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Wedding Photography & Video Ideas
Fabulous Footage
Book high-end cinematography outfits like Los Angeles–based Fifty Foot Films to get movie-quality wedding footage. The pacing is unexpected, the editing is expert, and the scoring is hip and romantic.
Beautiful Bad Weather
Make the weather part of your photos. Think formal portraits against a striking backdrop of stormy skies or candid shots of your groomsmen in a fun-loving snowball fight.
Extra Photographer
Planning a large weddding? Hire extra photographers and videographers to capture every moment.
Camera Call
Not everyone will want to watch your feature-length wedding video, but most will love a quickie two to five minute edit. Ask your videographer to create a condensed version and make DVD copies for your close friends and families.
Limit the Time
Hire your photographer for a limited time—say, from the ceremony until the first dance—rather than for the whole day; many will work for as little as four hours.Insider Tip
Number the guest list and the backs of the RSVP cards, in case someone forgets to write in his or her name.Photo Ops
Ask your photographer if you can change package components, like swapping an extra parents' album for an engagement portrait.Camera Call
Not everyone will want to watch your feature-length wedding video, but most will love a quickie two to five minute edit. Ask your videographer to create a condensed version and make DVD copies for your close friends and families.
Film-Buff Brides
Weddings captured on Super 8 film have a grainy, vintage look—but that artful feel often comes with a steep price tag. Until now: LA-based Modern Bride Trendsetter Paul Korver suggests doing it yourself. Buy a Super 8 camera on eBay, enlist a pal to shoot, and after processing the film, take a stab at self-editing.
Proper Posing
When you are posing for pictures, cross your legs at your ankles for a more flattering look. Also, to avoid a double-chin effect, turn your neck slightly and lower your chin to create a bit of a camouflaging shadow.
The More, the Merrier
Take a group reception shot that includes every guest at the wedding. “There’s something magical about freezing the action for an instant, and the photo serves as a timepiece,” says NYC-based photographer Terry deRoy Gruber. “It won’t be as interesting the day you get it as it will be 20 years later, when your kids look at it.”
Self-Portraits
Ask your photographer to set up a digital camera with a timer so guests can take their own portraits during your reception. Give frames as favors.
Private Video
For just $30, CVS's single-use camcorder could be your hottest honeymoon companion.
Parting Shot
Ask your photographer to capture a post-reception shot, whether it's rose petals scattered on the grass after your festive farewell or a janitor sweeping up the dance floor.
Lasting Memories
Store your proofs in chronological order, sorted into black-and-whites and color shots (if you're having both), and protected by acid-free plastic sleeves in an album.
