Planning – It never hurts to run your days timeline ideas past me as things evolve. I can sometimes suggest the odd tweak for the time allocated to photos resulting in a good chunk of time saved.
Food – I don’t expect to be fed, but if a meal is available it is very gratefully received. I am vegetarian but have no other dietry requirements.
Suppliers – I know quite a few suppliers who I respect and love working with, I am happy to pass on contact details if needed.
Confetti – If you want an epic confetti shot, I recommend supplying your own for your guests to use, as people don’t tend to bring their own, and I get biodegradable paper as it hangs in the air beautifully. Also, please no single use plastic pop up launchers or individual single use plastic pouches. A nice basket looks great and is better for the environment.
Church Weddings – This tip is less pleasant to write. To put it politely, vicars and priests can be, challenging, at times. I am always on maximum charm offensive, and very respectful of the job they need to do. I just ask they are the same to me. Anything you can do to reassure them of this will only make your ceremony photos better, as I can then get the access I would like. Which in short, is at the front well behind the vicar (where church layout allows) for the brides entrance, then during the ceremony I will sneak to the back of the church for the rest of the ceremony. I will do this either via an external door if available, or wait for a hymn, and sneak through at that point. On more than one occasion Iv been told by a vicar on arrival that I’m not allowed to take any photos at all, which is obviously a disaster for the couple, so being sure of your vicars ground rules ahead of time is always worth doing.
