Elite Video and Photography
Standard Format

The Wedding Format Sheet is designed to give you an idea of the type of footage normally gathered and incorporated into a final video recording and the type of photography footage recorded at a gathering. Use this format sheet as a resource in planning your upcoming function.

BEFORE THE WEDDING:

  • Bride arriving at church
  • Bride and Best Man arriving at church
  • Bride alone in mirror
  • Mother adjusting
  • Bride's veil
  • Bride pinning boutonniere on Dads lapel
  • Bride pinning corsage on Mother
  • Bride alone looking out window
  • Bride alone (full length)
  • Bride alone (3/4 length)
  • Bride alone (head & shoulders)
  • Bride profile
  • Bride profile with hand to chin
  • Bride looking at
  • Bride's ring
  • Bride looking at
  • Bride's ring
  • Bride and Mother
  • Bride in foreground with Father (or Father & Mother)
    looking at her from background.
  • Bride and Mother
  • Bride in foreground with Mother (or Mother & Father)
    looking at him from background.
  • Father kissing Bride on forehead (or cheek)
  • Father dropping penny inBride's shoe
  • Bride and Father
  • Bride and Father
  • Bride pinning boutonniere on Dads lapel
  • Bride pinning corsage on Mother
  • Mother pinning boutonniere on Bride
  • Bride, Mother and Father
  • Bride, Mother and Father
  • Bride and Flower girl (looking at each other)
  • Bride and Flower girl (looking at camera)
  • Flower girl admiring Bride's gown
  • Bride and Ring bearer
  • Bride giving bouquets to Bridesmaids
  • Bride and Maid (or Matron) of Honor full length
  • Bride and Maid (or Matron) of Honor head &
    shoulders
  • Bride and Best Man
  • Best Man showing Bride watch
  • Best Man wiping Bride's forehead with
    handkerchief
  • Bride and Bridesmaids
  • Bride and Bridesmen
  • Bridesmen dragging Bride into church
  • Bride and Bridesmen
  • Bride and Bridesmaids
  • Individual portrait of each Bridesmaid
  • Individual portrait of each Bridesman
  • Mother putting Garter on Bride
  • Maid of Honor putting Garter on Bride
  • Guest book & Attendant
  • Guest signing guest book
THE CEREMONY:

  • Ushers seating Bride's Grandparents
  • Ushers seating Groom's Grandparents
  • Usher seating Mother of Bride
  • Usher seating Mother and Father of Bride
  • Soloist and musician(s)
  • Bride, Father, and attendants lined up ready to enter
    Sanctuary
  • Bride and Family (Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister)
  • Groom and Family (Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister)
  • Bride with Brothers & Sisters
  • Flower girl & Ring bearer coming down aisle
  • Individual Bridesmaids coming down aisle
  • Bride with Brothers & Sisters
  • Bride & Father coming down aisle (front view)
  • Bride & Father coming down aisle (back view showing
    full train)
  • Time exposure from back of church during ceremony
  • Bride & Groom lighting unity candle
  • First Kiss as Husband and Wife!
  • Bride &
  • Bride with flower girl and
    ring bearer
  • Reception (receiving) line (with Bride, Bride and
    parents)
FORMAL POSES:

  • Bride posed alone (front view-full length)
  • Groom posed alone (back view-full length)
  • Bride posed alone (front view-3/4 length)
  • Groom posed alone (back view-3/4 length)
  • Bride posed alone (head & shoulders)
  • Bridal profile
  • Bride with Grandparents
  • Bride and Groom together looking at camera (full length)
  • Bride and Groom together looking off camera (full length)
  • Bride and Groom facing each other, holding hands
    (full length)
  • Bride and Groom together (3/4 length)
  • Bride and Groom together looking at camera (head &
    shoulders)
  • Bride and Groom together looking off camera
    (head & shoulders)
  • Bride (w/back to camera) facing Groom with both
    looking off camera - head & shoulders)
  • Bride with Grandparents
  • Bride and Groom with Bride's Parents
  • Bride and Groom with 's Grandparents
  • Bride's Grandparents (together)
  • Bride's Grandmother
  • Bride's Grandfather
  • Bride and Groom with Groom's Bride's Parents
  • Bride and Groom with Groom's Grandparents
  • Bride's Grandparents (together)
  • Bride's Grandmother
  • Bride's Grandfather
  • Bride and Groom silhouetted against stained glass
    window
  • Bride and Groom with preacher
  • Candid of Clergymen congratulating couple
  • Bride with attendants looking at ring
  • Time exposure of Bride and Groom looking at rings with
    candles in foreground
  • Time exposure of Bride and Groom kissing with candles in foreground
  • Bride and Groom kissing with wedding party peeking from background
  • Bride and Groom with wedding party
  • Bride and Groom leaving church (running through rice, etc.)
RECEPTION AND OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS:

  • Bride's Cake alone
  • Bride and Groom cutting Bride's cake
  • Photograph(s) of Bridal table setting
  • Bride feeding cake to Groom
  • Groom feeding cake to Bride
  • Bride's Cake alone
  • Bride and Groom posed on front steps of Church
  • Entire wedding party posed on front steps of Church
  • Bride and Groom cutting cake
  • Witnesses (Best Man, Maid of Honor) signing Marriage license.
  • Bride and Groom at dinner table
  • Wedding party at dinner table
  • Punch and cake servers
  • Bride and Father dancing
  • Bride and Groom with wine glasses
  • Best man toasting
  • Close-up of hands, rings
  • Close-up of hands, rings, napkin
  • Close-up of hands, rings, flowers
  • Gift table alone
  • Gift table with couple
  • Bride and Groom opening gifts
  • Bride removing garter
  • Bride throwing garter (posed, looking at camera)
  • Bridesmen & other men catching garter
  • Bride throwing bouquet (posed, looking at camera)
  • Girls catching bouquet
  • Spotlight of the invitation and bouquet
  • Bride and Groom dancing together
  • Bride dancing with his Mother
  • Bride dancing with Groom's Mother
  • Bride dancing with her Father
  • Bride dancing with Groom's Father
  • Photograph of the Disk Jockey or Band
  • Candid photos of any special friends of
    Bride & Groom
  • Candid photos of certain (or all) tables at reception
  • Outdoor, romantic poses of Bride and Groom (full length,
    close-up, reclining, leaning against tree, et cetera.)
  • Wedding Party/Friends Decorating Bride & Groom's car ready to leave
  • Bride with Groom looking on from background
  • Candid of soloist
  • Candid of organist
  • Bride with friends
  • Bride with friends
  • Parents hugging/kissing couple good-bye
  • Bride and Groom with car decorated (exterior view)
  • Bride carrying Groom in arms (with decorated car in
    background)
  • Bride holding car door open for Groom
  • Bride and Groom in car ready to leave
  • Bride and Groom in car leaving Church or Reception
  • Bride and Groom looking out rear window of car
  • Bride's Father with pockets turned inside out

FOOTAGE PRIOR TO AND FOLLOWING THE FUNCTION:

  • Honeymoon/Vacation footage
  • Computer generated special effects
  • Honeymoon Stills
  • Thanks to guest from the Bride and Groom
  • Audio track layover: songs, voice-overs from the Bride and Groom
  • Titles introducing various Video segments
  • Honeymoon Video


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