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Many people, when hearing I do wedding photography, often remark "Oh, do you keep the couple out their entire wedding? I remember so-and-so, we hardly saw them..." Often, this is not something a photographer does on purpose. From our stand point, we get a lot of grief from the DJ and reception hall when this happens, because it holds them up. So what does it happen?

Simply put, bad organization of the people involved in the formals. Ask any wedding photographer, and one of the most stressful times of the wedding is when we are waiting for Uncle Joe, or Cousin Mary, nobody knows where they are, and it's 5 minutes till the introduction.

To prevent this from happening, I strongly suggest to all my couples they make sure they tell all the people who are suppose to be in the formals to stick around. In fact, I tell them, and suggest to you, to have one of the non-bridal party relatives act as the cat-herder and make sure nobody wanders off. We unfortunately don't know anyone, so we can't do it.

I also would let the photographer know if you happen to have a family member whose disabled either mentally or physically. They may have a suggestion on how to organize the formals so the best time can be made while the family member makes their way over to the location, or even have the formals come to them for that series of shots they are in.

This is common sense advice I suppose, but I can't tell you how many times I've had it happen to me, and have had it happen to others. So remember, if you want your wedding formals to go quickly, appoint someone to be the honorary cat-herder. I'll even supply the cat-nip!

Dave Blake is a published wedding photographer located in Westchester County, NY. His work and additional resources can be viewed at http://www.daveblakephotography.com