Dress on hanger photo?

Too many photographers do the same shots; jumping, guys walking together, the dress. It's just a replacement for what they USED to do; brides staring at their rings like they've never seen them before, peering out of their bouquets, fixing the grooms bout. All lovely if they're real photos, but sorta fake if they're not.

I'd say if you have a photographer you trust, give them the list of family shots and let them capture what naturally occurs at the wedding. That being said, if you really have a few pix in mind let them know, but I would bet that any photographer working now is going to do the dress on a hanger shot.

I'm doing it.

It only takes a few minutes to take the photo. If your photographer has a little bit of downtime while you're getting ready, I would let him/her take the photo. You can always not use it, but you would never be able to recreate that moment again.

Also good photo if you decide to sell the dress later and you don't want a picture of you in it.

Mine just ran around the house snapping pictures. I have her free reign and said just be careful all the cats end up in the closet while I'm putting my dress on... They are like children trying to jump up and get my attention... The closets the size of my smallest bedroom so they were perfectly content in there lol. She took the rings outside and found a chaise as a nice background for my jewelry... All my walls are white so there was a lot of her using floors or table tops to add color or pillows and furniture.

It helps capture your beautiful dress. I had it done, along with all my accessories. Just ensures you get all the detail