by Guest Blogger, Vincent van den Berg, of Pixan Photography, in Mexico
Often times a wedding planner’s job goes well beyond the logistics of pulling the event together; bleeding into other aspects of their wedding, such as providing fresh ideas for the wedding photography.
As a Mexico destination wedding photographer, I’ve been a first hand witness to this, which is why I’ve pulled together some of the most romantic and creative couple-only wedding shots that are trending right now.
If you find your clients leaning on you to help them come up with a few extra special photo opps just for the two of them on their wedding day, these ideas may help.
The Custom Backdrop
If you fashion yourself a designer, not just a planner, this one is probably right up your alley.
We simply love it when our couples showcase their style with charming, custom-built backdrops (usually designed by their planner) because they make the perfect photo spot.
Add in personal elements, such as wedding colors, the wedding date or the couple’s name and it quickly becomes a no-brainer choice for the cover photo of the wedding album.
Playing Hooky
The wedding day can be both joyous and overwhelming for a couple with so many places to be, times to keep and people to greet in just one day.
Finding even thirty minutes to escape it all is often the breather a couple needs to re-energize. It also happens to make a great photo opportunity.
Take advantage of pastimes that have meaning for the couple, such as a baseball stadium visit, or fun events happening nearby, like a carnival to create a totally unique mini getaway.
Love Notes
Quite possibly the sweetest wedding trend of the past decade, private pre-ceremony love note exchanges are absolutely worthy of getting on camera.
The Spy Shot
Today’s millennial couples love the non-portrait portrait; photos that are staged, but don’t look like it.
One of the easiest ways to create this affect is by having the photographer take the photo from behind another object, as if he or she is spying on the couple from behind a building, tree or other object.
The Close-Up
Featuring either the bride or the groom, but not both, the close-up is a gorgeous way to get that model-inspired headshot without completely excluding the partner.
In this case, the other person is used as a romantic prop as all the attention gets place on the ‘model.’
Blurred Out
A slight departure from old school, traditionally posed couple portraits is the blurred out shot.
The couple, typically separated from each other a bit, is photographed with one person out of focus, adding a little intrigue to the image.
Ring & Bling
Certainly most photographers will, at minimum, get plenty of great shots of the couple exchanging rings.
What’s more of a trend is zooming in more closely during this moment to get detailed shots of the actual wedding bands and any special bridal jewelry or cufflinks the couple might be sporting as well.
Get Wet
Typically shot the day after the wedding, many couples are trashing their dress and suit with an underwater wedding photography session.
It’s a sweet and surreal way to capture the magic and romance of their union.
Aisle Angles
It’s a modern spin on an old classic.
Catching the groom’s (or bride, in same sex unions) reaction on camera as the bride (or other groom) walk down the aisle is nothing new.
What is more recent, is how this moment is captured.
Taking on the perspective of the person walking down the aisle, photographers are now sneaking in behind the walker to make the photo feel as if you’re seeing the groom from their eyes.
Misdirection
A common strategy used by illusionists, Wikipedia defines misdirection as “a form of deception in which the attention of an audience is focused on one thing in order to distract its attention from another.”
As a style of wedding photo, it’s a subtle way of capturing the couple by focusing in on an attribute of theirs, rather than their faces.
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