Two of the essential services you will need when getting married are your wedding planning and wedding photography. Without these two services coordinating together, you are bound to experience many challenges and hurdles on your big day.
The idea of planning a wedding can sound fun and exciting at first; however, at marvelous moments, we don’t believe the bride and the groom should handle all the details that can outweigh the fun part in wedding planning.
Wedding couples should look back on planning with fondness instead of all the stress leading up to the event.
The simple truth is that your wedding planner is the glue that holds your event together while your photographers capture all your beautiful moments to cherish forever.
The details required to pull a satisfying experience should be handled with lots of care and compassion for the couple. Not every vendor can rise to this occasion.
Your photographers will capture all your beautiful memories while the wedding planner/coordinator sets up for those beautiful memories.
There is a huge benefit when you combine wedding services from the same vendor.
Wedding Planning & Photography Combined
Here at Marvelous Moments, we offer excellent wedding photography services through our sister company Marvelous Captures, alongside wedding planning services.
When you book your wedding photography through us, you can rest assured that communication between your planner and photographers will be seamless.
What does this mean? I’m glad you asked.
Taking advantage of wedding planning and wedding photography means that you will meet with the photographer and planner already on the same team to discuss your expectations for your big day.
We welcome any suggestions and special requests.
During this meeting, we will go over what style of photography you prefer, any specific shots you desire, color preferences, lighting, and so much more alongside any other wedding planning details.
During this consultation, we can plan organized family photos, map out where the photographer will be throughout the ceremony, and coordinate all other wedding vendors’ details in preparation for the wedding.
Coordination Through Wedding Planning
The most significant benefit of having your wedding planner coordinating with your photographers in the initial meetings is that they can map out specific time frames and private moments for you and your guests to capture the best moments.
Do not miss out on that opportunity to photograph all three generations into one photo, that special sibling’s photo, or including your pets!
Avoid incidents such as running late, missing your group photos, or not finding the bride’s father right before the big moments are captured.
With photographers and planners on the same page, you will be that couple ten years later looking back through your wedding album and smiling, knowing you have every memory captured.
Too many times, I’ve seen photographers miss great shots due to guests blocking the view or misplaced objects obscuring the frame of a photo.
Have you ever seen a family member taking personal photos and blocking your paid photographer from capturing that moment?
Our team will announce for all guests to focus on enjoying the experience instead of taking their wedding photos. We will reassure everyone that they can view the images online shortly after the wedding for everyone to share and enjoy.
With Wedding Coordination = Wedding Event Success
“Without Coordination, wedding photographers are missing their best shots for your storybook moments. The couple can get annoyed with events taking too long to transition from one thing to the next. Guest feel like they are not getting enough time with the happy couple, and everyone is looking around waiting for what’s next.”
Don’t stress yourself or rely on family members/ bridal parties to perform such tasks in preparation for the actual wedding day. Hectic schedules make it challenging to achieve wedding responsibilities around careers and families.
Allow your wedding photos to reflect your wedding moments without any stress and hassles. You enjoy these memories with family and friends without the drama and fights from any wedding planning details.
Marvelous Moments alongside Marvelous Captures is a team of planners and photographers dedicated to your wedding day flow to coordinate services to ensure everything pieces together.
Experience Marvelous Moments with Marvelous Captures
Moments before anyone arrives, our team will do a walk-through according to the blueprint set for the wedding flow through the consultations.
Photographers will know their placements throughout the ceremony. We can ensure that photography equipment is set up and ready for every shot as a team according to the plan and time for the desired photo images.
Getting Ready Photos
Our wedding planner will have the photography team start with photos of the bridal party getting ready, capturing the makeup, the custom robes, the overall vibe of everyone getting ready for the big moment.
Solo Bride/Groom Shots
Photographers will get solo portraits of the bride and groom to capture the emotion and love leading up to the moment, while the wedding planner will station at the venue to coordinate all the other vendors.
Wedding Party Photos
Gathering everyone for the planned wedding party photos may follow either before or after the ceremony depending on the couple’s preference.
Load Wedding Playlist, Prelude to the Wedding Ceremony
As the wedding party and intimate family and friends are getting the initial wedding photos done, the wedding planner will cue the DJ to start the music as guests arrive to start setting the ambiance and emotion in the air.
Wedding Ceremony Photos
The photographer has multiple essential shots during the wedding ceremony, which requires perfecting timing to get the emotions and initial reactions.
The bride’s walk-in entrance, the groom’s entrance, the groom seeing his bride for the first time, the kiss, and the ring exchange require multiple angles to get the best shots.
Marvelous Captures includes two photographers to ensure clients are getting the best moments captured on photos and video.
Wedding Family Photos
The wedding photographers will have the list of group shots for the family members, while the wedding planner will ensure all party members are present for the photos.
The wedding planner will prepare a decent amount of time to ensure everyone has their photos taken with the groom and bride. The planner will help ensure everything remains on task and moves quickly as other wedding guests head into cocktail hour.
Cocktail hour
As the family portraits take place, the planner will check on the wedding guests to ensure their time occupies with cocktails, light food, and excellent music.
The wedding planner will also use this time to sync up with all the other vendors to ensure a seamless transition between the ceremony and reception.
Imagine the bartenders are not ready to serve, and music is not playing until the majority of the guests are there.
Your Marvelous Moments wedding planner will serve as a day of a point person to greet the guests, usher wedding favors, and direct them over to the bar.
The Reception Begins
Another critical aspect of wedding photography will be the newlywed grand entrance.
Wedding planners will ensure the guests find their seats as the grand entrance will lead into the first dance.
Wedding planners can cue the DJ and MC to call the guests to join the newlyweds on the dance floor during the tail-end of their first dance to bring emotion and excitement to the party.
Wedding Toast
As the guests return to their seats, photographers will have equipment stationed to get the best lighting for the photos and video coverage during the dances and any speeches.
The planner will have a list of speakers who speak and at a short, sweet amount of time of 2-3 minutes to maintain the wedding flow.
Cake Cutting Ceremony / Spark Up the Dance Floor
Once dinner wraps up, the planner will set aside the time for the cake cutting leading into the mother/son dance and father/daughter dance.
Having multiple photographers helps since one can take pictures of wedding guests while the other captures the moments of the cake cutting.
Leading into the parents’ dance, guests can return to their seats with a cake during the parent’s dance, eventually leading to an open invitation to anyone on the dancefloor.
Cue the Wedding Exit
The wedding planner will give all the guests a sparkler as the DJ cues the wedding exit song as photographers capture your grand departure. The planner can arrange a fireworks display and call up your exotic getaway car.
It’s time to enjoy every last moment of your wedding day!
Conclusion
Coordinating wedding planning and wedding photography from the same vendor ensures two of the essential wedding services are working directly together all the time.
Allow Marvelous Moments to set up beautiful memories to cherish forever with our wedding planning services and allow Marvelous Captures to capture every moment on photos and videos.
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Every Moment Counts,
Cynthia