Wedding Tip on Your 7 "Must-Have" Family Portraits

Encanterra-Country-Club-Wedding-Photos-Scottsdale-Wedding-Photos-April-Maura-Photography-www.aprilmaura.com_2536.jpg Family portraits are a must for a wedding day. We know that weddings have so many details to think of. That is why this “Wedding Tip on Your 7 “Must-Have” Family Portraits” will actually help plan ahead of time to help make your wedding day less stressful and more enjoyable.

Wedding family portraits are a detail that can have a lot of forethought before your wedding day. It is an important aspect because you don’t want any regrets of thinking you left someone out of a family portrait.

Here are some personal recommendations for you to use when preparing for family portraits:

Recommend 7 family combinations. No more than 10 combinations.
Plan for each combination is on average 3-5 minutes for the gathering of people. The larger the group the more time is needed.
Stick to immediate family and grandparents, you allow for this time of the day to be less stressful because there are less personalities in the mix. If you choose to included extended family, those portraits take about 7-10minutes to achieve.
Ask your photographer during the reception for any other family portraits you want.
Ensure the photos you desire, write them under your general “must-have” photos list for your photographer.
Recommend the Bride and Groom to be in each family combination. This is a significant time since you are one and now a family!
Inform your family when and where to meet. To cushion and prevent late people, tell your family members to be at the location 15 minutes before portrait time. This will minimize stress levels when everyone is on time.
Family portraits usually take place an hour before the ceremony. Getting you, the bride, tucked away before guests start arriving 30 minutes prior is important.
Avoid confusion by making sure there is a list of people’s names next to the combinations.
Take family portraits outside. This is the best way for natural lighting which means you’ll have the perfect photo to display on your mantel.
Include these “must-have” photos during the getting ready:
- Bride and Mom, Bride and Dad
- Groom and Mom, Groom and dad

Below are what Your 7 “Must-Have” Family Portraits will look like:

2) Here is the Bride’s immediate family.

3) The Bride and Groom with the Bride’s parents.

4) The Bride with her siblings.

5) The Bride and Groom alongside the Groom’s immediate family.

6) The Bride and Groom with the Groom’s parents.

7) The Groom with his siblings.

Using these recommendations, you’re guaranteed to have everyone you desire to be in your memorable photos with as little stress as possible. After your wedding day is over, you’ll be able to look at your photos feeling thankful for the memories of all the people who are closest to you and your groom.