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[dropcap]The[\/dropcap] getting ready portion of the wedding day is absolutely<\/span> mission critical when it comes to photography, and planning for the best results.\u00a0 This is the time when all the static detail items such as the wedding dress, shoes, rings, invitations, flowers, etc.. are photographed along with shooting both the bride and groom getting ready as well as stylized shots of the two of them (individually of course), and then additionally capturing the actual process of the bride getting dressed followed by some detail shots with her alone, and with the bridesmaids, mom, dad, etc..\u00a0 There is a lot going on, and there is a lot to shoot.\u00a0 Any delay for any reason can and will start to detract from the photographers ability to get the best shots.\u00a0 In order to get the most from your wedding day imagery here are five simple tips to keep you out of the common traps.<\/p>\n 1.) \u00a0Details Ready<\/strong> – The night before the wedding, take the time to gather all of the static detail items that you want to have photographed and place them in one place so that when the photographer arrives they can start right away without having to take time away from you enjoying your day.\u00a0 Specifically, you want to be sure to take the wedding dress out of the bag and have it on the hanger you would like it photographed with.\u00a0 You should also ensure that you have all the rings with you, so that they can be photographed together.\u00a0 Also, consider skipping some of the smaller \u201cless important\u201d detail items such as neckless, garter, and ear rings. You can adorn yourself witht some wedding bracelets for brides<\/a>, though. This (for me) often looks much better photographed while it is on you vs. just sitting on it\u2019s own.\u00a0 It will also be more personal to you<\/em>, as a close up shot of the detail items on you vs. shot statically.\u00a0 Some photographers may differ in opinion, but I am very much of the mindset of \u201cdetails with a heart beat\u201d meaning that it\u2019s best to capture this on the bride, especially the smaller things like ear rings, perfume, bracelet, etc.\u00a0 Photographing the details on you, up close will always look better, and have more meaning then if I shoot them sitting on a table top somewhere, regardless on how impressive I can make it look.\u00a0 Just a thought \ud83d\ude09\u00a0 Either way, have them ready.\u00a0 Also, ensure that the florist will have the bouquet ready before your scheduled to be getting dressed, and not to arrive at the church or ceremony location.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.) \u00a0Get another room<\/strong> – If your going to have more then just one or two bridesmaids getting ready with you on the wedding day, you really want to consider getting a separate room for them to get ready in.\u00a0 All too often, I will walk into a hotel room on the wedding day and find six bridesmaids, the bride, her mom, a hair professional, a makeup artist, and then with myself and my assistant this room becomes comically small, and not in a good way!\u00a0 That\u2019s twelve or more people right there, and everyone has \u201cstuff\u201d with them and the hair and makeup team will have all their supplies, plus they will want to be near a window for good light (which is something I may also need for a good shot), so logistically speaking you will want to strongly consider having a separate room for the hair and makeup team to get everyone ready in and then leave the \u201cbridal suite\u201d clean, empty, and peaceful so that your photographer can start taking detail shots in that room as well as start planning out where your going to get dressed, what the lighting will be, and other logistics so that when your ready to get dressed all you need to do is come in and everything will flow smoothly.\u00a0 If another guest room is not avail, perhaps ask about a conference room that is not being used.<\/p>\n 3.) \u00a0Keep it tidy<\/strong>\u00a0– Ideally as mentioned above you have two rooms, and one of them is left un-touched. However If this is not possible or if you have a really small bridal party of one or two and a really large room then be sure to keep all the clutter picked up so that it is not in the way for photos.\u00a0 Time can be wasted, and it\u2019s always awkward for a photographer to ask you to \u201cclean up a bit\u201d on the wedding day.\u00a0 We only want whats best for you, and the images so keeping the room nice and tidy will be in your favor.\u00a0 It also saves a lot of time, not having to interrupt the dynamics of the day and \u201cclean house\u201d.<\/p>\n 4.) \u00a0Getting dressed<\/strong> – Think about the people you will want to be in the pictures helping you \u201cget dressed\u201d\u2026\u00a0 maybe mom, maid of honor, etc. They will be helping you \u201cfinalize\u201d the back of the dress, as well as other creative pictures the photographer may take.\u00a0 You will need to look at your wedding timeline, and ensure that whom ever you want for those images, they must be fully ready and dressed at that time.\u00a0 This is extremely, extremely important. \u00a0I can’t tell you how many times I as a South Florida Wedding Photographer<\/a> have\u00a0been at a wedding where the bride is ready to go, but either mom, or the maid of honor, or whoever is not ready yet with hair, or makeup, or they are not even dressed yet and time is lost very quickly waiting around for them to get ready just so we can move past the bride \u201cgetting dressed\u201d. Don\u2019t fall into this \u201ctime trap\u201d and communicate with the people you have chosen to be in those images, and communicate with the hair and makeup team so that everything happens on time.\u00a0 There is no reason why everyone should not be ready on time, as long as communication is given to them, as well as\u00a0the hair and makeup professionals. [perfectpullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] A delay here can cost you many (if not all), creative stylized shots of you[\/perfectpullquote]<\/p>\n perhaps alone in your wedding dress, or perhaps some wonderful moments with mom, and your bridesmaids along with others.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.) \u00a0Keep Track<\/strong>\u00a0– Once you know when people need to be ready, either dictated by your photographer or by way of wedding planner you need to ensure everyone stays focused so that people are \u2014actually\u2014 ready on time.\u00a0 An easy way to do this, is set a timer on your phone 30min before you need to be ready.\u00a0 When the timer goes off, pause and check with your hair and makeup team to ensure that you, and the people that need to be ready for your \u201cgetting dressed\u201d images are on track.\u00a0 If not, you need to say something. \u00a0 Specifically, you the bride. \u00a0 If I step in and say \u201chey guys, we are starting to get behind\u201d it won\u2019t carry the same weight as if you, as the bride speak up and remind people that time is ticking.\u00a0 It\u2019s your wedding day and your having fun, laughing, perhaps nervous, maybe even a drink or two and you may have a TON of distractions around you in the way of other bridesmaids, mom, etc.\u00a0 So, time starts to slip by incredibly fast.\u00a0 [perfectpullquote align=”left” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]Your wedding day, will come and go\u00a0in the blink of an eye.[\/perfectpullquote]<\/p>\n Allocating enough of, and keeping track of time is the biggest pitfall by far, and where most of the weddings get delayed.\u00a0 It will also come at the cost of other people rushing, and creative shots stop becoming so \u201ccreative\u201d and they become more just \u201cshots\u201d as time can evaporate into nothing in the blink of an eye.<\/p>\n I hope you enjoyed reading these \u201cinsider\u201d tips, they have been formulated from years of experience and hundreds of weddings shot.\u00a0 If you follow my tips, you are going to be in a much<\/em> better position to get the most from your creative professionals on the wedding day.\u00a0 If you would like to read more about a similar topic, I would encourage you to check out my article on \u201cWedding timeline + Expectations\u201d<\/a>, as well as “10 Tips to plan & prepare for your engagement session<\/a>“.<\/p>\n Happy planning!<\/p>\n TH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A must read if you want to get the most from your wedding photographer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4667,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,34],"tags":[17,38,39],"class_list":["post-4639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-photographers","tag-south-florida-wedding-photographers","tag-south-florida-wedding-tips","tag-wedding-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travisharris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travisharris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travisharris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travisharris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travisharris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4639"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.travisharris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8040,"href":"https:\/\/www.travisharris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4639\/revisions\/8040"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travisharris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travisharris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travisharris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travisharris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Westin](\"https:\/\/thp.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/26-4639-post\/Miami-Wedding-Photographer-002.jpg\")
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