Three Ways to get GREAT Photos During your Wedding Ceremony
So you want great wedding photos during your ceremony, and you’re wondering if there’s anything you can do to help your photographer with that? Yes, yes there is. Here are the three biggest things you need to incorporate in your planning to make sure the photos during your ceremony can be as good as can be.
UNPLUGGED CEREMONY.
It might not sound like a big deal, but having guests holding their cell phones a foot above everyone’s head or sticking them out into the isle significantly impacts the photos your photographer can capture. When guests use their phones to take photos during the ceremony, they not only become subjects in your professional photos that draw your eye away from the main subjects (AKA the ones getting married!), but they also end up blocking your photographer from capturing all the fleeting moments in your ceremony! Also, once you get your wedding gallery back from the photographer you chose and trust, are you ever going to take a second look at any of those tilted, taken-from-a-bad-angle iPhone pics? I’m going to say no.
2. SHADE.
Wherever you’re going to stand during your ceremony, do what you can to have an overlay above you or be in a spot that will not be in direct sunlight at the time of your ceremony. This will prevent having unflattering, harsh shadows on your faces for all the photos of you two during your ceremony and vow exchange. Think squinty looks, highlight in all the wrong places and shadows making for unseeable eyes. PSA: Photoshop doesn’t fix everything, folks.
3. HAVE THE OFFICIANT MOVE FOR THE KISS.
THIS. You will inevitably have lots of photos of you both with your officiant during the ceremony, but your first kiss should not be one of them. Remind your officiant to step away as soon as they announce the first kiss. Then for you both, TRY to remember not to start your first kiss until he/she is out of the frame. This moment is a perfect time for one of the most memorable photos on your day and could even end up being your favourite one captured and later framed in your house. So, let’s eliminate the third wheel, ok?
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