legs and showing off their carefully thought out attire, capture them with their sunglasses on, get a few images of the boys lined up before the bride enters.
AFTER THE CEREMONY
Once the formal family photographs are done, take time to create some amazing wedding party shots. You in the middle with your groomsmen to one side and your girl gang the other side.
Mix it up, girl boy alternating either side of you. Have some formal shots but also add in some fun ones, jumping for joy, high fives, create celebratory photos you will love to look back on.
Always remember you want your wedding images to be authentic to you, don't do stilted just be natural and have fun, do what comes naturally but spending a bit of time just pre thinking these out will make such a difference to what is captured on your wedding day.