Missed Shots

When you are planning your wedding, there is so much to think about.  Invitations, decor, outfits, the venue, the guests, the photos and/or videos, speeches, etc.  All of these elements come with things that you would like to remember from now into the future.  Most of our clients worry about their photos or videos missing some of the following things:

  • Moments, like bride or groom looking at one another simultaneously in the ceremony, or a special moment between them during the photos, or speeches and reactions to those speeches at your reception, or the wild party at the end of the night
  • People, from family and relatives to lifelong friends
  • The beautiful décor you have planned or created
  • Specifically requested shots that you have in mind
  • The beautifully captured Couple and Bridal Party photos
  • Nicely done family pictures

A lot of these things happen simultaneously! Having one shooter places a limit on how much of all that stuff you could have captured.

Ceremony Experience

The ceremony is the most emotional part of your day. Believe me! From a married person to one who isn’t, I can assure you that my wedding ceremony was one of the top 3 most powerful moments in my life (on par with the birth of my daughters, and my grandmother’s funeral).

Most of our past clients (and most married people I think) would agree that the ceremony is the highlight of the day for them, and that it is a sacred time. There are amazing expressions and moments happening for you both, your guests, your families, etc..  And everyone is looking in different directions!

To capture all those looks, a single shooter would have to be running across the ceremony, up and down the aisle, blocking views, and generally taking the attention of you and your guests away from what matters.

The sanctity of your ceremony is at stake when you choose to have only one photographer.

Not to mention, having a second person shooting makes sure we don’t miss even the shortest peck-on-the-lips first kiss!

Does this sound like something that you want? If yes, then possibly we aren’t a good fit for you, and that is ok!

Candid Moments and Variety

When our clients reach out to us, they are looking for a particular style.   While there are some clients who prefer very posed and ‘editorial’ style photos (and that is completely ok!), ours want to have beautiful photos of them, looking like themselves, natural, real, genuine, and timeless.

It is not easy doing that for people! There has to be some guidance, help, interaction, and a great deal of experience and skill, to help people feel comfortable to get there.  We call our style ‘candidly-posed’.

Of course you need the amazing shot of you looking at the camera, holding each other.  You parents might kill you if you didn’t have those.  And you also need direction to achieve ‘candidly-posed’.  At Studio Lumen, those things are done by your lead photographer.

But what about the ‘candid’ shots? The small details of you and your new spouse? The interesting shadow of your heads on the sidewalk, making a heart silhouette? The tiny moments between you that say 1000 words? A completely different framing from what the lead photographer is doing?

Your lead shooter is busy making it fun and easy and capturing the ‘hero shots’.  Your second shooter is jumping into bushes to capture special compositions, paying attention to the little moments, and generally getting a lot of those candid moments and different framing that people so love.

Yes it costs more, but…

…We think it is well worth it.  And to be honest, our pricing even for two shooters, is on par with some of the solo-shooters out there!