It could be said that many things can ‘define’, for lack of a better term, a Bride on her wedding day. She may search for a unique pair of shoes, her reception venue may have extra effort put into the finding of… but for me two things stand out. I find that if I like one of these things, the other is also very appealing. I am talking about the Dress and the Church.
The wedding dress is something most women think about from the very beginning. I have seen a lot of them in the hundreds of weddings I have photographed through the years. I do have a favourite one or two, but that is not important. What I do like to see is a Bride not just put her dress on and carry on as normal, but rather a Bride who literally lights up when she puts her dress on. A Bride who when she walks… her dress moves with her and seems to be part of her, not something that is a hassle to get around in.
Incidentally, I love the dress in the photograph below.
As for the church… some couples are part of a church all their life so it is only a natural thing they get married at that location. But some couples may be less attached to a particular church, and this leaves their options open.
As a wedding photographer, we are always chasing good light, but an awesome church does help us take amazing ceremony images. St. Stephens in the Brisbane CBD is a classic example. The interior structure is magnificent, the light is great and there is plenty of room to move about. Not that room is the most important thing… the Chapel next to the Cathedral is totally the opposite, yet it too is one of my favourites. Nothing is more intimate than the Chapel yet we always do perform awesome wedding photography in there also.
Enjoy the few wedding photographs below
