I encouraged my couples to keep group photos to a minimum, as they always take far longer than you might think. It normally takes about half an hour to do ten photographs of small groups. This might seem like a hugely long time, but by the time it takes to find people, pry them from the bar, for people to totter over in heels, granny/granddad to make their way over and the inevitable chatting and congratulations between the people in each group, these photographs always take much longer than you think. Normally I advised keeping them to the immediate family such as:
Couple with each set of parents
Couple with each set of parents & siblings and partners
Couple with each set of grandparents
Couple with bridal party
That list alone takes minimum 20 minutes. If planning additional photos, please allow 5 minutes for groups of less than 6 people, and for larger groups allow 10 minutes. Also, please bear in mind that if you want a large group photo of all the guests will take half an hour by the time you’ve found people at the bar/their bedroom, to get them into place etc. The less time your photographer spends doing formal group shots, the more time they have to run around capturing lots of natural candids and impromptu group photos, and the more mingling you get to do 🙂
If you do decide you want an array of different group photos, assign a couple of designated people rounder-uppers. I thoroughly recommend you give this position to someone you can rely on to take it seriously.
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