How to get great Wedding images, rainy Weddings
“Your Wedding images are beautiful!””Where did you get married?””It was just perfect on your Wedding day!” You hear these phrases all the time when you are around newlyweds. What if mother nature gives your day a bit of drama with low dense clouds and pelting rain? What to do for your soaking wet Wedding?
Nice day for a Wet Wedding
As a Wedding Photographer, I love rain. The light is soft and diffuse but the trick is getting your Wedding couple to agree to be in the rain. You can help soften their displeasure by bringing an umbrella to every Wedding, not for you, but for the bride and groom.
I always tell my brides and grooms that the sun always shines on Paul Retherford.:-) It usually does for at least a moment during the day. Make sure to catch those glimpses of sun if in fact rain is predicted all day long and vice versa. The drama you can get on a rainy day is sometimes breathtaking.
A couple things to consider when you have a rainy Wedding day:
1) Go simple and look for clean walls and backdrops
2) Keep an upbeat personality and look for emotions and personality, interactions between family and friends
3) Use props like umbrellas, rain coats, gazebos, or other shelters to block a bit of the rain
4) Get out and run in the rain, let the bride and groom have some fun if they agree. Have fun and be creative!
5) Have backup to backup plans
6) Always reassure that life is good and that this is the best light in the World!
singing in the rain on your Wedding day ~ photography Weddings
