Wedding Tip or Trick of the Week
Wow! So last week's post on how to work with those around you to make your day fabulous went so well I'm venturing on to the second edition of this weekly blog post.
In today's editorial I want to talk about how to schedule enough time in your day to get the photos you want (and paid for).
It makes me so sad when a couple has invested so much time and money into finding the photographer they can't wait to work with, only to have enough time for a 5-minute session of just the two of you on your wedding day when you were probably hoping for so much more when you booked this amazing photographer.
Now, a skilled professional can do wonders even with only 5-minutes (I speak from experience), but I guarantee that a majority of the images you swooned over on their website were from weddings and couples that scheduled in time for their photos. So, how does a couple that's short on time "budget" for a lengthy photo-op session with their amazing photographer on the big day? Simple (but I make no promises on this being easy).
See Each Other Before the Wedding. Now I've been a long time advocate of not seeing one another before the ceremony - that's how we did it at our wedding - but I must say that there is an art to doing your portraits this way, and if successfully and artistically accomplished it can be a beautiful moment that you would have otherwise missed.
Here's how it works:
*Schedule your portraits to take place several hours before your ceremony (3-hours is comfortable). Meet your beloved at a designated place with just you two and your photographer. By meeting while your photographer is present you can capture an amazing moment in time - the groom seeing his bride for the first time, the bride seeing her groom all dressed up. And the best part? No one to interrupt this precious moment that you two share once in your lifetime (only your photographer present to document it all). Then take the rest of the hour, while you're still drinking in the moment, to take the rest of your photos together. No pressure, no tight schedules, no guests to mingle with from out of town.
*Schedule your bridal party to arrive a couple of hours before the ceremony. Meet up, all dressed up, and take the group photos at this time. Again, no pressure, no tight schedules - only time to get creative!
*Lastly, schedule your immediate family members to arrive about 1-hour before your ceremony. If there are any shots left before you have to get prepared for the ceremony those can now be taken after the ceremony, or later during the reception.
Now this plan takes a lot of preparation - making sure bridal party members and family know where and when to arrive ahead of time. And, here's the key, making sure you're ready on time! But if you plan for delays (trying telling your hair stylist and makeup artist you need to be ready one hour before you actually need to be ready) everything will run smoothly.
Not only will you get treasured photographs of you and your love seeing each other all dressed up for the first time, your wedding planner will thank you for not running 20-minutes behind due to family formals, and you'll be able to enjoy the presence of your friends and family during the cocktail hour and reception.
In today's editorial I want to talk about how to schedule enough time in your day to get the photos you want (and paid for).
It makes me so sad when a couple has invested so much time and money into finding the photographer they can't wait to work with, only to have enough time for a 5-minute session of just the two of you on your wedding day when you were probably hoping for so much more when you booked this amazing photographer.
Now, a skilled professional can do wonders even with only 5-minutes (I speak from experience), but I guarantee that a majority of the images you swooned over on their website were from weddings and couples that scheduled in time for their photos. So, how does a couple that's short on time "budget" for a lengthy photo-op session with their amazing photographer on the big day? Simple (but I make no promises on this being easy).
See Each Other Before the Wedding. Now I've been a long time advocate of not seeing one another before the ceremony - that's how we did it at our wedding - but I must say that there is an art to doing your portraits this way, and if successfully and artistically accomplished it can be a beautiful moment that you would have otherwise missed.
Here's how it works:
*Schedule your portraits to take place several hours before your ceremony (3-hours is comfortable). Meet your beloved at a designated place with just you two and your photographer. By meeting while your photographer is present you can capture an amazing moment in time - the groom seeing his bride for the first time, the bride seeing her groom all dressed up. And the best part? No one to interrupt this precious moment that you two share once in your lifetime (only your photographer present to document it all). Then take the rest of the hour, while you're still drinking in the moment, to take the rest of your photos together. No pressure, no tight schedules, no guests to mingle with from out of town.
*Schedule your bridal party to arrive a couple of hours before the ceremony. Meet up, all dressed up, and take the group photos at this time. Again, no pressure, no tight schedules - only time to get creative!
*Lastly, schedule your immediate family members to arrive about 1-hour before your ceremony. If there are any shots left before you have to get prepared for the ceremony those can now be taken after the ceremony, or later during the reception.
Now this plan takes a lot of preparation - making sure bridal party members and family know where and when to arrive ahead of time. And, here's the key, making sure you're ready on time! But if you plan for delays (trying telling your hair stylist and makeup artist you need to be ready one hour before you actually need to be ready) everything will run smoothly.
Not only will you get treasured photographs of you and your love seeing each other all dressed up for the first time, your wedding planner will thank you for not running 20-minutes behind due to family formals, and you'll be able to enjoy the presence of your friends and family during the cocktail hour and reception.
Labels: Wedding Tip or Trick of the Week
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