Our good friend, photographer Jacquelyn Poussot, has written a special blog for us with tips on getting those "wow moment" pictures on your wedding day. A good photographer will have an eye for and capture these shots when they happen, BUT, an even better photographer will help guide you on ways to ENSURE that these moments happen and that they are captured. This is amazing advice from an amazing professional! Read on and keep these tips in mind when it comes time for pictures on your BIG DAY! Thanks JAQ!!!
Jaq says:
Creating intimacy isn’t always something that comes to mind when you are planning your wedding day. It is a day in front of people, on display, very much out in the open and in public and in front of a camera. You are often rushed and performing rituals that are foreign and a bit formal… How then… and where can a wedding day allow for those ever important & essential introspective moments that invite intimacy?
As a photographer, I can tell you that “Those Moments” you share as a couple and “Things the photographer loves” overlap by nearly 90%! And here is where I think they can be found, planned for and experienced beautifully!
1) The first Look – this is the time when the couple can first take each other in – first hold hands and fall in love all over again. It’s called “The First Look” so that you can SEE each other - so don’t be afraid to really take the time to LOOK at and into each other. Find a beautiful place with soft light and absolute privacy. There should only be three: The Bride (check), The Groom (check) and The Photographer (check) – NO OTHERS.
2) Make them wait– You are linked arm in arm with your father, who cradled you and loved you for all of your life. As the doors open onto your ceremony and guests – walk one step over the threshold and then pause. Take 3 deep breaths. Use these breaths to acknowledge your father, yourself and your fiancé down the aisle. Don’t be afraid to make the room wait and let them see that you are taking these steps toward marriage with the most inner thoughtfulness. Why photographers will love this – They will get a rare opportunity to capture both you and your fiancé’s face during these first moments of the ceremony. And trust me- no one is going anywhere without you.
3) Second Kiss – No one told you there was a Second Kiss? Well…You have just been announced as Mr. & Mrs. – and you have stolen the first smakaroo from the lips of your, now, spouse. You then retreat down the aisle, taking in the faces and cheers of your friends and family. When you reach the back of the church, stop, turn around, gaze at your posse and then steal The Second Kiss before you shimmy out to your getaway car. The location of this kiss is what’s unique. At back of the aisle, the photographer can get a different perspective of the altar and include some of the glowing faces of your guests.
4) French Kiss – For the modern wedding, where people have flown in from just about everywhere to help you celebrate the beginning of your nuptial adventure, it’s hard to share the first day as JUST man & wife. But contemplate for a moment, the possibility of keeping that hotel room for an extra night so you can stay in bed late and sip on yummy champagne. White robes, over sized slippers and strawberries on the side you can now make your first toast to each other, en privee! ….Unless of course, you allow the photographer to sneak by for 10-20 min and capture your bubbly and joy. I suggest to my couples a French Kiss photo shoot- it’s short and sweet and it’s makes for a very special delivery on your 1 Year Anniversary. Gifting you forever the footage of the sweet morning of your first, intimate, day of marriage.
Here are a few samples of Jaq's beautiful work. For more tips and more and more of Jaq's work follow her twitter and like her on facebook! Enjoy these pics, friends! We sure did!!!!
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