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...

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...

Using Signs to Tell Your Wedding Photography Story – Part 2 (Humor and Defiance)

In part 1 of this blog series, I introduced you to using signs in your wedding photography to communicate special messages. In part 2, I take a look at the use of signs in wedding photography as humor and defiance. At practically every wedding venue, you will find your standard directional or street signs. You can use these signs to communicate a variety of meanings in your photographs. For example, if you’re...

Using Signs to Tell Your Wedding Photography Story – Part 1

I think this is an interesting post in that I don’t see too many wedding photos that use signs to help communicate an idea, or tell a wedding story. I personally find it a challenge to seek out signs at a wedding location that I can use in a photo to tell a story of the couple or just the bride or groom. I’m not talking about a sign for the name of the wedding venue (I’ll cover that in part 4 of...

Valentines Wedding Photography Ideas

Valentines 2009 falls on a Saturday, and weddings performed on that day should be a special occasion; not just because it’s Valentines Day, but because you won’t see another Valentines day for at least 6 years until the year 2015. What a unique opportunity for couples looking for a truly special day to get married on! While it is a unique day and it departs from the standard “Saturday...