Wedding Photography Tip: Seeing The Bride Before The Ceremony

It’s more common than one would think, brides and grooms are breaking tradition and seeing each other before the actual wedding ceremony in order to get their wedding photos out of the way. This is particularly a good idea if the couple are under time constraints with their wedding photographer or the wedding venue itself. Now, we understand that some brides may frown upon this practice, but think about it. If...

Bridesmaids Dust Off Wedding Cake And Serve It To Guests

It’s perhaps one of a brides worst fears on her wedding day; something going wrong with the wedding cake. We’ve seen bakers arrive late, wedding cakes begin to lean in the Southern California heat, and even children stick their fingers in the side of a cake for a premature taste, however, this story goes beyond these tales. We’re talking about an outdoor wedding in Orange County where the baker...

Photographers Check List For Brides

There are plenty of “must have” wedding day photo checklists floating around on the Internet. We at Southern California Wedding Photography wanted to provide our readers with a more unique version of the wedding photography checklist. That’s why we developed the “Photographers Checklist For Brides.” The “Photographers Checklist For Brides” is a run down of items the bride will need for her wedding...

10 Wedding Day Photography Tips for Brides

Being a photographer who captures weddings as part of my specialty, I have worked with many brides over the years. There are certain things I do to get myself prepared for every wedding, like check my equipment, charge camera batteries, and get plenty of rest the night before the big day; but, what about the bride? What does she do to prepare herself for the most important photos of her life? Below is a list of...

7 Tips for Hiring a Professional Wedding Photographer

I know what you’re saying, “Not another article on how to higher a wedding photographer”; and I would respond, “This is no ordinary list of tips on hiring a professional wedding photographer.” You see, most of these lists you read online are rehashed articles and are written by some writer trying to fill content on their wedding directory website or blog. As a matter of fact, these articles may have been...

Wedding Photo of the Week – Wilson Creek Winery in Temecula

This weeks wedding photo and wedding site is Wilson Creek Winery in Temecula. Located off of Rancho California Rd in Temecula, I have had the several opportunities to photograph weddings at this particular winery both prior to the addition of the new building and after the new reception facility. It’s like night and day. The new facility offers so much more opportunity for capturing wedding photos than what...

Winter Weddings in Southern California – Part 2 of 4: Favors & Colors

In part 1 of this series, I discussed, briefly, some winter wedding spots in Southern California. What I’d like to do now is briefly discuss some winter wedding favors as well as colors you may use for a winter wedding. You’re probably asking what does this have to do with wedding photography, well, a lot actually. You see, your photographer will be responsible for capturing your wedding day and if you...

Winter Weddings in Southern California – Part 1 of 4

I decided to write a four part series for winter weddings in Southern California. Actually, I have given the topic it’s own category and hope to add to the category on a regular basis. but for now, I’ll write the 4 parts to this series over the week – The general introduction (this post, favors and colors, photography opportunities, and finally a list of tips for your winter wedding. I’ll be...