| p>Amongst all the highly important decisions that you | | | | your big day. Weddings can be formal events, so |
| need to make about your wedding are matters | | | | formal wedding photography suits this atmosphere. |
| related to the wedding photography. These | | | | The main benefit is that the photographs will be |
| photographs are the lasting reminder of your special | | | | attractive and come out as predicted. The downside |
| day that you and your friends and family will treasure | | | | is that photographer becomes a 'director' of |
| for years to come. | | | | photography and most guests don't enjoy being in |
| These days, there are two main types of wedding | | | | this type of picture. |
| photographs, there are those that we call 'Formal', | | | | Informal Wedding Photography |
| these are stylised photographs where the people | | | | This style of photo journalistic wedding photography |
| photographed are posed by the photographer. Then | | | | is very popular and if properly performed, will |
| there are those that we call 'Informal', these are | | | | produce a beautiful visual record of your entire |
| 'Photojournalistic' shots, these are taken throughout | | | | wedding day. There may not be any posed |
| the day without the photographer interfering, just | | | | photographs, but you do get to capture those special |
| snapping away, taking the type of natural shots you | | | | moments that a posed photograph can't reveal. The |
| just can't get from a posed photograph. | | | | main benefit of this type of wedding picture is that |
| It seems that everyone has an opinion on which | | | | you will be able to show the full narrative of your |
| types of wedding photography they like, but we | | | | day. The downside is that the results are somewhat |
| thought it would be good to give you some | | | | unpredictable and you may regret not having posed |
| information on both types of photography and then | | | | for photos for your album. On the whole, your Mum |
| let you make your own informed choice. | | | | and your Grandma may not want to put this type of |
| Formal Wedding Photography | | | | photograph on display in a frame in the living room. |
| This type of photography is popular with parents and | | | | Our best advice is that it is simply a matter of |
| is what people are used to seeing in albums up until | | | | preference. But, if you really cannot choose between |
| the late 90s. Whilst it is sometimes considered out of | | | | the two styles - why not mix some of those |
| fashion these days, your family will expect this type | | | | traditional posed shots that your family will be happy |
| of photo to place on their mantelpiece. This type of | | | | to frame, alongside some of the photojournalistic |
| photography really has stood the test of time and | | | | ones that capture moments of spontaneous magic? |
| offers the more classical, permanent reminder of | | | | |