"I don't want anyone seeing me without my make-up on!".
This is the comment I most often hear from brides when they think about whether they want the bridal preparations photographed. I always offer the option of having the bridal preparations photographed on the morning of the wedding itself. And in our special deal it doesn't come at any extra cost.
Quite often brides say they don't want this, but then most of the time this has changed by the time the wedding arrives. So what does this photography involve and why does it change?
A time for photographing the details.
Firstly it is a time for photographing those so important details involved with getting married when they are still looking their best. This is a very important part of recording the story of the day for the bride and groom in the years to come. These, more often than not, are included in the selection of photos people make for their wedding album.
Whether it is a picture of the shoes so carefully chosen, the wedding rings, the flowers, the dress hanging up or even the garter. It may even be some other detail that is special to your wedding.
Photographing the bridal preparations
Let us return to that first comment at the top of this post. It is possible to simply mock up a picture at the end of the make up session showing the bride touching up her make up. Other brides, however, want a photographs before the make up is put on and the hair is ready. Both the pictures below (along with all the other pictures in this post) were taken at the preparations for Sarah's wedding earlier this summer. Neither picture was "mocked up" when the bride was ready.
It is also a time, when time allows, for getting those early portaits of the bride, bridesmaids and the brides parents. But as importantly it is a time for photographing the events and atmosphere of the preparations. The final picture below is one of the candid pictures taking during the preparations at Sarah's wedding. Here one of the bridesmaids is having her hair done while the bride's sister stands by watching, a lovely moment.
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(Thank you to Sarah for allowing us to use her photographs)
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