Bridal Portraits - Tips And Advice

By Author: Paul Zayer
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One thing I skipped when I got married was the rendez-vous for bridal portraits. Though I thought they could have been very good to have, I decided that I really didn't want to wear my wedding gown and give money to have my hair done a few days before my wedding, only to have to do it all over again for the actual event.

I understand these are significant to some future brides, but for me,it wasn't something that I felt I needed to do and not only saving money to skip them. All I know is that I preferred to be dressed up in my dress and looking splendid on my wedding day only. I thought it would not be as special the second time.

I was right. if I had wear my dress on for bridal portraits before the wedding day, I would not have felt as good, and I certainly didn't feel like doing it after the event. Instead, I did all the photos I needed the day of the event and left it that way. I comprehend the reason why a lot of people want to do the bridal portraits, and I can also understand why this is an advantage to others.

The main explanation is that they don't feel rushed or stressed, and they don't feel they ...
... are making guests waiting around for them to finish on their wedding day. It also cuts the amount of time spent with the photographer after the ceremony, and I believe all the wedding guests would love that.

For some though, the bridal portraits adventure could be more significant than the wedding day. This happened to a friend of mine. She is a wonderful young woman, but she is somewhat hung up on what her parents expect of her. They wanted a very large portrait to hang in their home, and that was that. She had to keep the photos down as much as she could on the wedding day and that is why they wanted her to have it done prior to the bid day. She booked a rendez-vous for her bridal portraits and said she had a good time doing them, but she also told me she believed it took away from the wedding day a bit for her. Each woman should decide for herself, and it will not be very important in the end. The important issue here is to make the experience what the couples dreams it to be, and not to have to do what others think is right. If a woman believes it could take away from how she feels on her big day, the portraits sessions should be avoided. No harm done.