Free wedding shot list templates
Printable checklists covering the whole day. No email required, no Canva account, no $8 Etsy download.
Complete wedding shot list
Getting ready through send-off, grouped by phase, with checkboxes. The one most couples start from.
Family formals checklist
Ordered peel-away style so groupings shrink instead of restarting. Includes a blended-family variant.
Guest face sheet
A grid for headshots, names, roles, and notes. Hand it to whoever is calling names during formals.
A printable is a starting point, not the finish
A printed checklist has one real advantage: it works when everything else doesn't. No battery, no signal, no login. That's why every list here prints.
But paper can't do the three things that actually change your photos. It can't reorder itself when you flag a priority. It can't show your photographer a face. And it can't tell you, at 7 p.m., that eleven of your starred shots are still outstanding while there's light left to fix it.
So use the printable as a backup, not a plan. Build the live one — it's free too — and print from it when you're done.
What's in the full template
- Getting ready: dress hanging, details flat lay, robes, hair and makeup, with parents, with the wedding party, the first look with a parent
- First look: approach, reaction, first moments together, portraits in that light
- Ceremony: venue empty, processional, vows, rings, first kiss, recessional, reactions in the front rows
- Family formals: the peel-away sequence for both sides, plus combined
- Wedding party: full group, each side, individuals with each partner
- Couple portraits: golden hour, venue features, any location you specifically want
- Reception: room before guests, place settings, cake, entrances, toasts and reactions, first dance, parent dances, candids by table
- End of night: last dance, send-off, the quiet one at the end
Roughly 110 shots. You'll cut half of them, which is the point — a good list is short and specific.
Common questions
Are these templates really free?
Yes, and there's no email wall in front of them. The live planner is also free, which makes charging for a PDF of the same content difficult to justify.
Can I edit the template?
The printable is fixed by design — it's meant to be printed and ticked with a pen. If you want to edit, add, and reorder, use the live planner and print from there.
What format are they in?
They print straight from the browser to Letter or A4. No download, no software, no Canva account.
Build your shot list free
No account needed to start. Add your shots, flag the ones that matter, share a link your photographer can check off on their phone.
Free forever. The paid tier lives inside Seat the Day.