Capture the Moment You'll Treasure Forever: Wedding Photography

By Deborah Block, Certified Event Planner and Social Protocol Consultant

Weddings are one of the most significant moments in a person’s life – it’s a time when two people decide to make a commitment or change into to next phase of life with one another. You’ll want to capture the moment that you’ll treasure and in the years to come as you and your significant other spend the rest or your lives together.

Here are our top tricks and tips of the trade to keep in mind when working your wedding photographer for fantastic memories to be remembered!

• Posture—you’d be surprised how the smallest things make a huge difference in big picture and in this case, your wedding photos. Here are some things to keep in mind.
• Always keep your head up and slightly outward (looking down your nose)
• Turn your body 45 degrees from the camera
• Keep your back straight and shoulders rolled back into your sockets
• Chest elevated
• Stomach tucked in
• Weight over your toes
• Knees soft
• Don’t let the weather get you down! There is just so much one can control in a wedding, but weather isn’t one of them. Yet never fear, your special day may not be sunshine and butterflies but gray or misty days allow for color to pop out in photos! They add a dramatic look for fantastic photos.
• Be sure to know and meet your photographer – after all, he or she will be with you the whole time during the special day and you’ll want to know that he or she understands what kind of pictures you want.
• The shooting list – be sure to have an idea of what kind of images you want taken during the celebration and go through it with your photographer. It would be best to go to the locations of where pictures will be taken so that the photographer can have an idea of the best angles and such.
• The best photos are usually unplanned! Relax, show your emotions and have a great time!