The story starts before the ceremony.
Clothes are waiting, parents and friends are sharing the same room, and the anticipation is often easier to see than it will be later. These moments give the ceremony and celebration a beginning.
A bright, uncluttered room helps, but the people matter more than a perfect setting. A realistic start time gives us space for the atmosphere, the details and a few portraits without making the morning feel staged.
The camera stops feeling unfamiliar.
The morning gives me time to learn who matters to you and how everyone fits together. By the ceremony, people are used to having me around and usually pay far less attention to the camera.
Around sixty to ninety minutes is usually enough for the natural activity, details and a few quiet portraits. We plan it around your people and location rather than working through a rigid shot list.
