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List who matters, add a face for anyone your photographer won’t know, and we’ll build the shot list in the order that keeps Gran sitting down and nobody hunting for Uncle Joe.
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Add a photo of anyone your photographer might not pick out of a crowd.
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Add a few family members above, then we’ll suggest the classic family formals for you.
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Separated parents, someone who hates photos, a surprise. It stays between you and them.
Add people above to flag anyone who should stand apart.
Why it matters
Family photos are ten minutes of your day and the photos that get framed. A little planning means the people who matter most are in them, and comfortable.
How it works
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Type names or paste a list from your notes app. Add a photo of anyone your photographer won’t recognise.
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We suggest the classic groupings and order them so Gran goes first and nobody is called back twice.
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Your photographer gets every shot with faces, and can run the whole thing from their phone on the day.
Why the order matters
Most delays come from people moving between photos. Ordering the shots so each one changes as few people as possible is how photographers fit fifteen groupings into twenty-five minutes.
Read: the best order for family photosAoife & Ciarán
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Couple with Nora
start here, Gran seated
Couple with Aoife’s immediate family
+ Siobhán, Declan, Karen, Niamh, Tom, Ellie
Couple with Aoife’s parents & siblings
− Karen, Tom, Ellie, Nora
Couple with Siobhán & Declan
− Niamh
Couple with Niamh
− Siobhán, Declan + Niamh
Couple with Michael
− Niamh + Michael
What your photographer gets
Free tool
Wedding day timeline
Your whole day in order, with time for family photos and the golden hour for your date.
OpenChecklist
Wedding photo shot list
Every shot from details to first dance. Untick, add your own, print.
OpenFree tool
Sunset & golden hour
What time is sunset on your wedding day? Any date, any month.
OpenPrintable
Wedding family photo list template
A clean, fill-in sheet for your photographer and wrangler.
Checklist
The complete wedding photo shot list
Every shot from details to first dance. Untick, add your own, print.
Wedding family photo list examples
Templates assume a mum, a dad and two siblings each. Most families don’t look like that. Here are six that probably look more like yours.
The best order for wedding family photos
The order matters more than the list. Get it right and twelve groupings take about twenty minutes. Get it wrong and people wander off to the bar.
How long do wedding family photos take?
Most weddings need 20 to 30 minutes for family photos. Whether yours fits depends on three things, and only one of them is how many photos you want.
Wedding family photos with divorced parents
You don’t need to choose between a photo with everyone and a peaceful day. You just need to plan it a little more carefully than other couples do.
Each grouping you want, written with first names: for example “Couple with Siobhán and Declan (Mum and Dad)”. Most lists cover parents, grandparents, siblings and their families, aunts, uncles and cousins in one group per side, and the wedding party. Add who needs a chair and anyone who shouldn’t stand together.
Most couples are happy with 10 to 15 groupings, which takes about 20 to 30 minutes. The planner shows a live time estimate as you add shots.
Older relatives and small children first, one family at a time, starting with the biggest group and releasing people a few at a time. The planner does this ordering for you and shows who steps in and out at each shot.
Yes. It’s free for couples, with no account or sign-up. Your list is saved on your device until you choose to send it.
Press “Send to our photographer” to get a private link you can email or WhatsApp. Your photographer sees every shot in order, with faces, plus a caller mode they can use on the day. You can also print it or save it as a PDF.
Only people you send the private link to. Lists aren’t public and aren’t indexed by search engines.
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