How to Get the Best Wedding Day Pictures

How to Get the Best Wedding Day Pictures
By January Mae Tan
Wedding Planner - Cebu, Bohol, Manila

To get the best wedding day pictures, be mindful of physical blocking.

Chew and Say “Tuesday”

If your jaw aches after hours and hours of continuous smiles, then chew your cheeks to give them a silent massage.

One groom was not very comfortable smiling. So, the bride asked him to say “Tuesday” for all the pictures instead. Try it. It is almost impossible to say that word right without your mouth forming a wide grin.

Practice the Church Entrance with Both Sets of Parents

When the bride reaches the threshold of the altar, the groom takes her hand and they walk towards the parents for the traditional show of respect called “mano” or bowing to take the parents’ hand and bring it to the child’s forehead.

Practice this. Which parent will you make mano to? As the wedded couple approaches the parents, they will naturally ‘mano’ the parent in front of them. After that, they will cross to ‘mano’ the parent across them. Let the bride mano diagonally first while the groom waits. When the bride is done, then the groom takes over.

See photos of sample sequencing .

The Placing of the Rings

This is an old trick I learned from a photographer friend.

Place the rings on the first knuckle before you say your vows. Then, stare longingly into each other’s eyes without breaking eye contact to fumble and place the rings on your better half’s finger.

When you hold the ring on the first knuckle, only hold it with your thumb and middle finger, raise the other fingers up. Do not obscure the photographer’s shot of the rings. Make sure the ring is shown, do not hide the ring with your fingers.

See Right and Wrong ways to place the rings.


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