Look Amazing On Your Wedding Day

If you want to look amazing on your wedding day but you’re worried that you or your partner aren’t keen on having your photo taken, I’ve put together this short post to help. These are simple things that can make a big difference to how relaxed you feel and how natural your wedding photos look.

As a Destination Wedding Photographer I’ve photographed couples all over the world, and no matter where the wedding is, everyone wants to feel comfortable and look their best. A lot of that comes down to choosing the right photographer and trusting the way they work.

Here are my top 5 tips on how you can look amazing on your wedding day.

Connect, Communicate & Get Comfortable With Your Wedding Photographer

No matter who my couples are or how they feel about having their photograph taken, I always take time to get to know them, understand their personalities, and find out how they feel about being photographed. If you can’t communicate well with your wedding photographer or feel comfortable around them, things can start to feel awkward, and that makes it harder to create natural images.

Even if you want completely natural photos all day long without loads of portraits, you still need to feel comfortable with them. It’s one of the most personal days of your life, and someone you’ve only known for a short while will be with you all day. That’s why taking time to chat and connect with your photographer matters so much. A video call during your search is always a really good idea.

Ask Your Photographer For A Documentary Approach

A lot of couples worry about how their images will look because they don’t like posing for photographs. That’s where a documentary approach can really help. You can either ask your wedding photographer to take a more documentary-led approach, or choose someone who naturally works that way.

The best UK wedding photographers usually have a strong documentary side to their work, and if you tell them this is important to you, they’ll know to lean into it even more. If you hate the thought of turning your wedding into a photoshoot, this really matters.

This kind of image is exactly why a natural approach works so well. It gives you space to actually be in the moment rather than thinking about the camera.

Just Be Yourself

A lot of couples go into their wedding worrying about exactly how they want to look in the photos afterwards. They may already have Pinterest boards saved and loads of ideas in their heads. But honestly, the best thing you can do is not overcomplicate it. On your wedding day, you just need to be yourself.

It’s you, your story, the people around you, and the little moments and emotions between everyone that will mean the most later on. When my couples give me feedback on their photos, it’s nearly always the moments and feelings they talk about most. They love seeing people as they really were and remembering how it all felt.

If you just let yourself be you, you’ll laugh, cry and properly feel something when you look back at your photos. That’s what makes people look amazing in wedding photographs.

You don’t need to perform. You just need the right space, the right energy, and someone photographing things as they really unfold.

Have a Pre Wedding Shoot

Not only will a pre-wedding shoot give you time to get to know your photographer, it also gives your photographer time to get to know you.

Knowing my couples well is really important to me because the more I understand who they are, the more naturally I can photograph them. It becomes less about taking “pictures of you” and more about documenting who you are together. That always leads to better, more personal images.

Couples always tell me they feel a bit nervous before a pre wedding shoot, and I get that completely. I’d feel the same. I hate the idea of having my photo taken too. But once people relax into it, they nearly always end up enjoying it a lot more than they expected.

If you’re nervous about being photographed, a pre wedding shoot can make a massive difference before the actual wedding day.

Tell It How It Is

Before your wedding, and especially when booking your photographer, make sure you tell them exactly what you do and don’t want. I always like to let the day unfold naturally, capturing it as it happens, with only a little direction when needed to bring out the best in people. But not every photographer works the same way, so it’s worth being clear from the start.

For most of my couples, we’ve already spoken in detail about what they want from the photography, and again, this is why the video call is so important. I always want couples to know that I don’t want their wedding to feel like a photoshoot. I want you to feel completely confident that you’re going to get amazing images without worrying about the camera or feeling uncomfortable.

If you’d like to set up a free call or Zoom to get to know me or ask me anything wedding related, please just get in touch. I’d love to hear about your plans and see if I’m the right fit for your wedding.

I hope this article helped in some way. Whenever your wedding is, I’m sure you’ll look amazing on your wedding day.

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If you want more tips on feeling less awkward in front of the camera, have a look at Pre Wedding Shoots – How To Feel Less Awkward.

Or contact me to check my availability for your wedding.