wedding pictures | favorites and lessons learned

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Hi, everyone! I'm back with another wedding post today! Tyler and I have been married now for four months, woohoo! For Today's post, I am sharing with you all the 5 pictures I wish we had! (If you want to see the pictures I've shared on my blog already,  click here  or here.)


I am going to start this post off by saying I absolutely LOVED our photographer. We used Tina Norman of IHI Weddings. I would recommend her to anyone, whether you live in the area or not! I could not say one bad thing about her. One thing I loved about her, was that she let Tyler and I come up with a shot list for the day. She stuck to it perfectly! Everything we asked for, she provided and more! These are the things that now looking back, I wish we had added to the list!

1. Picture with both of our parents: Tyler and I had pictures taken with each of our parents. We have a picture of the both of us with my parents and a picture of both us with his parents. What we don't have is a picture of all of us in one picture.

2. Picture with both our siblings: Same situation here. We have pictures with my brother and sister and then another picture with his brother. I wish there was one of five of us in one picture!

3. Picture of me and my sorority sisters: This was actually written down on sheet of requested pictures. However, I did not set aside time for this picture. We were all on the dance floor together and I just asked our photographer to snap a quick picture. Unfortunately, a random couple jumped right in the middle of the picture. I'm sure they did not know it was even supposed to be a sorority picture. After all, why would they!? The even worse news is that now they have broken up and so I feel too awkward to even share the picture! I have other pictures with my sorority sisters, but an iPhone picture with red eyes just isn't the same quality as a professional picture! So, if you are like me and have a group you want a picture with like this, learn from me and just set aside time for it! We could have easily asked the band to call all my sisters and I to the dance floor for a quick picture to completely avoid this problem.

4. Picture of our ceremony pianist: I don't know why, but this was just not something we ever thought of! We have pictures of our readers, greeters, Tyler's cousins handing out programs, etc. Why I didn't include the musician in that list I have NO idea! I think it would have been a nice addition to our collection of ceremony photos.

5. Picture of our notes: Tyler and I wrote each other notes for our wedding. We took all our pictures before the ceremony and exchanged notes before we went our separate ways before the ceremony began. I wish we would have pictures of us giving each other or notes, or a picture of us reading them, or something along the lines. They are featured in our wedding video, though! (Which is what made me wish we had pictures, too!)

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  1. My sister had also forgotten to take a picture of them with both sets of parents so I made sure that was #1 on our list! You still have so many gorgeous pictures! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

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  2. Great advice!!!!
    XO Ellen from Ask Away
    www.askawayblog.com

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  3. Being a wedding photographer, I make a list before the wedding & go over it with the bride to make sure it has every combo she wants :) Its the days you definitely don't want to miss a picture opportunity.

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    1. This was done. She mentions that if you read the full article :)

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  4. Great list! That dress hanging with the stained glass in the background is magical!

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  5. So fun! I'll keep this in mind in the next 10 years….(I hope it's sooner :)
    ~~Megan~~
    http://www.poshprime.com

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  6. This is a great list!! My friend got married and she forget to take a picture with all her girlfriends and she still regrets it til this day. Her wedding photographer was kinda of a jerk.

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  7. Such great tips!! My mother is a wedding planner - I'll have to pass these along to her to mention to her brides!!
    xx, Bri
    www.Neutral2Neon.com

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  8. Awesome list girl! I'm sad I didn't get a picture of me with each of my bridesmaids and Maid of Honor. Everything happened so quickly! We did our group pics and family pics, but none individually :(

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  9. Thanks for sharing this - there are many lessons learned after a wedding, especially with the pictures. I had a few pictures I wish we had taken and a few I wish we hadn't wasted the time on. Congrats on 4th months - and many more to come.

    Lisa
    Daily Style Finds
    Daily Style Finder

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  10. I think there are so many shots that you can get, it's hard to get them all...I'm sure you have some beautiful ones though Darcy ♡ xox

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  11. I realized I saved this post and forgot to comment! I totally think we would've forgotten to do 1 & 2. Michael and I have been saying we need to sit down and write out our list of photo opps for the photographer, so this post was perfectly timed!

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  12. Such great tips! I'm sure I'll need them one day. I agree about the one with your parents- my mom wishes she had taken more pictures with her mom- I don't think they got one of just the two of them together :( She died shortly after I was born.
    elle
    Southern Elle Style

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  13. Great tips/ideas for these special photos!!
    xx, Karen
    Glam Karen

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  14. cute post! I wish I had more pics with my friends at our wedding! great list!
    kelseybang.com

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  15. Sweet post! Love the advice :)

    Mary
    www.whatsundaysarefor.com

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  16. Great list! My wedding photographer was a college friend, and I am so thankful that she was so thorough with the list of photo requests that she sent to me!

    Molly | Hey There Sunshine

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  17. Great tips! I wish we had more taken with my parents too! We had one formal one but they didn't turn out so well! Live and learn right? There's always next time. KIDDING!

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  18. Such a great list!! It's always a great idea to give the photographer a list beforehand so they capture all the photos you have in mind!! <3
    xoxo,
    Amanda | www.TheChambrayBunny.com

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  19. It's been so long ago for us, I never even thought to make a list! However this gave me ideas for our children's future weddings and probably for the graduation and college pictures too! lol. Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!!

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  20. We made a list too. It's hard to think of all the important groups!

    Amy Ann
    Straight A Style

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  21. We made a list of photos I wanted to be sure to get, and had the opposite problem of you: we got all the list, but then didn't have a very good selection of those fun 'candid' photos that everyone loves after the fact, because we spent all our time completing the list. We need a day of photos and then a day for the wedding!

    www.everydaystilettos.com

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  22. Darcy I love your blog, I'm so glad you stopped by mine! I'll definitely remember to take these pics when I get married! Will be following! :)
    Love,

    Ane | Basque Prep

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  23. I wish I would've had more pictures with my mom! Great advice!

    XO,
    Amanda || www.fortheloveofglitter.com

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  24. I like your list because it's definitely very important to get everyone and remember the important people who were there on your wedding! Love this post & all of your wedding related ones. I know NOTHING about weddings so reading these is helpful :) xx

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  25. I wish we had a picture of with both of our parents too!

    xo,
    Angela

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  26. Great advice! I totally agree...we forgot to get pictures with out parents at the reception..should have taken time out for that!

    Nav || Nav K Brar Blog

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  27. Oh man, I got married three years ago and even though I LOVED our photographer there are still several shots I wish we had and it's so tragic lol. Totally relate to that feeling you're having!

    xoxo
    Valery Brennan

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  28. Ahh, seriously can't wait for my big day! I'm going to have to find a boy who wants to marry me first though... hehe ;)
    xx, Victoria
    memphismadeblog.com

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  29. Great advice! I didn't have a photo taken with both of our parents together and now I wish I did!
    Rachael
    http://www.threadsforthomasblog.com

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  30. Oh a picture with all the parents and siblings would've been nice! I guess everyone just has to put their outfits from the big day back on and reenact the day ;)
    Trish - tales from trish

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  31. This is such a great list and so important to remember, thanks for sharing! It's a lot of pressure to think people will look back at these pictures for years to come! Happy 4 month anniversary!!

    julie

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  32. These are really great tips, thank you for sharing them. It is so great to be able to learn from people who have already had experience with something. I am actually breaking into the wedding photography business, so I will definitely keep this in mind!

    Rae | Love from Berlin

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  33. I missed seeing your first wedding picture post, so I'm so glad you did a few. I love all the detail shots and that you chose tiffany blue for the bridesmaid dresses...how beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

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  34. I wish I would have made a list for my "must have" photos before the wedding. I feel like we missed a few important ones.

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  35. There are SO many family formal + other pics to get captured on the big day; it's hard to keep track!

    -Ashley
    Le Stylo Rouge

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  36. These are great ideas! I bet its super hard to come up with a great list of shots you want, but these are a great start!
    xo, Kyla - KyMarieC / @kycurrierlewis

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  37. Great list! I REALLY wish I would have written out a specific list for our photographer. We were so adamant about having more in the moment/not posed pics and totally forgot to have some very important ones taken...like just my husband and I at the altar!!!
    xo
    Carrie
    CS Gems

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  38. We didn't have a traditional wedding due to my husband being in the military so I always feel a little pang of sadness when it comes to weddings... they're so beautiful and special and just wish I would have had a traditional one! But these all sound like great pictures to add to a list :)

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    1. Oh no!! Maybe you can have a formal vow renewal ceremony or something instead! : )

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  39. And pictures of you flower bouquet in case you left it home and have to enter to the church with the car arrangement!! haha!! True but sad, this happens to me!! hahaha! But great tips and for sure pictures that must be taken in your wedding day!
    XoXo
    www.colourvibes.com

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  40. Great reminders for those looking to capture those moments are so special!

    xo,
    Brooke | KBStyled

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  41. great advice!! definitely bookmarking this for my big day! i love that you wrote notes to each other. so special!

    xoxo, Elena Michelle
    www.anewyorkloveaffair.com

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  42. Such great wedding tips you have compiled from your special day, what a great resource. I especially love the photo of your wedding dress at the alter, those are always gorgeous!

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  43. This is a really sweet post full of lovely ideas! I'll definitely keep these in mind for that someday. Great list!
    xo Kiki
    http://colormekiki.com/

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  44. There's so many photos I wish we would have done for our wedding! We put all our faith in the photographers, but we def should have planned better. As it turned out, there was a glitch in their camera and every single family photo got deleted so we don't have any. I can't believe the couple from your sorority photo hopping in! I wish there was a way to just photoshop them out!

    Annessa
    www.seekingsunshine.com

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    1. Oh my gosh that is horrible! I am so sorry that happened to you! I have seroiusly thought about photoshopping them out haha! : )

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  45. This is a great list. It's always important to communicate your shot list to your photographer well before the wedding so they know how to best budget their time as well.

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  46. Great post. This can be used for any special occasion. To write down what you really want captured so it doesn't get overlooked.
    Betsy
    http://www.twopeasinablog.com

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  47. Great ideas! Sorry your picture was ruined. And I know how it is to not want to post a photo after a couple has broken up! I've had that happen many times!
    theritzyglitzy.com

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  48. Love this post! I gave my photographer a list of photographs I really wanted but it's also a great idea to make a Pinterest board of photographs you love and then share it with your photographer. Really easy and simple to do and it also keeps your ideas organized!
    www.champagneandpolkadots.com

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  49. Darcy - thanks for stopping by my blog. I just checked yours out too and I love it. This post made me feel SO SO SO much better for having a few "I wish I had" wedding pictures too. I felt guilty having that feeling as 1) our photographers were awesome and 2) I had a very type a/ocd list but some stuff you just don't realize you really want until after you don't have them. I'll add to your list! 1) Parents mid ceremony! We have so many pictures of us and the bridal party but no pictures of our parents in the front row. This is one I just assumed our photographers would get as standard. There's a photo of my mom tearing up and smiling at my brothers and just didn't think I needed to write this one down. Also I didn't get a posed photo with my sorority girls either. Lots of candids when they sang the traditional wedding song to me from our sorority during the reception but not one of us all smiling. Lastly, brides to be - do NOT look at photos of weddings at your venue AFTER your wedding. Look before and tell your photographers if there are any you love. I still follow our venue on Instagram and Facebook and I had to "unfriend" because there were so many new angles/locations/ideas that made me sad I didn't get those. Even though mine are awesome! Xoxo LOTL

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