WHOOP WHOOP!!

You’re all locked in

and ready to Rock and Roll

Family Photos

ARE super important.
For most families, it’s not often that you get to have all your loved ones in one place.
Ideally, you need to allow 5-10 mins for each group.
It’s not how long it takes to take the actual photo - it’s how long it takes to round everyone up… imagine it being a bit like herding cats… Uncle Bob has gone to take a wee, Aunt Agatha is getting stuck into the bubbles and …
… well, you get the picture.
I generally ask for a list of ‘who’s who’ beforehand and if it helps to have someone on hand to help with the ‘wrangling’!
If you’ve got little ones involved… don’t sweat it. They may not play ball, or want to be involved, but having 3 offspring of my own, I’ve learnt a few tips. Also - in photos, there’s a fine line between a ‘smiling face’ and a ‘crying face’.
If nothing else - I can guarantee you they (said little ones) will bring the biggest, most genuine smile onto the most stubborn of faces. NB this applies to fur babies too!!

 Couples photos

Now, if you’re on this page, here reading this, it means that you’ve locked me in and ready to rock and roll.
There’s also a fairly high possibility that in one of our conversations you would have said something like…
”we’re super awkward in front of the camera”
”we’re no good at photos”
etc
Sound familiar??
Well pretty much all my couples say the exact same thing - I probably already told you that too.
So - just a reminder…
NOBODY PANIC
I’ll get the best out of you… I promise.
I will get you being the best versions of you - and you’ll fucking nail it.
There’s no wrong way of doing this - if you’re both just being you. And if it’s feeling a bit #awks - go with it - embrace it - I promise you, you won’t look it when you get your images back.
I’m also pretty good at ‘reading the room’ and so if you need a little more direction, or want to get a bit more creative, or have had enough - my spidey senses will start a tingling.

AND if nothing else, make the most of the portrait time to just have a breather from all the crazy.
Just the two of you - and me, and my cameras!
But it will give you a chance to recap on the day so far, and for us to get our creative on.
And don’t let that scare you - it’ll be super easy and super laid back.
Just like I promised.

Sunset Goodness

So on the back of your ‘Couple Photos’…. let’s talk about sunset and that ever mystical ‘golden hour’ light.
It’s that time about 15-20 mins before sunset when the light is delicious and I tend to get a bit over excited.
Why?
Because I get to make images like these with you.
So, if you can fit in just 15 mins into your timeline, then that would be AMAZING.
Talk to me about your timeline - I’m only too happy to help - AND I’ve done this a few times before - it’s not my first rodeo!

Prep

Let’s talk about Prep, baby…
All the good things, and all the bad things… let’s talk about it…
To be honest, there aren’t really any bad things. I love Prep coverage for a few reasons….
1. It’s a totally chill and relaxed time. You should def have some tunes playing, maybe some bubbles flowing… whatever takes your fancy and is going to give you all those feel good vibes.
I get asked a lot ‘what should we do’ - you don’t need to do anything differently - just carry on, as you were - enjoying the moment and getting ready. It’s kind of like getting ready with your mates on a Friday night before you all go out - ALL the vibes

2. While I’m there at prep, you get used to me - and my cameras! It’s like the warm up act!
It won’t take you long to get used to me - mostly because you won’t notice me that much… other than my on point humorous banter…

Petal/Confetti/Bubbles/Streamers

If your venue allows for it… then I’m all for it.
My only rule would be… you can’t have too much!
And there’s all different kinds…
… petals, streamers, leaf cut confetti, bubbles, confetti canons, 40-year-old confetti kept from your parents’ wedding…
All sorts - just make sure it’s eco friendly - or you have a dustpan, broom and willing hands to sweep it all up.
And there’s all different times you can do it…
- walking back down the aisle after it’s all ‘official’
- during the first kiss
- in an alley during portraits
- with your wedding party
- with your fam-a-bam
It’s your day, your rules…
PS - it’s really handy having someone with experience with confetti throwing/bombing… I can always give your peeps a crash course!!

Dancefloor

MY FAVOURITE PLACE TO BE…
Well one of them…
But, yeah - I love me a dance floor I do.
And over the years I’ve mastered the art having a good old boogie myself AND shooting all the dance floor gold.
If being the ‘centre’ of attention isn’t your thing, well…
a) by the time you hit the dance floor, you’ll be well and truly ‘used to’ being the centre of attention ;)
b) you don’t have to have a ‘first dance’ where it’s just the two of you… so many times I’ve seen where it’s just a massive ‘all in, let’s go’ first dance - and it works…
One thing I will say, is that the BEST dance floors are the ones where you, the married couple, are on it.
Even if dancing is not your favourite thing… get out there.. your people will love you for it.

Bubbles

They’re just a shit load of fun.
I always have a couple of bottles in my bag… purely for the purpose of shakin’ em up and down and all over the place.

Whole Group Photo

OK. I’m not going to lie - I have a love hate relationship with the ‘whole group photo’ thing. So I’m just going to list some things to think about before deciding whether this is something you want…
1. They take quite a while to do… it takes time to get over excited guests all into a fairly small space
2. I need to be in a high vantage point… now, I’m not afraid of heights… but I’ve got kids and a husband and a dog, so I tend to take my personal safety quite seriously - I’m also quite uncoordinated.. sooo a step ladder is about my limit.
3. This works best for groups of under 60.
4. BUT if you allow enough time, and you’re happy not to be able to see EVERYONE’s face in the image, then I can make anything work.

Other shiz

Look - this is just all my opinion…
This is your party… and you can do what you want..
And whatever it is that you want to do at your party, then I am happy to help.