To me these are images of the process, because they’re not necessarily of people. Rather, they’re images of people throughout the wedding day process. You see “process” through these pictures because the people are doing more than going through the motions. They’re living the moment, and these couples are lucky enough to get to relive these moments forever.
(1) Brideswomen love. A picture that shows off the brideswomen love is important and simply cannot be planned. It just happens, and you need someone there to snap the shot.
(2) Parental Love. It’s really important to me that any emotion that Papa Hot Wings decides to show is captured! The man does not show emotion. I mean, he laughs all the time. He’s totally fun to be around. But I’ve never seen him cry or get emotional. I don’t expect it to happen on our wedding day, but if it does, oh man do I want to immortalize it… FOREVER!
(3) Family fun. Likewise, I really want to see and know that my parents had a wonderful time at our wedding. I’m really hoping for a shot like this:
(4) The awesomeness of speeches. This statement of course assumes that our speeches are going to be worth capturing and that they will evoke some sort of reaction worth capturing. No expectations of course… but if it’s memorable, I want images to prove it. 
But it’ll be memorable no matter what.
(5) Photos that will always be funny. These are the pictures that will crack you up for years to come. They simply cannot be planned for. You just have to be ready with that camera, I tell ya.
It would be way too bridezilla of me to insist that I get photos like these because they really cannot be planned or created. They are the moments I hope to have when I let it all go the morning of my wedding and say, “what’s done is done. What’s not done isn’t going to get done. Let’s go and get married already… let the memories begin.”
What memories does your inner bridezilla hope to have?
Want more checklists? Check out my first two checklists on the people and the details.
I love these photos and that speech one is amazing!!
These are always my favorite shots from any wedding!
These are some of my must-haves. My checklist is long, but luckily my photographer knows what I want (and she’s good at capturing it).
I think it is photos like these that really help to tell the story of your wedding day 
Hanssie will do all this for you b/c she’s so awesome.
And, what’s up with Asian dads?!
@Miss Lace: haha… My dad is totally ninja style slick too, he’ll be testing Hanssie’s ability to take his picture.
Love these pictures, especially the ones with bridal party and parental love.
These are great, hotwings! I mentally checked off these lists as I read your post and am happy to report we covered these bases, whew! =)
i definitely love the getting ready time. these are so cute, especially that last one.
These tips are awesome. Like @krissycake, I checked these off one-by-one, too!
I love the “funny” pictures, too! I’m sure your wedding will have some worthy moments, and hopefully your photogs will be able to capture them!
Haha, the last photo cracks me up! I’m hoping for a lot of candids and I’m sure we’ll get them because that’s what our photog friend is really great at.
When I was a BM we had one of those Brideswomen Love moments — her veil slipped off and we had to figure out how to get it back in properly — and it did get captured. I love that photo.
Great idea to do it as the process! I was using pinterest to build a list but thinking more about the people http://pinterest.com/photooppbride/must-get-wedding-photos/
Mrs. Hot Wings, Chicago/San Diego Age and Occupation: 28, Professor Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, Instructor Engagement Date: December 20, 2008 Wedding Date: August 2010 Venue: Ocean View Villas/Jasmine Seafood Restaurant About Me: I am a psychology grad student living in Chicago and planning my wedding to a fellow psych grad student. I am a Sunny So-Cal bred gal who trudged across the country to follow her love of psychology and ended up finding a partner in the process. I am overly passionate about anything I involve myself with. I am an activist, a foodie, a reality TV watching junkie, an over-analyzer, a photography obsesser, and am utterly cheesy to the core. This is a story of what happens when a boy and a girl meet, fall in love over academic dorkiness, and a shared love for life. We (mostly I) are planning our semi-destination wedding in my hometown of San Diego. We are excited to bring our families and friends together from across our lifespans to celebrate our future in a grand 400+ person culturally blended affair!
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