Quote Originally Posted by Lionheart
1:Scout the premises of the wedding. Start thinking of where and when keeping in mind the time of day that the event takes place.
Very good idea, but always have a backup plan. It might be overcast when you were hoping for late afternoon light, or be raining, etc.

Making a list of the shots you need is important too. Go over this with the couple a couple weeks before the wedding so they know who will be there. If possible, have them appoint someone to help get everybody together with the group shots. If you don't know who everyone is, it will be difficult. Even if you do know most everybody it's like hearding cats... The person helping you out needs to know everybody and be outgoing enough to get people where they need to be. Steve Sint has a great book on shooting weddings, I picked up a lot of tips from it.