Advice
RECEPTION
- Close-up of table plan (place settings, name cards, etc.)
- Close-up of centerpieces
- Wide shot of entire room before everyone arrives, even better if taken from above
- Any special moments during the receiving line process
- Bride and groom's first dance
- Groom dipping bride
- Bride dancing with her Father - close-up of her face as seen over his shoulder
- Groom dancing with his Mother
- Close-up of cake
- Bride showing her new ring to the guests
- Bride and groom hugging guests, close-ups of faces
- Best man (or other guests) making a toast to the couple
- Bride and groom's faces as they listen to the toast(s)
- Guests smiling and clapping
- Guests dancing and cutting loose on the dance floor. (Tip: Ask for a slow shutter speed to get a blurry/focused effect)
- Wide shot of entire room after guests arrive, even better if taken from above
- Close-ups of guests' faces, laughing and having a great time - lots of these
- Groups of friends sitting together at their table or dancing
- Bride and groom whispering to each other
- Parents (or even better, grandparents) dancing
- Kids dancing or playing around
- Close-up of band or DJ
- Bride and groom cutting the cake
- Bride and groom feeding each other
- Bride and groom in back seat of getaway car
- Back of car as it drives away
