One of the things that is very important to me about a wedding day is the details! It is soooo important to me in fact, it is one of the very first things I want to photograph after I arrive at your venue! Of course, you will want wonderful images of these things as well, but this moment of capturing the details also serves a purpose for me.

What details? What do I mean? Oh, I’m so glad you asked! Let me explain!

When I talk about ‘details’, I’m specifically talking about things like this:

The dress

The shoes

The bouquets

The rings

Special perfume

Special jewelry

The entire Invitation Suite (Envie, Invitation, RSVP, etc.)

Garter Belt

Earrings

Now, that list can encompass much more than that, but those are the some of the most common, and should get your ideas churning! Maybe there’s other items that you’ll have handy that mean a lot and you’d like them photographed as well. Maybe heirloom jewelry, or special ring boxes, pretty ribbons or hair clips, etc.

For me to get the details of the day, I usually set aside at least 45 minutes at the very beginning to get this done!

The first item, ALWAYS, will be the dress! I mean, cause obviously – you need your dress to get ready! So, I need to get it photographed and back to the bride as quickly and as safely as possible! Once I hand the dress back, I’m ready for your box of details! If you can have your items gathered together to be ready to swap me out that is a HUGE asset! Or even if you can have a designated person: mother, maid of honor, best friend (you get the jist), with the assignment to make sure I have those items, then it will help to keep the timeline flowing and on track! The more minutes I can save here and there, the more minutes we can have later for family formals, or the reception, or wherever we may find ourselves saying, ‘oh, wish we had just five more minutes!’.

In addition to your collection, I have a styling kit of my own that I bring with me to aid in those beautiful images!

I’d also like to mention that the fellas can have details too. So, if there is anything special that the guys may be using (special socks, cufflinks, maybe cigars, etc.) I will need those at the same time.

If in doubt about an item, add it to your box! Rather be safe than sorry!