Want timeless wedding photos? Here’s how to make Social Trends Your Own!!
You and your partner are in the thick of wedding planning and don’t know which colour(s) to choose for your bridesmaid dresses or wedding party colours in general for that matter. You take to the wonderful world of social media for inspiration…
So then you go down a rabbit hole on TikTok and see some “trends” that you would love to incorporate into your timeline for photos and think OUHH I WOULD LOVE PHOTOS LIKE THIS!!. Which is great- an experienced wedding photographer will be able to support you in making these trends your own so you don’t look like every other couple on IG.
You may have come across a trend where you see the lovely couple sitting on two chairs in the middle of the dance floor and the DJ is playing a song and calling up each table and in the midst of the chaos they’re trying to see how many tables it takes to beat the song (right then and there lies in the problem already). While that’s all fun and dandy this trend would probably only work if you have around 50-60 guests at your wedding (5 or 6 tables of 10). Sometimes they come out funny because people are jumping in and then out because they’re trying to beat the clock. Other times they come out a hot mess because the song is only 2.30-3.
Here’s what we would do instead…as photographers who have captured 50+ weddings and received feedback like THIS “They done such an amazing job at taking pictures very calmly even though your wedding party can get absolutely crazy”. -J+T
If you were wanting that set of photos in your gallery, have the DJ play a longer song, maybe one that’s 4-5.30 minutes and have the tables come up one by one and do an “album cover” type of pose for the photo and or if they wanted to do something funny-such as striking a pose for the camera.
Trends are trends for a reason because they come and go but if you want your photos to reflect that timeless look they have to match YOU and your new family - not just a trend you see on IG. Your wedding photographer will help you take photos that are fun, current - AND feel relevant 50 years from now. If your day is a relaxed pace and you want people doing a tumble roll (people get really creative when they have the creative juices flowin’...if you catch our drift) to get into the photo then it won’t really make sense in your gallery. If you happen to have more than 60 people at your wedding and want to incorporate this trend then just have the DJ play continuous songs and people can take their time coming up so that way it’s not a mad dash to get the photo done.
In saying that, we can help you adapt each trend and make it your own - whatever your vision is for your special day. So you can have amazing photos AND a good time at your wedding.
What we’re trying to get at here, is if you see a trend that you love on tiktok or pinterest and want to incorporate into your day then get creative with it and make it your own!! Even the flowers around the bride trend, we’ve done some really funny ones with the groom, and they look ravishing!! It really brings out their eye colour!
You can absolutely pull “trends” from different corners of the internet to know how you want your wedding to feel and look but we want your gallery to reflect who you are as people and showcase the love that you two share as best as possible.
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Much Love,
Joseph + Kim