How to Tackle Reeeally Large Group Photos Like a Champ

Most couples prefer to keep their family group photo list short and sweet, but understandably sometimes there’s a cultural or familial expectation to have those large groups photographed together. Or, you just have so many friend groups coming and want to honor them all! We’ll work together to make this happen.

Example: Lisa & Ryan

Lisa and Ryan had 11 groups of formals, with about 8-17 people PER group, and here’s how they organized it all beforehand. Because of this amazing system, we were able to get through these photos in just about 20 minutes after the ceremony.

This is what their list looked like.

Here’s How They Organized It

1. They printed out each group of formals containing the group number and the people in the group on small, invitation-sized cards. For example, Group 10 had Lily, George, Minh, Elaine, Janice, Michelle, Kalvin, and Kristy.

2. Each numbered group card had one person's name in bold. The person with the name in bold was then the "group leader" and was responsible for collecting their group members, which shouldn't be too difficult since each group was unique to each other (USC friends, Mother's side 1, etc).

3. Sometime before the ceremony (perhaps even before the wedding day), these cards were given to the respective group leaders. These group leaders then knew their responsibility when it came time for group photos.

4. Lisa and Ryan's awesome officiant and close friend helped by calling out the next group as I was finishing up with the previous group.

Example: Josie & William

Josie and William did their family photos before the ceremony. However, they had lots of different friend groups and mentioned it “would be nice” to get photos with each group. When you say something would be nice, I make it a priority!

Here’s How They Did It:

- After speeches and special dances were over and it was just an open dance floor, dessert, and open bar, Josie and William gathered their friend groups for a quick photo throughout the night. They also had their DJ make an announcement on the mic to make sure everyone was present!