How Wedding Coordination and Wedding Photography Work Together

Part of being a good wedding coordinator is collaborating with vendors to ensure your wedding day goes as smoothly as possible. One of the most important vendors on your wedding day is your photographer. Your photographer will be capturing the moments you’ll be looking back on for the rest of your life, and getting the perfect snapshots takes coordination.

S&T’s first look moment with her dad was coordinated by Blue Linden for photographic capture by FrancisRalphPhoto.

Working With Your Coordinator & Photographer

Your wedding coordinator can help you pick the photographer that fits perfectly into your plans and expectations for your wedding — a photographer who can capture the love between you and your partner, and someone who fits into your wedding budget. This means that based on your aesthetic and color choices, your wedding coordinator can make sure that you find the photographer that can capture exactly what you see in your mind’s eye. 

Your wedding coordinator and photographer can work together to get a list of all the types of shots you want and figure out a schedule for when and how those pictures can be taken without interrupting the flow of your wedding day too dramatically. Once your wedding photography timeline has been created, you can review the plan for your capturing each photograph with your coordinator, photographer, and partner to make sure there’s enough time to capture all of your photos and keep track of who will need to be involved. Your timeline may include components like how long it will take to get from the ceremony to the reception, the amount of time you’ll have for photos before the ceremony, which family, friends, and wedding party members will be needed at what time, and what shots are the most important to you. 

How Your Wedding Coordinator & Photographer Work Together

Regardless of how well you plan your wedding, there may be changes on the big day which affect your schedule. Your wedding coordinator will be working with your photographer throughout your ceremony and reception to communicate changes to the schedule, ensure your bridal party and family members know where to go, and maintain the celebration for the rest of your guests while you’re getting your glam on. If you want to run off during the reception for a sunset shoot, your wedding coordinator is there to make sure the party keeps going while you’re gone!

A smooth collaboration between your wedding coordinator and photographer brings your ideal wedding to life just as you envisioned both on your big day and in the memories captured on film. 

While your wedding planner has been making sure every little detail is just right for the months before your wedding, a crucial part of the teamwork between photographer and coordinator is when the photographer knows just the right timing and placement to capture all the beautiful details put together by you and your wedding planner. Particularly when your coordinator has worked with your photographer before, your wedding professionals know how to highlight all the small details that you put so much effort into creating your perfect wedding day.

Wedding Coordination & Vendor Support

One of the biggest reasons to hire a wedding coordinator for your big day is so that you don’t have to handle the millions of things that can come up on your wedding day. You don't want to be worrying about if the catering is delivered on time and if those flowers behind the altar were set up correctly. Your wedding coordinator can take that weight off your shoulders so all you have to do is have a great time celebrating your love with your partner, family, and friends. 

Your wedding coordinator brings a wealth of experience cooperating with vendors to make sure that everything goes just as planned. With an experienced wedding coordinator you know that your wedding is in great hands. Here at Blue Linden we have years of experience and would love to help you create your perfect wedding day experience. Contact us today to get started.

Wedding vendors featured in this post:

Venue: @deercreekvalleyranch
Photo: @francisralphphoto
Assoc Photo: @rebeccamilamphotography
Planner: @bluelindenweddings
Bridal Boutique: @somethingwhitebridalboutique
Flowers: @frontrangeflorals
DJ: @myelitedj
Catering: @serendipitydenver
Bar Service: @peakbev