I always take with me…
The bride is very nervous on her wedding day, so I take on some of the responsibilities of protecting her from unforeseen situations.
In addition to photographic equipment, my backpack contains:
- pain reliever;
- bottle of water;
- wet wipes;
- clear nail polish (first aid for runs in tights);
- invisible;
- gaskets;
- a small tube of shoe glue.
This set of things is quite enough to protect you from most emergency troubles. Please do not be afraid to tell me if something happened to you. It is better to quickly fix the situation than to waste your nerves on patience and “it will do”.
The Importance of a Pre-Wedding Love Story
A pre-wedding love story is a short photo session (20-30 minutes) that we need in order to:
- we got to know each other better;
- we found a common language;
- At the wedding you weren’t embarrassed in front of me and already understood what needed to be done.
It is advisable to conduct this photo shoot at least a week before the wedding, but in my practice there were cases when we conducted the photo shoot the day before the wedding, and even after it. The latter, of course, is undesirable, since the whole point of this photo shoot is to conduct a demo version of a wedding photo shoot with you. This is a necessary step for your own psychological peace of mind.
Sometimes there are situations when it is not possible to conduct a pre-wedding photo shoot at all. In this case, I can offer you to extend our shooting time at the wedding photo shoot by 30 minutes.
The Importance of Rehearsing Your Wedding Look
Many brides neglect the rehearsal in order to save money. Now I will explain why it is not advisable to do this.
If you already know what kind of makeup and hair you want to do for your wedding, that’s great, but that’s only half the battle. Rehearsing your look is necessary so that you can be sure that the right shade of eyeshadow, the right hairstyle, and, most importantly, that they will suit your wedding dress and wedding style.
In your mind, everything may be in perfect harmony, but in reality, something may go wrong. As a result, on your wedding day, you will quickly correct everything that the makeup artist-stylist did, which will cause nerves, worries, etc. I don’t think you need it, so in this situation, it’s better to overpay a little and play it safe.
At the rehearsal of the image, no one will rush you, and the master will have the opportunity to advise you on something or create an image for you according to your wishes, but taking into account the features of your appearance and wedding dress. And already on the wedding day itself, the same master will be able to calmly repeat this image. And everything will be cool and awesome — minus one reason to worry at the wedding.
Important life hacks
These are recommendations, following them is not mandatory, but desirable:
- both the bride and groom should get a fresh manicure a couple of days before the wedding;
- trim any loose threads on your clothes — this looks neat and makes photo editing much easier;
- hold a rehearsal of the wedding look and a pre-wedding love story on the same day (if you liked the look, of course);
- don’t bring guests with you to the wedding photo shoot, it’s better to provide them with a small buffet;
- have breakfast on your wedding day, you will feel much better;
- immediately decide who is responsible for storing the rings, who picks up the bouquet from the florist and who will have the passports;
- a good way to save on a bridal bouquet is to buy flowers from old ladies on the street (flowers are very cheap in Batumi — a bouquet of calla lilies or hydrangeas will cost you 7-10 lari);
- at the ceremony, put the rings on each other from below, under your partner’s arm (as in the photo), this will allow you to get a beautiful photo of such a touching moment;
- If you wish, you can rent a small yacht in the port for a photo shoot at sea — it will cost about 200 GEL per hour; two hours will be enough to get to Cape Verde and back to the port.
I wish you wonderful photos! :)
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