So you're planning one of the biggest events of your life and you want to get it right?

Best tip ever on photography, choose a professional, whether you use us or not, I can’t stress enough how important to choose a proven professional, don’t trust a home handy man photographer, a sports photographer, a landscape photographer to get amazing photos, you only get one shot at this, get the best photos you can afford and hire a professional wedding photographer.

Choose a photographer based on service and image quality, make sure you see a large array of weddings, don’t just look at a dozen of the best photos the photographer has chosen on a website, view what they did last week, last month, what they did when it rained recently.

At Aaron Lang photography, we operate with complete transparency, we have highlights of over 100 recent weddings on our website so you can see quality and consistency.

Below are a few things to think about when it comes to your wedding photographs - after all when the day is over you want to have images that capture and portray the event and ensure lasting quality memories....


SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

ON THE DAY....

When does the photographer arrive? We are happy to shoot in more than one location and we usually aim for 4-5 hours of shooting time, so it is a good idea to invite us to capture you getting ready 1 hour before the ceremony - i.e. getting beautiful with the girls (or if you opt for more than one photographer, getting chilled with the boys!) Our photographers are great at easing the tension and getting smiles out of everyone and it also means we get to capture all the small details that you both spend so much time and effort getting perfect!

How much time should we allow for the taking of the family photos after the ceremony? Allow and hour to an hour and a half for ceremony, congratulations and family photos. To make this efficient as possible, give you MC a list of photos and your photographer will work with them to ensure this is done a quickly as possible giving you more time for your fun, creative photos.


How can we ensure the best creative photos possible? After the formal family and group photos what should we do for our creative photos? We recommend the bridal party goes away from the rest of the guests to a location where you can relax and have some fun - this could simply mean a different part of the garden or driving to a beach or forest setting. Allow 45mins to 11/2 hours of shooting time plus whatever time it takes to get there and back. Bring a bottle of bubbly, beers and nibbles if this is your thing or some bottled water if you prefer. If you have any ideas for great photos give us your scrapbook before hand. At Aaron Lang Photography we like to get creative and have fun - after all its a happy occasion - you did just get married!


Does the photographer stay for the cake cutting and speeches? Normally our packages allow for 4-5 hours of shooting time but we can extend this to fit in with your schedule (see our 'extra time' rates). If you prefer to keep the time down then we recommend that you either do the cake cutting earlier in the evenings proceedings.

Choose a photographer that TELLS A STORY OF YOUR DAY through creative images.

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