Recommendations for wedding photographers or videographers
Avoid Directing Every Moment
Yes, guidance has its place — a little adjustment of light, a quick suggestion for positioning. But if you find yourself orchestrating every scene like a film director, you’ve already gone too far. Weddings breathe on their own. Let them. The most powerful images often happen when we step back and allow authenticity to unfold.
Respect the Timeline
Couples don’t hire us to bend the day around our lenses. They’ve spent months, sometimes years, planning this timeline. Respect it. If dinner runs late, or a ceremony begins early, flow with it. The couple and their guests should never feel like they’re living inside our production schedule.
It’s Not About You
Obvious? Maybe. But look around — we’ve all seen colleagues who forget. The center of attention is the couple, their families, their emotions. We’re part of the background. The quieter we make ourselves, the louder the love story speaks.
Time Has to Flow
A wedding is a river. If we block it with constant interruptions for “just one more shot,” we disturb the natural current. Our role is to drift alongside, not to dam the stream.
Remember Why You’re There
At the heart of it, our job is simple: to witness. To hold space for moments that disappear the second they’re lived, and preserve them with honesty. The camera is our tool, not our ego.
