Your wedding day is probably one of the most important and special days of your life.  I won’t take it lightly because I know you won’t either. 

Here’s how I do it:

Before the wedding

1. With every wedding day, I start by having a meeting with you to discuss your day and what is important to you.
2. We will talk about how much time we have to work with and what photos you most want.
3. Emails are sent back and forth about group photos until a final list is drawn up.
4. I map out the whole day and give you a photography schedule so it is clear where I will be and what I will be photographing when.

For a typical wedding days coverage, I will work to something like the following

1. 6:30am startBatteries are charging
2. Addresses are entered into Sat Nav
3. Several copies of the groups shots list printed off
4. Camera bag checked against list of equipment needed
5. Special photo requirements noted
6. Emergency numbers noted down and taken
7. 9:30am: 
8. At the hairdressers with the bride capturing candid photos
9. 11:00am:
10. Photographing details and makeup being done (maybe at another location)

• 12:00pm
• Photos of the groom and the guys at another pre-arranged location
• 1:00pm
• Off to the church for details and people arriving (a couple of muesli bars to keep me going)
• 2:00pm: Arrival of the bride

• 2:45pm: Ceremony ends
• Candid photos

 

• Group photos
• Photos of the bride and groom on their own

• 5:00pm: 
• Wedding reception

• Photos of all guests around the tables
• Time for me to eat
• Speech photos and candids

• 7:30pm
• Mingling candid photos
• 8:30pm: 
• Setting up of, and cake cutting

• 8:45pm:
• First dance and atmospheric photos

• 9:30pm
• I depart
• 10:30pm
• I arrive home and transfer images to the computer
• 11:00pm
• Day complete

Typically about 1500+ photos taken for a final selection of around 250-400.

After the wedding day I get started on editing the photos.  To sift through 1500 photos to pick out the best ones takes 2-3 hours.  Sounds like a long time, but each photo is checked for sharpness and this can take time as the images are such high resolution.  Editing takes around 20+ hours over a few days along with the same amount of time designing, proofing, re-designing, ordering, emailing and delivery of the wedding album.

A lot goes into the wedding photography for a couple.  There is no replacement for, or shortcut to great wedding photography.  No second chances and no better way to remember your wedding day.  In future years, your cake, wedding venue, decorations, food and drink will be long gone. Drank, eaten or forgotten.  Each photo I take is a precious memory of your day.  The vows spoken, the signing of the register and the unique moments of tears of joy will only happen once and won’t be repeated. Let me use my experience to make sure they are photographed well.

Moment Photography, each moment beautifully captured

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If you would like me to photograph your wedding, contact me by dropping me an email. You can find more information about my wedding photography on my weddings home page and you can find wedding photography prices here. You can read here why it is is important to hire a professional photographer, and also my 25 tips for getting the best wedding photography.