You’ve only got about a half hour to an hour to get all the family pictures after your ceremony and before you need to enjoy your fabulous and fun cocktail – and trust me, you want to enjoy this. You also get fabulous pictures you’ll actually want to use in the future in this casual and memorable portion of your day. But that’s a whole other post… so more on that later.
Here’s the cheat sheet to help you get these done so you can move on to the party.
EXTENDED FAMILY
Bride + Groom + Bride’s Parents + Bride’s Mom’s Family
Bride + Groom + Bride’s Parents + Bride’s Father’s Family
Bride + Groom + Groom’s Parents + Groom’s Mother’s Family
Bride + Groom + Groom’s Parents + Groom’s Father’s Family
*Note: Getting the big parties taken care of early allows them to make their way to the cocktail hour and clear the ceremony space quickly. Have a representative from each big group to gather them up and get them ready to jump in the picture!
Next up are the grandparents, because we don’t want them having to wait too long. They’ll have ready help from just finishing the pictures above, too! Bonus, right?
GRANDPARENTS
Bride + Groom + Bride’s Grandparents + Groom’s Grandparents
Bride + Groom + Groom’s Grandparents
Bride + Groom + Groom’s Parents + Groom’s Grandparents
Bride + Groom + Bride’s Grandparents
Bride + Groom + Bride’s Parents + Bride’s Grandparents
Bride + Groom + Bride’s Parents + Bride’s Siblings + Bride’s Grandparents
30. Bride + Bride’s Mom + Bride’s Sister(s) + Bride’s Grandma(s)
Next up is parents, because they’re awesome and we wouldn’t be here without them. They deserve their own special and exclusive photos with you.
PARENTS
Bride + Groom + Bride’s Parents
Bride + Bride’s Parents
Bride + Bride’s Mom
Bride + Bride’s Dad
Bride + Groom + Groom’s Parents
Groom + Groom’s Parents
Groom + Groom’s Mom
Groom + Groom’s Dad
Last but not least is siblings. Even if they’re apart of your bridal party, you won’t want to miss these exclusive shots with your lifelong partners in crime.
SIBLINGS
Bride + Groom + Bride’s Siblings
Bride + Bride’s Sister(s)
Bride + Bride’s Brother(s)
Bride + Groom + Bride’s Parents + Bride’s Siblings
Bride + Bride’s Mom + Bride’s Sister(s)
Groom + Bride’s Dad + Bride’s Brother(s)
Bride + Groom + Groom’s Siblings
Groom + Groom’s Sister(s)
Groom + Groom’s Brother(s)
Bride + Groom + Groom’s Parents + Groom’s Siblings
Bride + Groom’s Mom + Groom’s Sister(s)
Groom + Groom’s Dad + Groom’s Brother(s)
Bride + Groom + Bride’s Parents + Bride’s Siblings + Groom’s Parents + Groom’s Siblings
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Done. Easy peasy, right? Any shots with special pals, guests, or close cousins, etc. are best done informally at the reception. Let you planner know to set aside some time to sneak away to take these and they’ll make sure it happens before the end of the night.
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