5 Tips for Planning a Fall or Winter Wedding | Laurel Highlands Wedding Photographer

As the weather gets colder and the leaves start to fall, so does the sun. It’s now setting earlier and earlier in the day, leaving you less time for those lovely soft and glowing photos that you see. So here are 5 tips for planning a fall & winter wedding.

1 – Be sure to make time prior to the ceremony for your bridal portraits, photos with your bridesmaids, groom portraits, and groomsmen portraits. This way, after the ceremony, you will only have family photos, bridal party photos, and photos on your and your new hubby.

2 – Your photo time with your husband should be AT LEAST 45 minutes long. We recommend an 1 hour or so though. Why? This is your wedding day. The reason you have gathered your closest friends and family to join you as you say “I do” and invited them to a big party after. Without the two of you, none of this would be happening.

3 – Having a late ceremony and ending it after dark? Try a first look. Enjoy a leisure stroll through your day full of extra time with your hubby, bridal party, and even family if you like. Start your wedding day celebrations with just you and your almost hubby. A first look is an intimate setting were you and your almost hubby can see each other and enjoy the reaction of him seeing you all dolled up. You can chat and enjoy the time together, then have your bride and groom portraits taken followed by your bridal party joining you for photos too. So may of our couples that have opted to do a first look have done so for several reasons. Here are a few…
– It allows the day to slowly unfold and for you to enjoy it.
– If you are nervous about walking down the isle and having all of those eyes on you.
– You feel that seeing your groom’s expression when he sees you for the first time is crazy important.
– If you would like the lovely photos you see Aaron and I shoot all the time with the fab lighting.

4 – It could be chilly. With cool temperatures comes chilly picture times, so here are some way to warm things up.
– Try wearing a cute scarf for a few photos. Start our your bride and groom photos with out one, but as if cools off, grab a scarf.
– Find a stylish and charming vintage coat or fur wrap.
– Wear leggings under your dress and suggest it to your bridesmaids too.
– Wear boots with socks for your outdoor pics. They can make for some super cute photo ops too.

5 – Lastly, PLAN it out! Fall and winter weddings are fabulous and full of lovely colorful leafy photos or wintery white photos, however, without planning you could miss out on all of it. Don’t worry, our brides don’t have to plan alone. I’m always here to help and make sure things flow effortlessly.

Your go-to girl!
Tiffany

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