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Wedding Day Photography Tips

Wedding Day Tips For Her

A Beautiful Wedding Dress vs. Beautiful You!

What’s more important than the latest trends and styles in wedding dresses is that it suits your body shape. After all, the bride will be the centre of attention at the wedding, so you want to be looking your very best.

Figure out if you’re an apple, pear, inverted pear, square or hourglass body shape and only then start shopping for that beautiful wedding dress you’ve been imagining, without wasting time on styles that just won’t work with your body type.

Step in Or Zip Up, But Don’t Pull On

When choosing your dress, make sure you get something that can open up at the front or back and you can step into your dress rather than having to pull it over your head – you don’t want to mess up your carefully crafted hair-do!

Don’t Give Up: The Perfect Wedding Dress Is Out There!

It might be the first dress you see, it might be the thousandth, but the chances are the dress you have in your mind does exist in reality. Leave plenty of time to shop around for your dress, because if you settle for less, you’re not going to get a second chance! Your perfect dress may appear anywhere so try everything from full-service salons, to online shopping, to discounted wedding gown stores.

Dab Don’t Wipe

It can be difficult for a bride not to well up on her wedding day. If you do find yourself with tears streaming down, be careful to dab them away and not wipe them otherwise you might mess up your makeup, even if you’ve got those handy waterproof cosmetics.

Emergency Make-Up: Get The Samples

When buying the make-up you’re going to use on the day of your wedding, have a chat with the salesperson at the cosmetics counter and see if you can get the samples of the products you’re buying. Then you can prepare a small make-up kit that you can give to a bridesmaid on the day for any necessary touch-ups.

Make An Emergency Wedding Bag

Create an emergency kit and put a bridesmaid in charge of keeping it safe and at-hand for when emergencies erupt. Things you might want to consider putting in there are a travel size sewing kit, clear nail polish (for stocking runs), and extra set of stockings, throat lozenges, aspirin, tissues, toothbrush, breath mints, tampons, hand cream, band aids and a quick snack (such as a power bar). Consider putting in personal items like any teas you might drink when you’re stressed or some other item that you go to when you need to calm down. That way your bridesmaids will have the power to assist you for everything you need.

  

Wedding Day Tips For Him

Start Exercising Early!

You’ve got to look your best for the photos, so be sure to start your work out at least 12 weeks before the big day to shed those extra kilos. Maybe tone up a bit so you’ll look great in that tuxedo?

Go Foam, Not Cream

Using foam rather than a cream, and a brand new razor with hot water, will ensure you don’t end up having a rash on the big day! Also be sure to shave in the direction of hair growth to prevent razor burn.

Your Hair: Stay Classic, This is NOT the Time to Experiment!

You don’t want to run the risk of spoiling your once-in-a-lifetime wedding photography with a disaster hair cut. Have it cut about 2 weeks before the wedding and if you really want to try a new hair-do, do it after the honeymoon!

An Emergency Wedding Bag Of Your Own

No doubt your bride-to-be will be gathering a bag of emergency supplies but don’t think you can be digging around in her stash for a breath-mint! Get one of your groomsmen to keep your own bag of emergency supplies such as a toothbrush, travel size cologne bottle, sewing kit, oral neutralizers, tissues, hair product, hand cream, a spare pair of socks and a spare tie. You might never need any of it, but why take that chance on the big day right?

Beware The Sweat Patch!

Wedding day jitters can make even the bravest man perspire! Nothing ruins wedding photography more than someone with a big wet patch around his armpits! Especially if you’re going to a warm destination for your wedding, be careful to choose your suit carefully to minimise the sweating – wear loose clothing with plenty of breathability. You might also want to

consider wearing an singlet to absorb any perspiration.

Skin Care Isn’t Only For the Bride

Manicures, pedicures and facials are practices are a non-negotiable to the bride and usually considered strange and foreign to the groom. But he who wants to look his best at his wedding would not shy away from them. A facial can give your skin a real shine for the photographs and manicures are necessary since your hands will be playing a large part in photos that are going to be scrutinized for generations. And if you’re going for a more contemporary wedding, at a beach for instance, you might be going barefoot so a pedicure might be in order too!

Have Your Bachelor’s Party Early

Don’t leave the bachelor party for the day before the wedding otherwise you’re going to end up looking exhausted in your wedding photographs and your bride will probably not be too happy about that! Best to have your bachelor’s party about 2 weeks before the wedding.

Wedding Day Tips In General

Get Wedding Invitations Done Early

It’s good to send in your order three months before the wedding, giving time for the printers to print them, and the addresses to be written on, while leaving some time for unexpected errors or delays. You should mail out your invitations 6 to 8 weeks before the wedding to give the guests time to make all the necessary preparations to make it to your wedding. Also remember to give your guests an RSVP date well before the date of the wedding so you have time to make the final seating arrangements and just in case people reply a little late.

Save Money on Postage

If you’re worried about the costs of sending out so many invitations, choose ones that fit in a standard-sized envelope otherwise the postage will incur greater costs.

Five Things About The Wedding Ring

Your wedding ring is probably one of the most important parts of the wedding because, apart from your spouse, it’s the one thing that’s going to last forever more after the day of the wedding. Keep these five simple factors in mind and you’ll be set to find the ring for you:

You love the way it looks and it has a timeless quality that will not go out of style.
The ring will fit into your everyday lifestyle so you can wear it all the time.
The price of the ring is within your budget constraints.
Is crafted carefully: ask your jeweller questions about the setting of any stones you have decided to include and the way the ring was made.
It should be durable so it will not show wear over the years – you want it to look good when you’re older and still remember this day forever!

Save On The Wedding Cake

If you’re strained for budget, consider going with a more traditional, round layered cake rather than a square one since square cakes are more difficult to build and frost and hence cost more. You can also try ordering a small, tiered wedding cake for the cutting and photos, while ordering cheaper, but equally tasty, matching sheet cakes to serve the guests.

Don’t forget to eat!

At the wedding itself, you may find that with all the socializing, photo taking and ceremony after ceremony, you don’t get much of a chance to eat. But you maybe drinking a bit of champagne so it’s a good idea to arrange to have some food waiting for you at your honeymoon suite so you can make sure you’re well fed before your wedding night!

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