This post is inspired by a conversation I had with a friend recently about how stressful a wedding can be.

So the time has come for your formal portraits to begin….cue the scramble of arranging family members and friends for the vast array of photos needing doing on the day. Wedding Portraits are one of the most important elements of your Wedding Day, as it is these that you will be showing people in years to come.

A wedding can be a stressful event  and as a Bride and Groom you are the center of attention for the entire day, and sometimes this can be a little overwhelming.  This is where planning a little extra time for photography can be a godsend.

Here’s an idea for you, when arranging your timescales for the day set aside and extra 30 to 45 minutes to spend time with the photographer. This will have two benefits,

1 – It will give you and your partner a chance to be (almost) alone together for probably the first time all day, and 2 – With it just being you (the couple) and us, we can be more creative with portraits of the two of you, without you getting embarrassed around friends and family

Everyone likes to be a little different. By planning a little extra time into your day, it means that in a relatively short space of time we can have some fun and get some lovely creative portraits of the brand new Mr & Mrs.

Below is a set of photos I took this weekend at St Marys Church in South Woodford, London. This is a prime example of how we can use that “alone time” and take some beautiful photos of just the two of you, in all your glory and splendor on your big day.

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