Preparing for your

Family Formals

We absolutely love meeting our couples families on wedding days!
Family formals are usually our first interaction with them so we love to have a game plan for this part of the day.

Here is a sample of the family
formals list to help you start prepping for the shots you need:

B (Bride) with Mom
B with Mom and Dad
B with Dad
B with Mom, Dad and Siblings
B with Siblings
B with Grandparents?
B with Grandparents and Parents??
B with her kids?
BG (Bride Groom) with Brides grandparents
BG with Brides mom, dad and grandparents
BG with brides Mom and Dad
BG with brides mom, dad and siblings
BG with brides mom, dad and siblings families (and BG children?)

G (Groom) with Mom
G with Mom and Dad
G with Dad
G with Mom, Dad and Siblings
G with Siblings
G with Grandparents?
G with Grandparents and Parents??
G with his kids?

BG with their children??

BG with Grooms grandparents
BG with Grooms mom, dad and grandparents
BG with Grooms Mom and Dad
BG with Grooms mom, dad and siblings
BG with Grooms mom, dad and siblings families (and BG children?)
 

Other pictures taken: (right after first look or after ceremony and family formals)

BG and wedding party
BG together
BG Separates

Of course your family circumstances may look different and that is okay! We will get the necessary information from you months ahead of time which helps us to be better prepared for your family portraits and relieve any stress from you on the wedding day.
You are welcome to send a customized list of what you would like done, or feel free to trust us to get all the main portraits described above.