You Don't Have To Be Nervous, You've Got Us!!!
Every couple is always concerned with how the formal portraits will go at their wedding. If I had a dime for every time someone has said “I’m not photogenic.” or “I don’t take pictures well.” or even “I hate taking pictures” I would have a very large sack of dimes.
Trust me I get it. You’ve never really done this before, you are camera shy, you don’t understand posing or angles and you are putting on the biggest event of your lives on top of all that. I’ll let you in on a secret: because I work in commercial photography I’ve met and shoot a ton of models and even models feel this way. Heck one of my most terrified and “I’m not very photogenic.” couples was a model marrying a model! So you should know that it’s not just you, every wedding couple feels this way.
Take a beat. Deep breaths. We got you.
I can’t even imagine what it would be like to think that you have to figure out where you’ll take the pictures, how to stand, what really works and what doesn’t. That would give me some serious anxiety. However you can just settle down because you hired us!
My job, my entire focus on your wedding day, is on capturing your best self. I figure out how you fit together, how you best express your love and I get that on film. Well on memory cards because I work in digital but I think you take my meaning. Of course you’ve never done this before but even if we don’t count engagements I’ve done this over 500 times. And if I can take it upon myself to blow my own horn I’m an exceptional photographer. I know where you should stand, how you should hold each other and what simple verbal feedback I should give to get you to your best picture. I know how to make you smile without saying smile. I know how to talk to you like you are a person and engage you so you are thinking about, well nothing really. You are just relaxing and we are just a couple of folks having a conversation. That’s where the magic happens.
Remember I don’t just shoot weddings, I’ve shot wedding ads for two dress designers and one tuxedo maker. I’ve shot more women in wedding dresses than I can physically count.
All these guys were nervous. We connected with each of these couples and gave them a safe space to work some magic.
I know it’s not possible for me to do every wedding in the United States. Honestly I wouldn’t want to, the 22 weddings a year I do are just the right number. So if you don’t hire us then hire a photographer that works like us. Hire someone who makes you feel elegant and beautiful, someone who sees to your comfort and puts you at ease enough to laugh.
Then you won’t have anything to worry about. However if you were thinking of hiring us reach out to schedule a complimentary consultation and see if we are a fit.