Family formals used to be one of the most stressful parts of a wedding day for us. We were overwhelmed with all the aunts that wanted “just one more quick picture” and the half step uncle twice removed trying to take the exact same photo we were taking over our shoulder with an Ipad. We found that family formals were becoming the most stressful part of not just our day, but our couples as well. When you put 20 plus family members, including aunts, uncles and cousins in a room, they all start requesting more pictures, with different combinations, people start requesting pictures on their cell phones and brides start stressing and you loose control of the day. Our bride and groom were exhausted before we even got to the good stuff. Twenty weddings and one year in, we decided to rethink family formals and educate our brides on the most efficient way to do them. Not only does it make our day easier, it serves our couple by giving them more portraits, getting them to their reception sooner, and eliminating some of the stress and decision making on the wedding day. We are sending out how we do family formals to our mailing lis this Wednesday and we are so excited to say that we have more where that came from! We have been working hard on creating relevant content for photographers at all levels! Over this next year we will be sending out a monthly newsletter with things that we have learned over the past eight years and 200+ weddings. Make sure and sign up via the link in my bio. #themullinsphotoco #familypicture #familyformals #familyshoot #weddingphotographer #weddingphotography #weddingday #grouppicture #cross #weddingtip #bride #weddingdetails #weddingdress #nikon #wedding #protip #weddingideas

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