WEDDING TIPS

TRY TO STICK TO YOUR ORIGINAL TIMELINE

Creating a timeline of the day’s events and sharing it with your photographer is essential to make sure all of you are well-prepared for the day. It’s a good idea to allow a little extra time between transitions or location changes from the ceremony to the reception on the chance that things are running behind schedule. Make sure you talk your wedding photographer through your shot list and schedule photo sessions into your timeline for couple’s portraits, wedding party, family, and any other specific requests.

CREATE A LIST OF FAMILY MEMBERS

Make sure that you get a list of family members names to your photographers at least a week before your wedding. The list should at least have first names of all people wanted in the portraits. Let all close family members know that you want them to stay at the ceremony site for family portraits. Sometimes family members (yes, even close ones like grandparents) forget or don’t realize they need to stay for the family portraits. It takes time to gather lost family members and is much easier when they all know prior to the wedding day.

GATHER ITEMS FOR DETAIL SHOTS

The rings, bouquets, wedding invitations, jewelry, boutonnieres, shoes, and cufflinks are all gorgeous details that shouldn’t be forgotten! It’s helpful for your wedding photographer to rely on a wedding party member or other helper to organize these items, so make sure to keep them close! Don’t limit yourself to this list, though! If you have any items that are meaningful to your relationship (such as love letters, keepsakes/tokens, souvenirs, etc..) those make wonderful additions to your detail photos. You can also think outside the box!