A Listing of
Standard and Informal
Poses
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What Poses Do I Want?   Do I Want Formal, Candid or Photojournalistic?
   


After you have chosen the photographer for your Quinceanera or Wedding, you next need to consider what type of photographs you would like taken:  Formal Poses, Candid Shots, Photojournalistic, or a combination of any or all.
To help you in deciding which photographs you might want, we have provided a list of the standard formal shots most wedding photographers are ask to take.  Spend a few minutes with the list and decide if you want them all or only a few. You may have a list of your own desired poses which are not part of the list. Your photographer can help you with these.

Before the Wedding Ceremony

· Bride in dress.
· Bride putting on veil.
· Bride with mother.
· Bride with father
· Bride with both parents.
· Bride with honor attendants.
· Bride with bridesmaids.
· Bride with grandparents/godparents/special friends.
· Bride with brothers and sisters.
· Bride touching up makeup/hair.
· Everyone getting flowers.
· Bride leaving house.
· Bride and father getting into car.
· Groom alone.
· Groom with best man.
· Groomsmen getting boutonnieres


Before The Reception

· Bridesmaids looking at bride's ring.
· Bride's and groom's hands.
· Bride and groom together.
· Bride with parents.
· Groom with parents.
· Bride and groom with honor attendants.
· Bride and groom with children.
· Bride with her attendants.
· Groom with his attendants.
· Bride, groom, all the wedding party.
· Bride, groom, all the parents
 

At the Wedding Ceremony

· Guests outside the church.
· Bride and father getting our of car.
· Bride and father going into church.
· Ushers escorting guests.
· Groom's parents being seated or in procession.
· Bride's mother being seated or in procession.
· Soloist and/or organist.
· Groom & groomsmen at altar or in procession.
· Giving-away ceremony.
· Altar or canopy during ceremony.
· Each attendant as procession begins.
· Bride & father waiting for procession to begin.
· Groom with his parents/bride with her parents.
· Bridal party at the altar.
· Bride and groom exchanging vows.
· Ring ceremony.
· Groom meeting bride.
· The kiss.
· Bride and groom coming up aisle.
· Bride and groom on church steps.
· Bride alone in the church.
· Wedding couple amongst the guests.
· Bride and groom getting into car.
· Bride and groom in back seat of car.

 



Many of our clients print this page and circle the poses they want to make sure we get.

The Reception

· Bride and groom arriving.
· Bride and groom getting out of car.
· Bride and groom going into reception.
· The receiving line (posed).
· The receiving line (candid).
· Bride and groom in receiving line.
· Bride's mother in receiving line.
· Buffet table.
· Friends serving punch.
· Bride and groom at bridal table.
· Parents' table
· Entire wedding party at table.
· Bride and groom dancing.
· Bride and her father dancing.
· Groom and his mother dancing.
· The musicians.
· Bride and groom talking to guests. 		 
· Guest book table.
· The cake table.
· Bride and groom cutting the cake.
· Bride and groom feeding each other cake.
· Bride and groom toasting.
· Throwing and catching the bouquet.
· Groom taking off bride's garter.
· Throwing and catching the garter.
· Wedding party decorating car.
· Bride changing into going-away clothes.
· Groom changing into going-away clothes.
· Bride and groom saying good-bye to parents.
· Bride and groom ready to leave.
· Guests throwing rice.
· Guests waving good-bye.
· Rear of car when leaving.