wedding wear

During our consultations we spend about two hours just talking; learning everything we can about the couple we're getting to know. We ask lots of questions, and encourage our couples to ask us lots of questions as well. Finally we get around to looking through albums, and discussing coverage... eventually. We love these meetings, and so far every couple we've met with has welcomed us into their wedding circle. Earlier in the week we got together with a FANTASTIC couple, and we are thrilled to be a part of their wedding next year. During our meeting, they asked us "what do you wear when you shoot a wedding?"

Great question! In fact, we thought it would be neat to share on the blog some examples of what you might see us wearing on a wedding day. When it comes to how we choose our wedding wear there are a few rules we follow. The first, our clothes must be easy to move in. We're talking, running, squatting, climbing, standing on chairs, lying on the ground, and possibly doing the splits. So easy mobility is key. The second rule is our shoes must be comfortable. Our feet usually require several hours of icing after a wedding, so we make sure we give them a fighting chance with the shoes we decide to wear. Plus we have to be able to run in them. Finally, we make sure to be professional and formally appropriate, while maintaining our own sense of style. That's the hard part. But we always seem to make it work. Plus, no one is looking at us anyway.

Here are two examples of what Betty might wear when photographing a wedding. The first would work for a semi-formal to more casual wedding. The second outfit would be best for a formal wedding event.

Maggie's outfits would look something like this...

We always take into consideration the colors of the wedding party and overall theme of each wedding we photograph. It's better for us to blend in this way, rather than wearing all black which screams "wedding photographer!" Of course if our couples make special requests, we'll always do our best to work within their preferences.

So there's a little insight into how we dress for a wedding. We really like getting dressed up when we work, because most days of the week we never get out of our yoga pants. Don't judge.

Have a good one,