Wedding

It's coming up to our 12th wedding anniversary and I always wear my wedding dress again. Well, almost always. One year our son was only a couple of weeks old, and one year we were on holiday!

Anyway, we always just have a special meal at home and I wear my dress. Not just a ploy to get my husband to do all of the cooking because he enjoys cooking. It's a lovely tradition which means that the dress isn't just stuck in a box never to be seen again.

You've decided to have a wedding album made from your wedding photographs. Fantastic! For me, the wedding album design is just as important, if not more so, than the photos themselves. This is why I take care to make sure that everything flows and looks fabulous for you. Usually your wedding photographer will just take your photos and produce an album. When I design an album, I like to know what design aspects you like.

The last lens in my camera bag is a whopper. At 70-200mm it's a big heavy lens but worth carrying around.

I took it on this engagement photo session so I could reduce the distance between the couple and the lighthouse. 

Today I want to talk about tips on posing for your wedding photographs. A lot of couples may never have had a professional photo shoot before their wedding day. It can be quite daunting if you're not sure what to expect. I always say the key to anything with your wedding photographer is communication. Ask questions and make sure the photographer talks to you and asks you questions about what you're expecting and hoping to get from your wedding photography.

This winter wedding at Widdrington was held at the United Reformed Church. It's a pretty little church on the main road up the coast of Northumberland.

Unfortunately the weather was drizzly so the majority of the photos had to be taken indoors. If you're planning a winter wedding, it's always a good idea to consider the indoor space at your venue. Is it large enough for decent photos and for your guests to mingle in comfortably?

The second lens I have is the smallest one, a macro 60mm. I love it, partly because it's small and light! I also love it because you can get really close up to the small details. This is really good for weddings and I use it photograph flowers, wedding jewellery and table decorations.

North East photographer Gillian Cross has just had the privilege of photographing the wedding of Lisa and Karl at Horton Grange in Northumberland.

Congratulations!

More images to follow.

I always carry the same kit in my camera bag at each wedding. I use different lenses to achieve different results. In this post I'd like to share some photos taken with my main lens which is the 24-70mm.

24mm is the widest angle which is great for photographing your venue, like the beautiful Kirkley Hall in Northumberland.

Every Storybook album that I design is different. I change the layout according to the photographs that you choose but there are common threads running though each design which I'll share with you today.

With lots of couples being extremely budget conscious when planning their wedding, more and more people are turning to enthusiastic hobbyists to take their wedding photographs. This can be a daunting job if you've never done it before. So I have drawn all of my experience over the last 21 years as a photographer, to make this guide on how to photograph a wedding.