Pulling together a wedding guest list is no fun. Hunting down RSVP-stragglers is no fun. However, getting married while surrounded by those who are nearest and dearest to you and your partner is great fun. Whether you have 25 or 250 guests, when you set foot into that house of worship, banquet hall, living room, field, etc., you can literally feel the love and joy of your guests permeate the air. It is both an amazing and overwhelming experience. These are the people that you have chosen to surround you as you commit yourself to your partner. These are the people that make up your community - they'll be the ones to share your joy at future happy occasions and they'll be the ones to prop you up during difficult times. Now, wouldn't you like to have something special to commemorate that community of yours?
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That's why we're totally loving the entire wedding group shot. Couples of long ago had it right. Take a look around the internets for vintage wedding photos - you will find that the post-ceremony group shot was very popular in the late 1800's through the 1950s/60s. Then, for some reason (maybe because weddings started becoming more about the "what" instead of the "who"??!!), these types of shots fell out of favor.
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Luckily, there are couples & photographers resurrecting the lost art of the banquet photo. Sure it will require a little additional coordination and cooperation, but don't most worthwhile things?
Here are a few modern day all-inclusive group shots that we're loving.
Post Ceremony is a great time to snap one of these photos - your guests will already be in one centralized location and likely in rows.
How timeless is this group portrait? By the way, it's definitely a good idea to provide chairs for the older generation.
A great way to make sure you get the whole group is to go panoramic like the above photo.
Or perhaps your venue has a staircase? Isn't it lovely how this celebration is practically spilling out of the photograph?
Maybe your photographer will be the one to climb the stairs. It's such a joy to see these folks having such a good time! We totally want to be at that party!
Whether artful or whimsical, the banquet group photo is surely a lovely momento that you'll cherish for years to come.
Cheers!
LaVERE
This is so true. Looking back on photos of my small wedding, I wish I had a banquet photo to remind me not only of the love we celebrated that day, but all the family and friends we chose to celebrate with.
ReplyDeleteMe too! Well, there's always renewals & other big deal events!
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