# Tips #

      In order to obtain the best looking photographs, it is vitally important that you work closely with your photographer and be prepared to co-operate fully as there will be many distractions on the day. You may have just had your very first 'domestic' or the fine weather at the start of your wedding may have turned into a major thunder storm, but remember... keep smiling !

    Location, location, location. You may have the good fortune to be the most photogenic couple on the planet but if your wedding venue is a small car park, your photographer will have very little to work with. Try and choose a picturesque location or at least a venue with some photographic potential.

     If you have an idea for a particular look or 'pose', it can sometimes be a great help and time saver if you have practiced the pose before your wedding day. Try to imagine what the camera is seeing and adjust your posture in harmony with your partner. And above all, relax.

    Time is one of the most important factors to your photographer. Please allow at least 20 minuets before the start of your wedding to take photographs of the Groom & Best man, and at least 1 hour after your wedding to take the main photographs before the journey to your reception. It is also advisable not to book photographs at home on the morning just before your wedding. You will have too much to do and your photographer will have to make a dash for the wedding venue to arrive before you! (unless Premier has been booked when  two phographers are used) 

     Ushers can be of great assistance when taking photographs of your family and guests (I recommend at least two)  by helping to make sure they 'respond' to the photographers instructions, especially  when he calls for the people needed for the various group shots.   It is usually a good idea to mention this to them before the wedding day. Its amazing how some guests forget they are part of your wedding too and are not just there for the free booze and nosh!

       Make a list of all the photographs you want and name the people you want  included in each group.  If required, position each person in the order you would like to see them in your photograph. Post or e-mail the list to your photographer and also keep a list for yourself and any helpers on the day.