If pictures are a top priority for you
then what you need from me is lots of fabulous images.
What I need from you is simple: time, trust, a little space
and cooperation, and hopefully, a great location.
But mostly, time.
Your wedding day will be a crazy, hectic time, I know
this as well as anyone. Aside from photographing well
over a hundred weddings, I got married myself.
then what you need from me is lots of fabulous images.
What I need from you is simple: time, trust, a little space
and cooperation, and hopefully, a great location.
But mostly, time.
Your wedding day will be a crazy, hectic time, I know
this as well as anyone. Aside from photographing well
over a hundred weddings, I got married myself.
| Digital Dreams by Michael |
Your wedding cake will be eaten.
Your decorations discarded.
Your wedding dress dispatched to the attic.
Your professional wedding photographs and
album will remain the most cherished and lasting
memento of your wedding day.
And, ultimately, in your eyes and mine, the quality and quantity of your bridal and
bride-groom portraits will mark the success or failure of your wedding photography.
bride-groom portraits will mark the success or failure of your wedding photography.
THE PREPARATION:
| Please expect to allow a minimum of 1 hr for photographs of the bride getting prepared, candids with bridesmaids, mom, dad and siblings, etc. and an informal bridal portrait session. Pre-planning is essential to ensure you receive the quality and variety of creative images that you desire. Having experienced so many weddings myself, including my own, my best advice is to slow down and enjoy every moment. If your wedding day is rushed through in a blind fury your pictures will reflect this. Unfortunately, many people choose to forego the "preparation pictures" done by a professional. Personally, I think this is a shame as these are some of my favorite and most memorable images to capture. And once they're gone, they're gone . . . Sometimes, getting ready is half the fun . . . |
| I wanted to photograph my own wedding. My (future) wife wouldn't let me . . . |
The Bridal Portrait Session:
Before or After?
Before or After?
| All too often, the answer to this elusive question: whenever there is time. if there is even a question in your mind as to whether or not you will have adequate time for a variety of exciting and creative bridal portraits and in multiple locations on your wedding day, I would suggest scheduling a private bridal portrait session on a separate, much less stressful day before the wedding. (For your convenience we can provide our own make-up artist and stylist to help you look your best.) |
| POST-CEREMONY: |
Keep in mind that your receiving line, should you choose to
have one, will take up quite a bit of time, depending on the size
of your guest list. Much more than you think. If pictures are a
top priority for you, I would suggest cutting it short, or, if at all
possible, skipping it altogether.
Following the ceremony I ask that you allow at least 1 hour
for the bridal party session--30 min. for group and family
pictures and 30 min for a session with the bride and groom
alone. Obviously, even more time should be allowed for taking
pictures at multiple locations.
At the end of the day, private shots of the bride and groom will
be the most crucial and treasured elements of your wedding
album. And, obviously, there is no turning back time.
Hopefully, this is your one and only once-in-a-lifetime day.
Needless to say this is very difficult to accomplish unless the
photographer has an adequate amount of quality "alone time"
with his bride and groom.
I understand that keeping the bride and groom separated from
each other until the ceremony is sacrosanct for some people.
But if at all possible, especially with limited time, and
considering the crazy rush between ceremony and reception,
taking formal pictures before the ceremony can work out quite
well in freeing up time for fun candids later on.
have one, will take up quite a bit of time, depending on the size
of your guest list. Much more than you think. If pictures are a
top priority for you, I would suggest cutting it short, or, if at all
possible, skipping it altogether.
Following the ceremony I ask that you allow at least 1 hour
for the bridal party session--30 min. for group and family
pictures and 30 min for a session with the bride and groom
alone. Obviously, even more time should be allowed for taking
pictures at multiple locations.
At the end of the day, private shots of the bride and groom will
be the most crucial and treasured elements of your wedding
album. And, obviously, there is no turning back time.
Hopefully, this is your one and only once-in-a-lifetime day.
Needless to say this is very difficult to accomplish unless the
photographer has an adequate amount of quality "alone time"
with his bride and groom.
I understand that keeping the bride and groom separated from
each other until the ceremony is sacrosanct for some people.
But if at all possible, especially with limited time, and
considering the crazy rush between ceremony and reception,
taking formal pictures before the ceremony can work out quite
well in freeing up time for fun candids later on.
| In closing, keep in mind that the key to success in any relationship -- bride and groom -- bride and groom and photographer -- is clear, open and honest communication. I sincerely hope that I am the right photographer for you. I look forward to working with you all. Peace. --Michael |
