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2 Tips for a Photogenic Wedding

By Anonymous
2 Tips for a Photogenic Wedding

1) For your ceremony:
If possible, remove anything that could be distracting from the ceremony, or that could cause awkward photos (if possible).   For instance, take a look at where you plan to stand.  Will there be anything strange in the background?  Lets say you are having your ceremony outside in a field with a beautiful tree.  The tree is an obvious focal point and you think it would make a great spot for photos.  I agree!  But – don’t put the alter directly in front of the tree, otherwise in your photos, you will have a tree coming out of the tops of your heads! (sure, laugh a little… but it happens all the time!) Instead, place the alter to the side of the tree, centered in between the trunk and some nice branches and walk 20-35 feet forward (away from the tree, towards where the guests will be seated).  Now you will have a beautifully composed image, where the tree is in the background creating a lovely frame and you are in the foreground.  By placing yourself 20-35 feet in front of the tree and off to it’s side, you are allowing for photos that focus on you and don’t have a distracting tree.  Now you will have a beautifully out of focus tree, while you are clearly the reason the image was made.

Each ceremony is unique and all locations are unique too!  So, if you are unsure about setting up your space for the best possible photos, consult your photographer, as they will know best!

2) For your reception:
The cake table….  Put the cake table somewhere that has a pretty backdrop and allows the photographers to get behind it!  If you stick it in a corner, you will have a corner of a wall in your photos.  You will also have less than the most ideal photos of you cutting your cake, because your photographers will be scrunching behind the corner, or trying to stretch into ungodly yoga poses just to get the best shot!

Consider placing your cake table somewhere in the middle of the room!  This may sound totally strange and out of the ordinary, but hey, it is your wedding and you do what you want!  Benefits of a cake table in the middle of the room somewhere – A) easy access.  B) easily viewed by everyone.  C) Best scenario for photos of you cutting the cake! 
 
With the cake in the middle of the room somewhere, your photographers can get pictures of you cutting the cake, and the guests getting excited about it too!  If the cake is in a corner, they can get you cutting the cake, but the wall isn’t quite as excited about the event…


Good luck planning!
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  1. benilhalkJuly 10, 2015 at 5:30 AM

    Thanks for suggesting tips for photogenic wedding!! Well dear, I am going to marry in one of the gorgeous venues for weddings in Los Angeles and your suggestions are really helpful and useful for me. Great post!!

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