Your wedding is a day you’ll never forget. It will, in many ways, shape the rest of your life. The person you marry will have a huge influence on your future. While you have likely already been with your partner for some time, your wedding is when your life truly begins. Because of how significant your wedding is, it’s a day you need to extensively photograph. You will likely come back to your wedding photos again and again, so they need to be high-quality, and well-shot. This post will explore this topic in more detail and tell you how you can make sure your wedding moments tell the unique story of you and your partner’s happiest day.
Consider Videography
While it is traditional to hire a photographer, you could always hire a videographer, too. A videographer will be able to capture every moment of your wedding for you, including the moment you take your vows. You shouldn’t have trouble hiring a wedding videographer, since they are widely available. Make sure the one you hire has experience, positive reviews, and a high-quality camera, so you can freeze moments in your wedding videos and extract pictures from them.
Ask Family and Friends to Take Photographs
In addition to hiring a videographer, a photographer, or both, ask your loved ones to take pictures, too. Photographs taken by your loved ones can capture special moments from different angles. There is no guarantee you are going to look good in every photo, even if a professional photographer takes them. However, if your loved ones take pictures as well, you are guaranteed to look good in some of them, so by asking your loved ones to take photos, you get more choices when it comes time to print and frame photos.
Capture the Important Parts
Make sure photos and videos are taken at the right moments. You probably don’t need 1000 photos or videos of everybody sitting and eating, but you do need pictures and videos of when you walk down the aisle, take your vows, and when you leave the wedding venue. You also need photos and videos of your first dance with your partner, if you plan on having one. Make sure that you tell your loved ones when you want them to take pictures and videos specifically, so they can make sure they capture the right moments.
Make An Effort for the Camera
Finally, make sure that you make an effort for the camera. A lot of people are camera shy, but regardless of how camera shy you might be, or your partner might be, it’s essential that you both smile, wave, and have a good time for the camera. If you pull a sour face, you will regret it when it comes time to look back on your wedding photos many years in the future. Try breathing exercises if you suffer from anxiety and your anxiety stops you from being able to take good pictures.
Your wedding is one of the most important days of your life, so treat it as such and hire a videographer or a photographer to capture the day’s most important moments for you. Use the guidance given above to help you find the right videographer or photographer, or both.
