9 wedding mistakes to avoid on your wedding day! | Nottingham & Lincolnshire natural wedding photographer

So while in the planning process for your wedding, which let’s face it can be such a massive deal for some individuals who have been planning their dream wedding since they were children, we all want our wedding to go down as smoothly as possible, here are 9 fantastic tips to help you plan your day around your photographer so you can get the best out of your wedding photographer.

1- Letting relatives and friends get in the way of the photographer; 

as they take their smartphone pictures if you are investing fully in a professional photographer (You shouldn’t be paying less than £500 for your professional wedding photographer) then ask them about how you can have an unplugged wedding, this allows your photographer to get on with their job efficiently without Uncle bob standing in front of them and other peoples flashes getting in the way of the photographer’s images or having 50 iPhone in your images.

2- Not helping organize your guests for posed images;

now this is a particularly stressful part of the wedding photography process and the one that takes up the most time. Now of course as a bride/groom, you don’t want to be getting stressed and having to do all the work so think about who you can appoint with a really loud voice who can help the photographer rally up the groups and assist in getting all those posed group images so it goes smoothly, the photographer solely can’t do this by themselves they don’t know who is who and people may not be inclined to listen to them.

3- Not hiring a professional photographer; 

now then we all know how expensive weddings are, you just say the word wedding, and it almost seems like prices are sky high! Now, this may not be the case with small businesses, it’s all down to their business model and the costs it takes to run their business, we all have bills to pay so it may not be as black and white as you think it is. Wedding photography is so much more than just taking images and it is one of the only non-disposable reminders of your day. After all the cake gets eaten, the decorations get put down/thrown, the wedding dress worn once, etc. and what do you have other than your memories? PHOTOGRAPHS! So please think carefully about who you choose as your photographer, if you’re on a budget try tweaking things and invest in a good photographer, you won’t regret it in a few years time.

4- Not explain exactly what you want in your imagery to your photographer; 

so you have your amazing wedding, get the photographs, and ugh, wait what you're not impressed? Make sure you let your photographer know what you want, do you want all black and white images? do you want mainly portraits, or do you want the vintage feel? what are you looking for? Unsure, check out my other blog posts 

5- Forgetting to have fun! 

It’s your wedding day, things will happen out of control even if you plan it to a T, so just go with the flow and have fun, it’s your one day! The more relaxed you are, the more genuine your photos are going to be.

6- Having a too in-depth shoot list for your photographer;

so you want 100 portrait images, okay this will take a good hour or so and your other guests will get bored! Make sure you do the whole group first and work down the smaller groups so people can have a break or go to the bar or they will be waiting around do you really need 150 photos of your individual family portraits, will you use them? Have a good think of what you need and want and if you are unsure just discuss this with your photographer.

7- Falling for trends that date; 

do you need what’s “Hot right now” or in 20 years are you going to look back at your photos and think oh my days, what was I thinking?

8- Letting other people’s opinions overrule the photographer;

Now it’s great to have the opinion of your friends and family but that is exactly what it is, their opinion and their beliefs may not match yours, so seek out meeting a photographer to make your own decision first.

9- Having poor self-esteem;

now this may seem like a strange one but go on with me, if you have poor body image or low self-esteem try not to let this affect the way you feel on your wedding day or the will always be hitting you every time you look at your wedding photographs and you will dislike them.

Can you think of a 10th?

I hope these tips help you in your planning process for your wedding!

Victoria Louise.

*Stock photo used.

Natural documentary style and editorial contemporary wedding photographer based in Gainsborough, which is sandwiched between the historic town of Lincoln and Scunthorpe, not far distance from Retford, or Doncaster. Wedding photography for all within Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire for natural award-winning wedding photography in the east midlands.