Your Devon and Cornwall Wedding - Page number 62 - July/August 2021 (Issue 32)

Our experts answer your questions HOT TOPIC SNAP HAPPY We’re both interested in photography so how can we ensure amazing wedding photos? Meet the expert: Jennifer Jane is an award-winning, luxury fine art wedding photographer based in Devon capturing timeless and elegant, yet relaxed photographs. Jennifer says: Many elements go into planning a wedding, from deciding on the dress and flowers to the cake and entertainment. But top of this list, after booking the venue, should be the photographer. Your wedding day will go by in the blink of an eye and the photos will be the one permanent and lasting reminder so you’ll want them to look amazing and reflect the love, joy and happiness from the day. Your chosen photographer will capture these elements but there are a few things that you can do yourselves that will help your photographer deliver those incredible images. ❤ If you’re having getting ready photographs taken, pick a spacious room that offers plenty of natural light, turning off any overhead lights and lamps and opening any curtains or blinds. When your make-up artist and hair stylist are at work, sit facing towards the window so that your face will be lit by soft light. ❤ It can be easy for the room where the bridal party are getting ready to look cluttered so keep an eye on the background and every so often, have a quick tidy. You don’t want empty glasses, plates or carrier bags and rubbish making an appearance in the background. ❤ The details are just as integral to the wedding as everything else. Many couples love to see these images weaved together as part of the story of the day in their finished album. If you’d like your dress, shoes and flowers photographed, put these together with any other details you might like captured such as perfume and jewellery. If your dress comes on a plastic hanger, replace it with an ivory padded one which will look much nicer in the shots. ❤ If you’re planning on having confetti thrown at your wedding then let your photographer know in advance. They can arrange your guests quickly and efficiently after the ceremony and if you supply the confetti yourself, opting for natural petals looks so pretty. ❤ It’s good to have a few formal family photographs. To get the most out of these, keep them to a minimum of between six to eight without too many people in them. Formal pictures can take between three to five minutes per photo, so the more you have, the longer they’ll take. If you give your photographer a list of the groups you’d like, they’ll be able to whizz through them. ❤ One of the best things that you can give your photographer that helps them to achieve the most amazing wedding images is time, especially the period between the ceremony and the wedding breakfast. During this time, you’ll be having your confetti shot, formal photographs (perhaps including an entire guest picture) plus those of you both as a couple and greeting and socialising with your guests. It’s also the time when your photographer will capture your table set-up and cake, whilst the light is still optimal and nothing has been disturbed. If you give yourself a minimum of two hours, that’ll be enough time to achieve all of these aspects without feeling rushed. ❤ When it comes to the speeches, there’s been a recent trend for having them at the beginning of the meal (to get them out of the way) or to split them between courses. I still believe that the best time for speeches is at the end of the meal. By this time, the empty plates and glasses have been cleared so your photos won’t include these, and your guests are more receptive to giving your speeches the attention and laughter they deserve, resulting in beautiful pictures of happy guests. Jennifer Jane Photography | 07881 941 668 www.jenniferjanephotography.co.uk www.facebook.com/jenniferjanephotographyuk www.instagram.com/jenniferjanephotography 62