CLASSROOM: Tips for Photographing a New Year’s Eve Wedding1 min read
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Although it’s fun to spend time with family and friends on New Year’s Eve, it’s also a blast to be out photographing a wedding when the clock strikes midnight. After all, this is the kind of wedding that can only happen once a year. I’ve compiled a few tips to make sure the couple gets hitched without any hitches. Many of these will also apply to snowy or chilly winter weddings.
More often than not, wedding day schedules see portraits and photographs of the couple slotted in after the ceremony. Because NYE is only a week or so past the Winter Solstice when you’re above the Tropic of Cancer, it’s important to have a conversation with your couple about either having an early ceremony or, potentially, taking photographs before the ceremony to ensure that there is daylight.
When planning portrait time, don’t forget that many couples will want a few portraits at night-time (which could be as early as 4pm in some cases) to capture the feeling of NYE.
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