20 Must Have Wedding Photos

Planning a wedding involves so many tasks to ensure a beautiful, seamless and most importantly amazing experience the day of your wedding. Probably one of the most important things is to consider making time for your photographer to capture these 20 Must Have Wedding Photos to remember your day by. Although this list is certainly not exhaustive, we think it represents the most pinnacle moments on your day. Your wedding day truly goes by in the wink of an eye, so having these important moments documented will allow you to relive all of those happy memories and feelings, bringing you right back to that moment in time!

Although your wedding photographer will likely already plan to capture most of these moments, your timeline may not allow for some of them, or you may not have considered having some of them captured. Have a read through and consider how having these moments documented might add to your amazing memories.

1. Bride Getting Ready

   

   One of the 20 Must Have Wedding Photos definitely includes the Bride, pausing before stepping out for her big moment.

2. Groom Getting Ready

   

   Subtle moments like the Groom polishing his shoes remind you of all of the little details that went into making your day amazing

    

3. Getting Ready Details

   

   Details like the shoes you wore, your jewelry and other mementos help add richness to the story of your day.

4. Invitation

   

5. Dad / Mom seeing Bride

   

   The moment where the brides parents see her for the first time can be very emotional.

6. First Look

   

7. Vows

   

   Sometimes there are funny moments during vows which are great candids to capture.

8. The Kiss

   

   Ah the first kiss! The moment you are officially man and wife is incredibly important to capture.

9. Rings

   

10. Recessional

    

    Happily walking down the isle as husband and wife for the first time is incredibly exciting, and often the expressions on the bride and groom’s faces are priceless.

11. Bridal Party

    

    Having pictures of the people who helped make your day special is so important! While you are at it, snap a few silly ones too.

12. The Groom Seeing the Bride

    

    It doesn’t get much sweeter than looking back on your day and remembering how utterly shocked at how beautiful your bride looks!

13. In the Wedding Car

    

14. Funny Moments

    

    Seeing these photos help you to remember some of the silly, fun things that happened on your day.

15. Uniqueness of Venue

    

    The quaintness of this venue helps supplement the story of your day, while allowing you to relive those beautiful moments.

16. Moments Alone

    

    Moments alone make for really sweet, tender images that remind you of the romance on your wedding day.

17. Cake

    

    You want to remember your beautiful cake before it gets eaten right?

18. Bouquet

    

19. First Dance

    

20. In the Sunset

    

    Photos in the sunset allow you to escape from the business of the reception and reconnect. They are also so, so romantic and symbolize the beginning of your new life together.

     

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