Let’s talk wedding planning.
Everyone has to do it, but I’m here to tell you what to not forget about from a wedding photographer!
When there is so much to plan leading up to your wedding, it’s easy to forget one or two things, it can be overwhelming even if you’re planning an elopement with only a few guests, you’re also juggling planning your wedding on top of normal life, your full-time job and just the stresses of life in general.
It literally is a full-time job, so don't put too much pressure on yourself! There are so many little details that just get overlooked so we have put down five of the most common we see forgotten on the big day.
1. A Plan For Bad Weather
You wish for good weather and fingers crossed the sun pulls through but always have a plan B, consider all your options and make sure you are prepared for anything!
2. Golden Hour
This is something that can be easily missed, the perfect lighting for your wedding photos is 1000% golden hour and make sure there's enough daylight time, it's the worst when I look at a wedding timeline and there are 30 minutes before the sun goes down to photograph the bride, groom, the bridesmaids, uncle's and aunties...you get the point there's a lot to fit in 30 minutes.
3. Brides you Gotta Eat!
This is something that I see so many brides forget about, the rush of the morning wedding prep, you wake up, you shower, get your hair done, makeup, photos by the time that's all done it's time to go, there's nothing worse than being hungry especially on your wedding day... you don't want your belly rumbling in the ceremony. Make sure you schedule into your wedding day prep a good breakfast!
4. Get yourself a Family Member / Photo Herdsman
Your photographers are not going to know who's, who and when handed a shot list will not have a clue who they need to grab for photos and you don't want to be asked every few minutes where Uncle Bill is... so designate a family or friend to herd everyone together who needs a photo, this will ensure your timeline doesn't overrun.
5. Extra Seats for the Ceremony
Last but not least, this is something that we see hugely forgotten, make sure you have extra seats for the ceremony. People will want to sit next to each other, so on some rows, there will be one seat on its own, so ensure there are more chairs than there are people.
