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Wedding Photos...?

I was wondering what the etiquette was on the wedding photos? Are the bride and groom supposed to give their bridal party pictures of the wedding or are they just supposed to give everyone a wallet size with the thank you card? I don't know what the proper etiquette is or if there is proper etiquette to giving pictures. I thought that if you were in a wedding you would automatically receive pictures from the couple for being in their wedding. I'm not talking about receiving a whole photo album but 3-4 pics. My son was in my uncle's wedding as the ring bearer in August 2006 and all we received was a wallet with the thank you card. Of course I took my own pics but how does the bridal party take pics if they are the ones standing up there?

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1. Actually that is totally up to the bride and groom.It is a very nice gesture to give a photo to your attendents but that could get pricey if you order them from your photographer... I actually just sent them a thank you note and a picture with them in it of some kind...I don't remember but I know it wasn't a professional one. I didn't have the money ...I think they would ask you to order them one if they wanted one..But if you can afford it ,,It would be a nice gesture.. Oh yes,,, GOOD LUCK and Best Wishes for your Wedding..Just saw your Name... I used to do professional wedding photos and I know they are very pricey for sure..but well worth the memories...
2. they hire sumone to take their pictures..and umm i think its like the a regular size picture with a thank note.. cuz thats what my cousin did but you can do wallet size
3. Ya, I don't think there is an expected requirement of photos... Anyone who wanted photos could have any of mine, but I only gave some to family.
4. Having been in weddings, and planning my own for this summer, I'm not familiar with the bridal party providing photos from the wedding to the attendants. I know that once the bride & groom receive the proofs of their wedding, they may see if the attendants would like to order (and pay for) any. But it's not improper ettiquite to not give out wedding party photos.
5. There is not a proper set in stone etiquette here. I would make small ablums for both bride and grooms parents and possibly the maid of honor and Best man as a nice jesture. The rest give a 1-3 smaller pictures with the thankyou. As for the bride maids picture taking, have someone else do it.
6. There is like this automatic camera thing, that stands by itself and you give it like time and it clicks =) Search for it
7. There is no etiquette. i have never heard of people being given pictures if they are in a wedding unless family m,embers choose to make extra copies for others. The pictures are for the bride and groom not the bridal party
8. I guess it would be up to the bride & groom, but i agree with you the wedding party should get a few pics. I was in my best friend's wedding last (or so-called best friend) any way i was promised a cd with all the pictures on it & it has almost been a year.
9. I don't think that there is a protocol. It was very important to us to use a photographer who would give us negatives so that we could make as many reproductions as we wanted. We gave people lots of pictures. The photographer my sister used required that you buy pictures from him. He owned the negatives and the copyright to the pictures. It cost her $5 for a wallet size picture. It made her mad. That's why I wanted a photographer that would give me negatives.
10. the way that you can figure this out is here we go let me think some can have spy camera's and the can take pictures
11. There is no photo requirement for your wedding although it is a nice juster to send a wallet size wedding photo with your thank you note. Best Wishes and Congratulations on you up coming wedding.
12. I think its up to the bride and groom. A lot of photographers now days have a website. they will give the bride and groom a number designated especially to them and a password to be able to view their photos online(some places charge for this) then the bride and groom can send out the web site info to the people of their choosing. A lot of times too, people can order photos from the site or a CD of selected photos. Personally I would give the people in my wedding party at least a wallet or a 4X6 if not larger.
13. it must be a unique idea to send a photo with the thank you card...and i think it's a great idea! but i've never been to a wedding that did this, so it's not a requirement. if you would like to do it, i would suggest maybe a pic of the entire wedding party to each member of the wedding party, and then to the guests in the thank you card just a pic of the bride & groom. but as i said, it's not required.
14. their is no proper edict for wedding photos it is completely up to you
15. there is usually a professional photographer doing photographs and i think the groomsmen and bridesmaids as well as the rest of the bridal party should be given a 5x7 or 8x10 [framed] portrait of the bridal party all together, and then if you happen to have separate ones of each person then they should each receive one of themselves in a card thanking them for all they have done to make your wedding so special. but as always it is generally up to the bride and groom and while many are generous with their thank you's and little extras for their bridal party, there are some who just don't think about this and there are a number out there who tend to get tight-fisted when it comes to putting money out for anything other than their own pleasure.