Touching Base on some of the hottest Trends for Wedding Photography!1.) The Engagement Session - No longer does the couple get one photograph for their newspaper announcement. Now, there is an entire photo session dedicated to getting some romantic and fun photographs of the couple together beforehand for the wedding. These photographs are used in all sorts of items: save-the-date cards & magnets, photo wedding invitations, photo guest books, wedding websites, photo slide-shows of the couple's dating days plus some from their engagement session, and even wedding favors... have your engagement photos printed on a cookie! Or used in your centerpiece designs! All ways to showcase the photos of the two of you usually in a more casual light.
Ideas for engagement session locations: parks, urban downtown spots, favorite building or restaurant, or make it a theme that says "you". I did a session once of a couple who taught ballroom dancing... we did photos of them doing different dance moves that were used in their photo guest book and then also as table markers... guests sat at: Tango, Cha Cha, Etc.
2.) The Photo Booth! - There are many companies out there now catering to the bride and providing trendy Photo Booth set-ups to take photos of guests at your wedding. Most of the basic rental packages out there are starting at $900 - $2000 which is quite a chunk of change to add on to your wedding budget, but if you have the extra money for it seems like a really fun idea. I've come up with a way to do the photo booth, but in a more budgeted style. If you add on a 2nd photographer to any of our packages which is $700... if you want we will also throw in our version of the photo booth. This consists of a professional photo backdrop & lights and the 2nd photographer to shoot the photos. After the wedding those photos will be included with all of your other wedding images and online for guest to purchase. Of course prints are not included with that price and can be added on at a significant upgrade price, but if you still want the fun of a booth, plus a 2nd photographer to get all the extra angles of the ceremony at a more realistic price this is a great alternative. After the wedding print the photos yourself and send them out with your wedding thank you's as a gift!
3.) After the Wedding Sessions - Trash the Dress! - If you haven't cleaned your dress yet... hold off and do some fun photos again with your photographer where you don't have to be as careful about not getting the dress dirty. From something simple as running through a field to jumping in a lake. (FYI - The dirtier you are the funner the photos, but saving your dress may not be as much of an option!) Just another reason to wear that dress before it goes into hibernation.
4.) Preserve those Photos - Get a Wedding Album & Prints - Maybe it wasn't in your budget at the time of the actual wedding and maybe it's two years after and all you have done is printed out some low quality photos at Costco. Now's the time to do something with those photos you've spent all that upfront money on. Opt for a fun coffee table book with lots of pizazz! Or have us do some additional retouch and photoshop effects and get some high quality prints to decorate your walls. We have an array options such as canvas prints, and metal wall hangings.
