Brides Guide to Gorgeous Wedding Photos & Timeline Guide Jacksonville Florida

Wedding Day Tips

Below are some general guidelines and tips for your wedding day. These tips are to help ensure we can capture the best you in these special moments.

Wedding Day Photography

• Ensure wedding day attire is ironed, clean and looking the best it can.
• Get plenty of rest to feel energized throughout the day.
• Set aside/bring any special items or heirlooms you want to use in the pictures.
• Ensure that all individuals in the photo session are ready, present, and excited.
• Ensure hair is styled and freshly cut within 2 weeks.
• Hair and Makeup should be complete prior to arrival of photographer.
• Part of Wedding coverage is capturing details. This includes earrings, rings, wedding invitations, bouquet, garter, shoes, boutonnières, cuff links, and anything that tells the story of your wedding. Have all these items ready and available for your photographer prior to them arriving.
• If you would like creative shots of your wedding dress, be sure it is presented in a beautiful hanger, and is available to the photographer upon arrival. It is likely that this will be the first item to be photographed, to allow you time to dress.
• Especially if getting ready at a different location than ceremony, allow yourself plenty of time for last minute issues that may arrive.
• If you wear glasses reflections/glare may occur in photos. Consider using a pair without any glass in them to prevent this, if folks wouldn’t recognize you without them.
• Men’s facial hair should be freshly shaved, and trim up beards, goatee, mustache and sideburns.
• If you wear jewelry, aim for subtlety and be aware of it twisting or turning.
• Avoid high salt and high fat foods 2-3 days before a photo session, as bloating will sap your confidence and comfort in front of the camera.
• Bra straps won’t do anything to help your outfit look its best. Be sure you bring a set of bras and strap-adjusting accessories to work with any outfit you wear, to keep those straps well-hidden.
• Nails tidy and neat, if coated choosing a matching or neutral color not to distract or clash with the outfit.
• Moisturizing to avoid dry skin will improve how your photos will turn out.
• Lip balm is great to avoid having cracked lips that will show in your photos.
• Avoid red eyes. Visine is your friend. Be sure to have proper rest.
• Avoid sunburns and tan lines, avoid significant sun exposure the day before a photo session, be mindful of clothing tan lines, sunglasses tan lines and hat tan lines.
• Ensure footwear is clean and looking like new.
• Bring hair accessories, especially for outdoor sessions in case of windy days. Bring bobby pins, hair clips, headbands, hats or any other favorite accessory.
• Assign a trusted friend or family to come with you during the formal bridal portraits to assist with holding bouquet, straightening train/veil, and helping you re-touch hair & make up. We suggest that they carry water to keep you hydrated, a handkerchief to wipe away sweat, and extra makeup/hair items you may need.
• Remember to have fun!!!

Wedding Photography Timeline

A wedding timeline is critical to ensure enough time is allotted for each segment of the day, and enough time to capture each moment without feeling rushed. When aiming for stunning, creative images of your wedding day it is very important that enough time is set aside for the photographer to create them. Additionally, the location of your getting ready locations for bride and groom, ceremony, and reception all factor into the timeline of events. If any of these are not in the same location, commuting time becomes an obstacle for the photographer timeline coverage. While it is ideal that the bride and groom get ready at the same location or very close by to the venue, we understand this is not always possible. However, when planning your photography coverage, appropriate transition and commute time should be considered. Additionally, natural light is the best for getting each phase of the day captured so ensure all the locations being considered offer a captivating environment that you want in your photographs. Below is an example of what a timeline should look like.

Remember in Jacksonville Florida the sun is very strong, if you are deciding to do a beach wedding in summer at mid day. Please ensure you stay hydrated and wear sunscreen.

Timing the beach events closer to sunset time is not only for the nice glowing colors, but also so when family formal portraits are done the sun isn't blasting directly in to peoples eyes. Thus getting the best out of your wedding day photos. The same goes for non beach weddings ensuring we are 1-2 hours from sunset is optimal for taking fantastic photos. Cloudy days are actually a great thing, they help diffuse the light to make it softer as well as adds some drama to the sky. And well who doesn't want a nice dramatic looking photo on their wedding day.

Venues that we have enjoyed taking pictures at here in Jacksonville

This is by far not a complete list but ones that we have done and personally enjoyed working these venues and methods of doing a wedding. We have also done many churches and multiple places on the beach along the coasts of Florida from the white sands of Panama city beach Fl to the Atlantic waters off the coast of Fernandina Beach. There are many choices this being our 12 choices and options we wanted to present to you.

Contact us to help you create a day to remember forever.