I have been asked to do friends' wedding in May. I don't have any experience in wedding photography and very limited experience in portrait photos. I'm afraid I'm going to be pesky and ask a lot of questions! I thought I'd rather divide them into separate topics for clarity. I apologise in advance for creating a lot of mess here.
Equipment
The equipment I have is as follows:
If I'm very lucky I might buy a D500 just before the wedding, but I wouldn't count on that.
Requested photos
The list of required photos is as follows. I will describe each venue in a separate thread with pictures. This is a long and complicated list and I haven't discussed it with the B&G yet. Any advice on logistics? Should I request shortening the list?
(items in orange are weather permitting)
Getting Ready
Prior to Service (at Registrar's Office, will see it in a few weeks time)
Service
In a local park
Hotel (a few pictures here)
Day Reception (hotel)
Evening Reception (hotel)
Equipment
The equipment I have is as follows:
- D7100
- D610 (I can borrow it for the wedding)
- Tokina 11-16 mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro DX II
- Sigma 17-50 mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM OS
- Sigma 50-150 mm f/2.8 APO EX DC OS
- Sigma 150-600 mm f/5-6.3 DG HSM OS
- Nikkor 55-200 mm f/4-5.6 VR
- Nikkor 85 mm f/1.8 G
- SB700
- 2 x YN-565EX
- 2 x YN-622N
- YN-622N-TX
- 2 x white shoot-through umbrellas
- 2 x silver reflective umbrellas
- 2 x 9"x9" foldable soft boxes
If I'm very lucky I might buy a D500 just before the wedding, but I wouldn't count on that.
Requested photos
The list of required photos is as follows. I will describe each venue in a separate thread with pictures. This is a long and complicated list and I haven't discussed it with the B&G yet. Any advice on logistics? Should I request shortening the list?
(items in orange are weather permitting)
Getting Ready
- Shoes on dresser/table
- Tiara on dresser/table
- Dresses on hangers
- Bridal party sitting with a cup of tea/coffee
- Bride in mirror getting hair done
- Bride in mirror getting make up done
- Mother of Bride with rollers in her hair or using heated brush
- Bridesmaids getting hair and/or make up done
- Bridal party next to car
- Bridal party waving from the car
Prior to Service (at Registrar's Office, will see it in a few weeks time)
- Guests waiting
- Groom and best man waiting with registrar
- Bridal party exiting vehicle
- Bridesmaids and flower girl about to enter
- Bride and MoB about to enter
Service
- Rings on cushions
- Various of bride and groom during vows – including kiss
- Bride and Groom signing
- Bride and Groom leaving
- Guests leaving
- Bride and Groom getting into car
In a local park
- Various Bride and Groom
- Bride with bridesmaids
- Bride with mother
- Bride with entire bridal party
- Groom with best man
- Groom with parents
- Groom with best man and parents
- Bridesmaids and best man
- Bride and Groom et al
Hotel (a few pictures here)
- Bride and Groom arriving
- Various of guests
- Guests enjoying a drink and/or canapés
- Guest 1 and family
- Guest 2 and family
- Guest 3 and family
- Guest 4 and family
- Group shot of all day guests
- Bride and Groom at grand piano (described in a separate thread)
- Bride and Groom at mill wheel
- Bride and Groom on canal bridge
Day Reception (hotel)
- Cake
- Guest book
- Guests signing the book
- Guests being seated
- Speeches (various)
Evening Reception (hotel)
- Cake Knife (lunar athame)
- Cutting the cake
- First Dance
- Second Dance – Bride and Groom and other guests
- Groom dancing with his mother
- Grooms parents dancing together
- Bride and uncle dancing
- Bride on dance floor with mother
- Best man and partner dancing
- Various of guests on the dance floor
- Various of end of party dance
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