Photos and Small Bridal Party - Ideas?

You can do a shorter time period. you can also find some fun poses online that you can do with just the wedding party.

You could definitely shorten the time, or you could take photos with your party where you’re having fun or doing something special

Our whole bridal party was our family. So we didn’t have to worry about doing a ton of family pictures because we had everyone with us for our first look and then bridal party pictures.
It made it a lot easier for the photographer!
We also only did huge family pictures with each side and then grandparent pictures. We only had our photographer for a little bit of time in the reception, so anyone else who wanted pictures with us did them with phones or cameras

View quoted message We aren’t doing a first look - my FH doesn’t like them. I’ll definitely have some pictures with my family at my house before the ceremony and he’ll have some with his but it’s important we get shots of the family together.


He has a sister who isn’t in our party and so she’ll be added to our family shots along with her husband and their new son!
I’m going to go ahead and shorten our bridal party pictures- it seems easier this way.
Thanks for your input!

The way i see this situation is by shortening tje time for bridal party and put more time after the wedding. This way you can have the first look done if decided with your husband.
The other way is putting the family pictures at the getting ready and allocating the time towards you and your husband later after the ceremony.
One way or another there is a a solution that will work for you both and the family. When it came to pictures, family shots were taken at the gretting ready time as it was done for each of us. After the ceremony, group shots were taken and a large family shot to finish it off. 1 hour each for family getting together and 1/2 hour for group pictures after alllocated.

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Lol we get 350 photos back and the collage will probably be around 4-9 so still some narrowing down!

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Cake cutting is just going to be the photographer with us.

At the ceremony they won't be taking pictures of guests, and at the reception, they may follow us around at the tables when we're thanking people, but that'll be the only "guest" picture taking. My FH doesn't want a photo with all of the guests - so he scratched that idea altogether.

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Kelsie...Ok..I understand! You will not have photographer who will be there at the wedding ceremony and reception and cake cutting?

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That's cute though!! And guests LOVE to see wedding photos, so I don't think that's a bad idea at all!

View quoted message Lol I’m not sure how I’m gonna be able to choose just one photo for thank you cards - might have to be a collage like my save the dates lol

View quoted message Ours isn’t fast. I think right now we’ve allotted 1.5 hours for our pictures, 30 minutes for bridal party which I may shorten and 1 hour for family.


We aren’t having photos of guests that I know of so that’s not a problem for us.

View quoted message I totally agree! We’re gonna need lots of choice for our thank you cards so selfishly, the more the better 😂

I don't know! This is something what I have problem to plan! But I know, I am getting annoyed by photo shoot very fast at the events, so all of the shootings must be very short That's why big part of shooting will happen during cocktail hour, for that reason photographer can work on guests and our family not only on us, and cocktail hour will give free atmosphere. That's why I like photo shoots from far away and they usually are very beautiful and natural and they don't need your attention!

View quoted message There’s only so much you can do with 4 people. Plus more couples photos give you more time with just your husband (and photographer lol)

View quoted message Thanks Allison! I think that is what I’ll have to do. I mean, we can go to different locations and get different backdrops on the golf course, but with the same 4 people you can only do so many photos I think.


Definitely going to ask my photographer to revise the schedule accordingly.

I think you can get away with more time for couples photos. Like you said, you don't need a lot of time for wedding party, but I'd still do you and your sister, FH and his brother, and the whole group together. Then go into family photos with parents and any other siblings you guys might have.

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Couple shots will be done first - family will be arriving 45 mins before the reception to make it easier as our photos are being done at the reception venue.

Thanks for your input though! Really appreciate it.

View quoted message I can see what you mean. Half an hour would probably be more than enough time for the bridal party, and if family is standing by you might get both groups done in 45 minutes to an hour. Then you can go off on your own for couples shots.

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Just the girls is just me and my sister lol. It's just my sister and his brother, so it's not like there's a whole bunch of different people to get photos with.

I'll be getting ready with just my sister and mom - so we'll have those but again, I don't have a big party so the variety of shots is limited especially when we'll have the family photos as well.

I think you'll want a few with just your bridal party, just the girls, just the guys, the whole group separate from the family shots. I find the party ones are usually more lighthearted than the family ones.


Are you doing getting ready photos?