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Wedding
Photography Tips
Part 1
Another page on how to organise your wedding? No, and it is not a
a page of
wedding photography tips with standard picture lists
either.
This
page is different these wedding photography tips
will give
you ideas to organise the day so that your
photographer will have the time and oppertunity
to shoot the best
and most exciting pictures of your wedding day you ever could imagine.
1.
Communicate with your Photographer
 Of
course to get the best pictures you should hire a professional
photographer in
the first place.
Your photographer should be flexible, approacheable, be able to
improvise, and
make the best of challenging circumstances.
Discuss
with your photographer
what kind of pictures you want, what the day will be like, how you will
schedule the day will help him/her to be prepared and get the best
images of the day.
Make
sure you meet and talk with your photographer before the wedding about
your plans, and ask your Photographer to visit the different venues if
possible.
2.
Photography at the Ceremony
 Make
sure that the photographer knows if there are (if any) restrictions on
photography during the wedding ceremony / church service, and
signing the register.
Some
churches will object to flash photography, which should not be a
problem but it is better to know before the wedding day.
3.
Book your photographer for the whole day
Do not budget on your photography because in the end your pictures are
all what is left of your wedding day.
When
you hire the photographer for the whole day, he/she will be able
to cover every aspect of your wedding day, you will also be able to go
to a
location to have some pictures taken of the two of you. The
photographer will have also the time to capture how much
fun you had, the details, candid's of your guests, etc. etc. You will
have a stunning series of images which will tell the story of the day
in all it's detail, which will look great in a modern magazine
style wedding album.
*Remember! Many photographers who do bookings for a couple of hours
only, often do book
more weddings on the same day, which will be a problem when you are
running late, as
he/she has to be in time for the next job.
4.
Book you
Photographer Now!
Booking you wedding photographer is an important decision you have to
make. You should never put this of till the last moment as it could
mean that
your first choice of Photographer has been booked up already.
When you book early it will also be easier to spread the payments.
So make booking your photographer a priority.
5.
Timing
This wedding photography tip is often ignored and it is often to
late to make changes when all plans are already finalised. But timing
is important!
Make sure that the day is well organised and that enough time is
reserved for
every stage of your wedding day.
Allow enough time for travel between venues.
 You might want to try to keep travel distances as
short as
possible by selecting a venue where you can get married and have your
wedding breakfast and party. Everyone can arrive at the venue knowing
they do not have to travel any more.
The grounds of such venues have often great photo
opportunities.
When you use different venues make sure you really allow enough time
for travel, you do not want to rush from one venue to
the other.
Sat navs and Google
are no good at predicting travel time. A good idea is to
try it out and time the distance before your wedding on the same day
and time as you are planning your wedding day.
Print a map
for your guests especially for those who are not
familiar with the area, remember that they do not know the short cuts.
Another option is to hire transport for your guests, like a famous
London Bus or limos.
Remember
that when you get married at a register office you should arrive on
time because often a next wedding party is
booked after you.
Also the next wedding photography tip is about timing.
6. Plan your
wedding early in the Day
In
the UK the Bride and the Groom traditionally meet at the church or at
the register office, and often they do not want to meet before that
time.
If there is no important reason, schedule the actual ceremony early in
the day! Why?
If
your wedding is late in the  afternoon, you will have to
wait around
most of the day after which everything has to be done in a very short
time and will be a rush.
There will be less time to do formal pictures, and unless you organise
the
wedding
breakfast later in the evening there won't be any time to
do location pictures.
More about the location shoot on the next page of wedding photography
tips.
From October / November the light is fading early and in the winter it
is
almost dark at 4PM, this will influence the opportunities for pictures.
Pictures at dark can look great, but make sure that there is enough
time to take them.
If
the Ceremony and the Party are at the same place or the
distances
are very small then a later wedding won't be such a problem.
On the continent the timing is not
that critical because often the bride and the groom meet before the
actual ceremony and arrive together at the register office or church.
The couple has then the option to go for location pictures
before the wedding takes
place.
That could work in the UK!?
7.
Be flexible
Of course you have to be on time at the ceremony (although that does
not always happen), but relax
the rest of the day. Make a time table, but leave enough time to
improvise, and do not panic when you run a bit late. Have FUN!
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