For most of us, the wedding happens only once in our lifetime, which means you wouldn’t want to miss a special photograph shot then regret later, right?

That’s why today our team brings you a checklist to the must-have photographs for a wedding in Sri Lanka. You can bookmark this page or print it out and give it a photographer to confirm that they don’t miss a single perfect moment shot.

TIP 1: To find the best wedding photographers in Sri Lanka, please visit our Sri Lanka wedding directory’s photography section to find a suitable vendor.

TIP 2: To make sure that your essential wedding moments are perfect, take 2-5 shots so you can select the version you like.

Wedding Poses for the Bride

• Bride dressing for the wedding
• Mother helping Bride put on the veil
• Mother/Maid of Honor adjusting veil
• Bride looking in a mirror
• Bride – Full Length
• Bride – Half Length
• Bride – Close Up
• Bride leaving the house with parents and bridesmaids
• Father helping Bride into car
• Bride with mother
• Bride with Both Parents – Full Length
• Bride with Parents – Close Up
• Bride with Grandparents
• Bride with sisters
• Bride with brothers
• Bride with immediate family
• Bride with Chief Bride’s Maid
• Bride with Maids
• Bride & flower girl/ring bearer
• Father helping the Bride out of the car at the ceremony venue

Wedding Poses for the Groom

• Groom – Full Length
• Groom – Half Length
• Groom – Close Up
• Groom with Mother
• Groom with Father
• Groom with Parents
• Groom with Grandparents
• Groom with Sisters
• Groom with Brothers
• Groom with Immediate Family
• Groom & Best Man
• Groom & Groomsmen

Photographs of the Ceremony

• Grandparents seating
• Groom’s parents’ seating
• Bride’s parents’ seating
• Flower girl walking down the aisle
• Ring Bearer walking down the aisle
• Bridesmaids walking down the aisle
• Maid of Honor walking down the aisle
• Father walking Bride down the aisle
• Father giving Bride away
• Bride & Groom at alter
• Bride & Groom exchanging vows
• Bride & Groom exchanging rings
• Bride & Groom walking down the aisle
• Bride signing the wedding register
• Groom signing the wedding register
• Parents signing the wedding register
• Bride & Groom exiting church/mosque/registry
• Bride & Groom getting into the car

Ceremony Location Poses

• Groom putting ring on Bride’s finger
• Bride putting ring on groom’s finger
• Bride and groom with officiator/Pastor/Priest
• Bride and groom and bridal train with officiator/Pastor/Priest
• Bride and groom at church/temple/mosque/registry door (or stained glass window)
• Bride and groom first steps to the church/temple/mosque/registry
• Bride and bridesmaids first step to the church/temple/mosque/registry
• Groom and groomsmen first step to the church/mosque/registry
• Bride and groom with the bridal train standing
• Bride and groom with a bridal train sitting
• Bride and groom with all of the Bride’s family
• Bride and groom with Bride’s immediate family
• Bride and groom with Bride’s parents
• Bride with her parents
• Bride with her mother
• Bride with her father
• Bride and groom with all of the groom’s family
• Bride and groom with groom’s immediate family
• Bride and groom with groom’s parents
• Groom with his parents
• Groom with his mother
• Groom with his father
• Bride and groom with both families parents
• Bride and/or groom with special & close family members & friends (e.g., favorite uncle, best friend, generations photograph, etc.)
• Bride and groom leaving inside of church/mosque/ceremony area
• Getting into car or limo
• Shot through the sunroof of the car or limo
• Shot while seated in limo
• Wide shot of church/ceremony site’s entrance and limo
• Mood shots in and around the church/mosque/registry grounds and/or on the way to the wedding reception site.

Formal Pictures to Take

• Bride & Groom – Full Length
• Bride & Groom – Half Length
• Bride & Groom – Close Up
• Bride & Groom “gazing” at each other
• Bride & Groom looking out the window
• Close-up of rings
• Bride & Groom with Bride’s parents
• Bride & Groom with Groom’s parents
• Bride and Groom with Bride’s extended family
• Bride and Groom with Groom’s extended family
• Portrait of Mother and Bride
• Portrait of father and Bride
• Brothers and sisters and Bride
• Group shot of Bride and Bridesmaids
• Individual shots of Bride with each Bridesmaid

Photographs to Take During Reception

• Parents entrance
• Bridal train entrance – Bride & Groom entrance (confetti, rose pedals)
• Bride & Groom’s first dance
• Bridal train dancing
• Best man giving the toast
• Bride & Groom with wine glasses
• Bride & Groom’s kiss after the toast
• Wedding Cake
• Bride & Groom cutting cake
• Bride feeding Groom
• Groom feeding Bride
• Bride tossing bouquet
• Guests dancing
• Parents dancing
• Bride showing rings to bridesmaids
• General dancing shots (wide and close up)
• Posed departure shot of bride and groom (hugging, waving, etc.)
• Bridal car
• Bride and groom leaving reception area (front of family, birdseed, rose pedals)

Other Photos to Consider

• Close up of invitation
• Bride or Groom with special friends
• Bride or Groom with special relatives
• Picture of band or DJ

That’s it. If you liked this checklist, please consider sharing in your social media to become a wedding guru within your friends’ network. Also if you think we have missed any shot, please let us know in the comment and after evaluating we will add it.