T he setting is in place for a magical day that you’ ve been planning for so long. Capturing this day in photographs will allow you to cherish those precious memories in visual form and hand them down to each passing generation. Here are some tips to consider to ensure you receive the very best images to swoon over for years to come!
Eternally Yours in Photographs Frances Beatty ~ www. francesbeatty. com
T he setting is in place for a magical day that you’ ve been planning for so long. Capturing this day in photographs will allow you to cherish those precious memories in visual form and hand them down to each passing generation. Here are some tips to consider to ensure you receive the very best images to swoon over for years to come!
1. Choose a photographer you like-
You spend so much time with your photographer on your wedding day during some very special and intimate moments. Choose someone you actually like! In turn, you’ ll end up more relaxed and have an enjoyable time which will inevitably be transparent in the images. Scheduling an engagement session is a perfect way to get to know each other and for you to get used to the camera!
2. When choosing photo locations, consider the light
Photography can’ t happen without light, and great light helps make great photos. For getting ready, choose a room that’ s spacious with lots of windows.( Window light is much more flattering than artificial lights.) Try to avoid scheduling portraits when the sun is high in places with little shade. Candles, lanterns, and string lights are spectacular additions to your venue.
3. Consider an unplugged ceremony
Having phones, tablets and cameras at your ceremony can be a distraction for you and your guests, it may interfere with your photographer getting a shot or your partner seeing you walk down the aisle, but it also means that you’ ll see cameras instead of faces in your crowd when you look back, or when you look at the photos.
4. Be flexible, add a buffer and try to let go
Weddings never run exactly as we plan, so try to be flexible. Do what you can to add a buffer so that if / when things run late you won’ t be stressed out or feel rushed. Try to shake things off when they don’ t go as planned, and if you need to take a minute to gather yourself, go for it.
5. Keep your photographer in the loop
If you’ re planning something epic for your entrance, or changed the time of your first dance, let us know. We don’ t want to miss any amazing moments! •
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