| The photos from your wedding will be some of your | | | | wedding pictures taken there in your bridal gown, veil, |
| most cherished mementos. Think beyond the | | | | and pearl jewelry. If no place makes you happier than |
| standard posed shots, and explore some special and | | | | the porch swing at your parents' home, then ask |
| unique settings that will really make your photographs | | | | your photographer to take pictures of you snuggled |
| stunning. These are some ideas on outstanding | | | | into the swing with your new spouse. The idea of |
| wedding photo ops that are not to be missed. | | | | having photos taken in all of your wedding finery at |
| What is special and unique about the place that you | | | | your favorite everyday sorts of locations will result in |
| have chosen for your wedding? There may be a | | | | fresh and interesting images. |
| stand-out detail at the reception venue, an | | | | Most venues have some terrific features that can be |
| unbelievable view at your ceremony site, or perhaps | | | | highlighted as well. Let's say that you are having your |
| there is something that is iconic about the city or | | | | reception at a graceful antebellum mansion; you can't |
| town. Don't be afraid to venture off-site to have | | | | go wrong with wedding photos taken by the porch |
| photos taken. They may end being some of the | | | | columns. Perhaps there is an old stone wall that you |
| most special ones in your entire wedding album. | | | | can sit on. To make the photos more dynamic, your |
| When you are looking for the best backdrops for | | | | photographer can try taking them from unusual |
| your photos, ask yourself what you love most about | | | | angles or unique vantage points. Many of these types |
| your location. For instance, if you are getting married | | | | of images will be especially captivating in black and |
| in San Francisco, you really must have some photos | | | | white. |
| taken riding a cable car. By the same token, no | | | | Don't overlook the natural beauty of your wedding |
| wedding in Paris would be complete without a few | | | | site when you are looking for great pictures. Is there |
| shots under the Eiffel Tower. They might not be | | | | an ancient oak tree in a field or a babbling brook? |
| original, but they will be fantastic pictures, all the | | | | These would make excellent photo opportunities. |
| same. | | | | Sometimes the photos can be taken through the veil |
| Often couples will share special memories about one | | | | of nature for an interesting effect. The newlyweds |
| or two places in their hometown. Maybe there is a | | | | can stand behind a field of wildflowers, for instance, |
| wonderful classic wooden carousel in a park near | | | | or even in the fog or mist, for one-of-a-kind shots. It |
| your home. Imagine how lovely the newlyweds | | | | helps to have a photographer with a creative eye. |
| would look riding the horses in their fine attire and | | | | Your wedding photos are so special; you deserve to |
| bridal jewelry? Perhaps there is an outdoor ice | | | | have a collection that is beautiful and that really |
| skating rink where the two of you have shared | | | | captures the spirit of your wedding. By thinking |
| many a laugh; it could be a perfect site to take | | | | beyond the standard shots, you will be able to create |
| memorable wedding photos. | | | | a true visual record of your wedding day that reveals |
| Other outstanding photos can be taken at a place | | | | the character of the newlyweds. These are the |
| that has sentimental meaning to the bride and groom. | | | | types of images that you will enjoy revisiting for a |
| If your fiancé proposed to you in Central | | | | lifetime. |
| Park, then you surely will want to have some | | | | |