Happy Wedding Wednesday!
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Weddings for over 3 years I have found that many brides tend to forget the same things. I totally understand why these little details fall through the cracks! The beautiful bride has a million things running through her mind and the last thing she’s going to remember is to grab every wedding band so that your photographer can capture them during the prep time. I was once a bride and I remember how CRAZY that morning was!!
This is only a checklist for the Bridal Prep Time.. not the WHOLE day. I normally photograph the bride and her bridesmaids getting ready before the FIRST LOOK! This gives me time to {capture} all of the bridal details and capture the girls getting ready together. After the details have been {capture} and we’re maybe about 30 minutes away from the first look, I phootgraph the bride getting into her dress. This time is so VITAL. I know it’s tempting to cut this time short when they are only working with a certain number of hours. This time gives the bridesmaids used to me being around, me to get warmed up. So 90 minutes minimum is what I suggest for bridal prep time!
After I arrive the morning on every couple wedding day, I give the bride a big “It’s your WEDDING DAY!” hug, I begin to get settled in and these are the items I start with! I realize not EVERY bride is going to have every of the following details…. these are just the most common items:
DRESS (Your wedding dress deserves more than a plastic/metal hanger. If you forget this, I always bring custom hanger and most hotels and venues have extra “nice” hangers in coat closets… I “borrow” them all the time!)
RINGS (ALL 3 maybe 4 of them! Tranitional, the best man has the bride’s wedding band before the wedding day starts. I love getting the ring shots with all of the other detail shots.
VEIL & HAIRPIECES
SHOES (Some brides only wear heals for a few portraits before switching into something more comfortable.
EARRINGS (I usually ask my brides to wait and put on ALL their jewelry one their dress is on!
NECKLACE
KEEPSAKES (handkerchiefs, heirloom pins, something blue, etc)
PERFUME
INVITATIONS (and other stationary such as Save the Dates)
BOUQUETS & BOUTS (If you’re doing a FIRST LOOK … which I encourage all my soulmates to consider, they are amazing!
GIFTS (This can be gifts shared between the Bride and Groom or even just gifts that were given to the bridal party! I also make sure I photograph any letters that may have been exchanged between the bride and groom:)
BRIDE’S CLUTCH PURSE
Hope this helps all of you brides out there as you prep for your big day!! Here are the items listed together:
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