Do a search for “wedding shot list” and plenty of results come up. Some high-profile, like this one from the Knot. They say, “The best way to ensure your photographer captures the right moments for all posterity is to provide a suggested shot list.” About.com has their List of ‘must take’ shots.
Some of them are curiously specific:
- Close-up of groom’s adorably nervous mug waiting for his other half
- Bride with her happy, proud parents and/or stepparents
- Groom with his happy, proud parents and/or stepparents
- Bride/groom with college alums
Others rather obvious:
- Exchanging the rings
- Close up of hands
- The Kiss
It’s like a scavenger hunt! I propose the following items:
- Overzealous guests with cameras, attempting and failing to hide in the foliage.
- Guest annoyed that other guest is blocking his/her line of sight.
- Bride jumping out a window
- Keg stand
- Members of the bridal party propositioning each other
- Bored guest checking facebook/twitter on iPhone 3G
- DJ doing something embarrassing
- Guests clinging to the wall to avoid the dance floor just like in sixth grade
- Guest leaving who’s totally going to get arrested for drunk driving
- Best man flirting with bride
- Maid of honor flirting with groom
- Women fighting over bouquet
- Bloody nose after bouquet toss fight
- Group shot of all ex-boyfriends and ex-girlfriends
- Kid trying to drink ‘adult beverage’
- Kid with “it wasn’t me” look on his/her face, while another kid cries
- The rings… somewhere on the floor after dropping them while setting up a cool ring shot
- “We’re so not getting back the damages deposit.”
So yeah. Shot lists are silly.