"We're really awkward in photos." We hear it a lot. If that's you, you're in good company. Most people don't stand in front of a professional camera very often, and the idea of an hour of posing on your wedding day sounds like no fun at all.
The good news is that you don't need to be good at it. Our job is to make the camera feel like a small part of the day, not the centre of it.
Most of the day isn't posed
The bulk of what we photograph is simply what happens: getting ready, the ceremony, the hugs afterwards, the speeches, the dancing. We stay out of the way and photograph it as it unfolds. You won't be asked to stop and pose for those.
When we do take couple photographs
We'll take a short walk with ye, usually 15 to 20 minutes. We don't hand you a list of poses. We'll give you something to do: walk, chat, get close, tell each other something. Movement takes the stiffness away and gives us real expressions to work with.
A few things that genuinely help
Talk to each other, not to the camera. We'll find the angle.
Hold hands or link arms. Something to do with your hands helps.
Laugh at yourselves. The outtakes are often the favourites.
Take a breath. Nobody is in a hurry.
Get to know us
Half of feeling relaxed is knowing who's behind the camera. We're available to chat with every couple before the big day, so by the time it comes round we're not strangers. Lots of couples tell us afterwards they forgot we were there, which is the best compliment we get.
If you're nervous about photographs, tell us. It changes nothing about the price, and everything about how we'll approach your day.