Photos as Unique as Your Wedding Day

29. Jul, 2011

Photos as Unique as Your Wedding Day

Memories of your wedding day will be kept alive through your photos, so make them just as unique as your big day. Choose a creative photographer who is open to suggestions and show her examples of the types of photographs you want. Feel free to use the suggestions below or come up with some your own.

Pre-Wedding Photos

Reverse the black and white photos of kids acting like adults by getting dressed up in your wedding gown and tux and act like kids. Have the groom push you on a tire swing. Climb a tree and steal a kiss. Jump on a trampoline holding hands. Go to a carnival and get on the ferris wheel and carousel. Hop on a tandem bike and ride around. Get in a fountain and splash each other (perhaps after the wedding). Each of you bite opposite ends of a long piece of licorice or a string of spaghetti. Climb over a fence in your wedding gown. Have the groom row you in a boat in the middle of a lake while you relax in the sun.

Personalize your pre-wedding photos by showing your personalities and interests. Take photos at your favorite athletic team’s stadium or arena. Shoot a few baskets or hold the ball for the groom as he kicks a field goal. Go to the zoo and get photos with your favorite animals or stay home and include your pets. Incorporate items that you have given to each other. If either of you play a musical instrument, play for each other or just have the instrument in the photo.

Normal, everyday settings can also become unique just by dressing in wedding attire. Dance in the middle of a busy intersection or walk along a busy sidewalk. Go to a busy furniture store and jump on a bed or toast each other on a couch.

No matter the setting, have fun and be as natural as possible. Hug, kiss, hold hands and laugh as if the photographer weren’t there. Jump for joy off a raised platform, and then have the groom do the same.

Getting Ready

As the bride, you’ll likely take hours getting ready, so have the photographer capture every moment: reflection of putting your make-up on in the mirror, getting into your dress and getting your hair done. Hang the dress on a unique hanger in front of an antique armoire. Also, get shots of the groom getting ready: putting on his cufflinks, figuring out how to tie his bow-tie and chatting with his best man. While you finish primping, have the photographer take photos of the wedding party waiting for the ceremony, especially the flower girl and ring bearer anxiously awaiting their big moment.

Wedding Ceremony

As you enter the room, have the photographer stand behind you and capture the reactions of your family and friends (especially the groom) as you walk down the aisle.

Wedding Party and Reception

You’ll want photos of your wedding party, but make it fun for everyone. Have the wedding party kneeling in a pyramid or set the groomsmen up in a football position and have the groom hike the garter belt to them. Capture your exhaustion near the end of the night as you lean on each other for support. Make your first dance together entertaining by twirling and dipping and make sure the photographer captures the fun. Have the photographer watch for the groom or others in the wedding party texting or talking on their phones. Capture your reaction to your decorated car. Capture the fun personalities and reactions of children in the wedding party.

Rings

As the symbolic representation of your new lives together, it’s typical to get a few shots of your wedding rings, but don’t be typical about it. Give the photographer your rings during the reception and have her get creative. Place the rings on candles, on a ribbon, in a window sill, on the wedding cake or inside of a flower bouquet. If it’s a destination wedding or is outside, incorporate the natural setting: on sand dollars at the beach, on a leaf in autumn or on the stem of an apple. Reenact the moment you exchanged rings and get a close up on your hands.

Inanimate Objects

Have the photographer look around and shoot unique shots of inanimate objects at the wedding: just a part of the wedding gown, the bride’s shoes, just the veil, table settings, the cake, decorations, the decorated car, the invitations, the wedding meal and interesting architecture.

About the Author: Karen Thompson is a freelance writer for Men’s Tungsten Online. Karen has helped many couples with finding the perfect tungsten ring for their wedding.