5 TOP TIPS FOR BRIDES in Yorkshire

Your wedding day is coming!! Congratulations, what an exciting journey you are on, planning a wedding is so much fun but also can be a bit stressful, here are a few things to help you get prepared.

1. Hair and Makeup

Your wedding day is one of the most significant days of your life, the photos will be on your wall for years to come and you have invested time and money into making it perfect, you have picked your dream dress, you want to look at and feel your most confident. Hair and Make up is such a great way to do this, it compliments your dress and finishes your look. If you are doing it yourself or someone else is doing it for you, have a trial (more than one if you need) I have unfortunately have been around when a Bride wasn't happy with her hair and makeup on the morning of her wedding, it creates a lot of tension and anxiety that can be avoided.

To get some great photos of you getting ready it’s so helpful for you to be getting ready in natural light and preferably have your hair off your face.

2. Flowers

You will already have an idea of what you want your wedding to look and feel like, flowers are a key part ensuring you get insane wedding photos! When picking your flowers you want them to fit with your location and the occasion, you want what’s around you to enhance and complement your photos and not detract from them, so picking appropriate flowers is essential to the composition of your photos.

What is the style you are going for and does what you are putting together work for that? You wouldn’t try to recreate a ball room in a barn. 

Flowers, in particular, are a great addition to your portraits, the moment you walk down the aisle looking amazing and holding a stunning bouquet will remain in people's memory.  You want your flowers to make a statement and not be lost against the background of your shoot.

I always think ‘go big or go home’  The common misconception around flowers can be that they are ‘so expensive’ I have some amazing options around this that I hope you will find helpful. I work with some incredible florists that aren't insanely expensive but they will help make your photos come alive!

If you are on a budget I wouldn’t suggest to not cutback on your bouquet - a little wedding hack that is super helpful is to go to your local supermarket florist (I have personally used morrisons florist and they are insane) they provide a service that enables you to create, select, and wrap an amazing  bouquet for a fraction of the price! 

So I encourage you, do second guess yourself when it comes to your flowers as they will make the difference between an average photo and insane photo. 

3. Plan ahead

Often a major area of stress for any bride (and photographer) can be the family photos.

It can be difficult getting the right people in the right place at the right time. Auntie Sally just popped to the toilet or cousin Harry wanted to grab a pint. Who wants that stress on their wedding day?! Making a plan ahead of time to eliminate as much of that as possible, is a winner. Let your family know when family shots will be happening, it is helpful to have a meeting point and a list of which combinations of family you need to have together, I recommend no more than 10 combinations. 

It’s also super helpful to allocate a bridesmaid and a groomsman to make sure the right people are together when called upon. Being planned and prepared by giving them the list ahead of time will make this whole process more efficient and enjoyable.

4. Nature in your best friend 

Yorkshire is a stunning part of the world, you want to take full advantage of its beauty. You will have chosen a location that you love, so you want to maximise that while you are looking as stunning as you will be.

It helps to plan out where you want to take your photos and at what time in the day. Speak to your photographer about how long they will need to capture the shots you want, they will be able to advise you and give you some guidance about when and how you can go about it. To make the most of the natural beauty and daylight.

If time allows it often works to briefly step away from the venue and take some shots at a local scenic place. I have often gone off site and escaped to the forest, top of a moors - whatever really to get some INSANE shots of you both.

5. Relax, Have Fun & Be yourself 

Your wedding day comes with a mixture of emotions from excitement, to nervousness to maybe feeling a little awkward about all eyes being on you - totally understandable!

The key thing to help you get insane wedding photos is, Take a breath….. and relax.  How you feel in the moment will come across in your photos.

On your wedding day you are going to be looking your most fabulous and be with your favorite people, which will make you feel amazing, let that confidence flow so you can relax and enjoy yourself.

When you are relaxed and enjoying yourself your most natural self comes out, this will help your photographer capture you and all your wonderful personalities.

 Hope you have found these 5 Top Tips for Brides in Yorkshire helpful!

Stress free, Natural & Relaxed PHOTOGRAPHY that make you look awesome!

If you are planning a wedding and would like some more help and time I would love to help!