The definitive list of photos every wedding photographer should capture for you.

1. Emotion. The day is full of a lot of highs, maybe some lows but for sure some tears, smiles and nervousness on faces of  Bride & Groom and family members. Anything can happen on your wedding day and your photographer should be able to equipped and able to record the subtle emotions throughout the day.
2. Preparation for the day. Some of the most touching, or crazy parts of the day are the events leading up to the nuptuals. The guys go golfing, make pancakes or hang out in their boxers all morning while the ladies primp and pose all with their closest friends. Emotions come into play here, see above, so this event is not be missed.
3. Overall shot of location. At some point your photographer should find a suitable place for a photo depicting the whole scene. So often the bridal party or the guests only see a small portion of  the scene. Alot of money and time go into selecting the location, so make sure you get a scenic shot of what you paid for.
4. Details. Close-ups, macro, and micro shots of  your rings, shoes, place settings, flowers. Small details you spent time and effort on, so you should have a photographic memory of all the thing important to you.
5. Ceremony. This goes without saying, but often the light is lousy where the ceremony is, so make sure your photographer is aware of the ceremony location and is able to supplement the lighting with flashes or strobes if necessary.
 6. B&G with the Parents. Something casual, while dancing works great, or the photo booth.  I don’t recommend the posing head on, straight line, it’s …..well boring.
7. The party, This is when guests and the wedding party let their guard down. And after all isn’t the night reserved for a celebration?
8. Isolation of couple away from everyone else. I recommend the day before or the day after if time permits, otherwise make sure there is some alone time before the reception.
9. Black &White, the bride is in white, groom often in black, it’s a natural.
10. An image unrelated to the wedding. Something happening outside of the bridal bubble. It could be anything, a scenic, the big blue sky, or raindrops, but an image or two the will make you go ahh.