Family portraits are the part of the wedding day most likely to run long. Build your list here in a few minutes, get a copy in your inbox, and hand your photographer a plan instead of a guessing game.
Family portraits usually happen right after the ceremony, while guests head to cocktail hour and the light keeps moving. It is also the part of the day many photographers run from memory, or from a single line on a timeline that says “family photos.”
Without a real list, the same things go wrong. Grandparents stand and wait while the photographer works out who is next. A sibling has already wandered off. A grouping the couple really wanted gets missed, and nobody notices until the gallery arrives.
A good checklist fixes that. When every grouping is written down, in order, before the wedding, family portraits become a series of quick, simple shots. Time is reduced, things run smoothly, and the couple gets back to their guests sooner.
This is the same list Korbin gives his couples. It is built around a few simple rules.
The list is designed to have grandparents go first with photos, as they typically cannot stand the longest.
Either the bride or groom side can go first. Start with whichever side has young children or family members who have trouble standing.
If a relative won’t be at the wedding, or there’s a grouping you don’t want, put an X on it. Any additional family can be added.
This list is just for family photos, not the wedding party or any other part of the day, so it stays focused and quick.
It takes a few minutes. When you’re done, we’ll email a copy to you and to Korbin, ready to forward to your photographer.
Anything and everything can be changed. Fill out the list as it is written. Either the bride or groom side can go first. It is suggested that whichever side has young children or family members that have trouble standing go first. The list is designed to have grandparents go first with photos as they typically cannot stand the longest. For any relation who is not going to be at the wedding or any groups that will not be there or any groupings that you don't want, then please put an X on that section. Any additional family can be added. This list is just for family photos and not for any other section of the day.
B & G stands for Bride & Groom.
Tap ✓ to put an X on any photo you don't need. Tap Add names to note who's in it, and use Add at the end of each side for extra family.
Choose the side with young children or family members who have trouble standing.
We'll send a copy to you and a copy to Korbin at KDH Weddings. Forward yours to your photographer and the family member who's helping gather people.
Check your inbox for a copy of your family photo list.
Recent days I photographed and filmed start to finish: a walled garden in downtown Pensacola, sunset on Santa Rosa Sound, and fireworks over a pond in Flomaton.
A walled garden under old oaks for the vows, a white ballroom for the party, and a spiral staircase every bride should walk down.
Portraits under the live oaks, golden hour on the water and a glow-stick exit, all on a working Air Force base.
Eleven acres, a waterfall and a pond, a bright open chapel, and a fireworks finale that lit up the whole lawn.
I photograph and film weddings in a style that blends documentary, timeless and fine-art. I’ll guide you when it helps and step back when it matters.
I’m there for the real, spontaneous moments: the joyful tears during your vows, the laughter between friends, the loving glance from your grandparents.
Korbin Henderson
If you are still running family formals from memory, try a written, ordered list. Starting with the people who can’t stand for long, letting the couple choose which side goes first, and crossing off the groupings that don’t apply before the wedding day takes the guesswork out of the busiest twenty minutes of the day.
Couples notice the difference. Their families are in and out quickly, nobody important is missed, and they get back to celebrating.
Yes. Anything and everything can be changed. Either the bride or groom side can go first, and you can add, remove or rename any grouping.
Whichever side has young children or family members who have trouble standing. Getting them done first means less waiting for the people who find it hardest.
The list is designed to have grandparents go first with photos, as they typically cannot stand the longest.
Put an X on any relation who won’t be there, any group that won’t be there, or any grouping you don’t want. It drops off your list.
Yes. Any additional family can be added at the end of each side.
No. This list is just for family photos and not for any other part of the day.
B & G stands for Bride & Groom. B is the bride, G is the groom.
No. The list is free to use with any photographer. Email it to yourself and forward it to whoever is photographing your wedding.
