A Wedding Photographer's Perspective: Five Things That Make The Biggest Difference on A Couple's Wedding Day

May 29, 2023 Junilo Ugo

How do you envision your wedding day? Whether it be a relaxed, laid back celebrations with your nearest dearest or the party of the decade, a level of planning is necessary to ensure that the day runs the way you’d like it to. We have had the privilege of being a part of hundreds of wedding celebrations and it’s always our wish that a couple’s wedding day is as memorable as possible.

Here are FIVE things that, in our opinion, make the biggest difference on a wedding day from our perspective as wedding photographers:

1. LIVING IN THE MOMENT: Genuine and authentic photos come from couples living ‘in the moment’ on their wedding day. Take it all in, focus on your partner and celebrate with your loved ones and friends. Your photos will reflect it!!

2. LOGISTICS: When planning your day, it’s important to take into account travel times and locations. The more locations and distance between locations, the more travel time involved. Traffic on a Saturday in downtown Toronto or on the QEW Niagara, 401 or 400 can be brutal which can lead to being late and limiting time for important photographs. You don’t want to look back on your wedding day and wish you had another five minutes for photos with the important people in your lives, so if possible, plan to have your getting ready, ceremony, photo location and reception all nearby, if not in the same location to save tons of time!

3. BOOKING ALONE TIME DURING THE DAY: As mentioned, the wedding day can be a very busy blur - a very happy blur but a blur nonetheless. So book time for just the two of you in the day by doing a first look, reading your vows privately, booking time for couple photos, etc…We promise that you won’t regret it! It’s the needed time to reconnect and remember the importance of the day and your love for each other.

4. GOLDEN HOUR PHOTOS: Don’t miss out on taking advantage of the beautiful evening light just before sunset. As golden hour usually takes place during dinner service or just after, guests won’t even notice that you’re gone for 10-15 minutes. Many times our couples’ tell us afterwards that they are some of their favourite photos from the day!

5.HAVE FUN: Closely related to living in the moment, just have fun!!! Planning a wedding requires A LOT of time, effort and investment so when the day finally comes, HAVE FUN!!! It’s your day and you deserve to enjoy every minute of it!!!