Instead, Claire - who I've never met - recommends in her book - Exposed: Confession of a Wedding Photographer - that the ones you'll love are the informal ones showing people relaxing and having fun. I couldn't agree more and dread the times I've been handed a 'must have' list. The best shots happen unscripted. The worst are stagged weeks or months ahead.
Like me, Claire knows that someone will want some of those deer-in-the-headlights group shots but the ones that you'll keep forever are the ones that capture the essence of your special day.
Delightfully enough, those are the ones that good photographers like to take, too. So take my (& Claire's) advice: pick your photographer based on what you love in their work and turn them loose. Your job is to have a wonderful time. His/her job is to capture that wonder.
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