Lighting on your Wedding Day | Client Guide

Planning your special day involves SOOO many details, from color schemes to the venue you’ll be getting married at.

One important aspect that many couples overlook is LIGHTING.

Whether your ceremony is indoor or outdoor, there are a few simple but effective things that can be done to make sure that all of the images sparkle as bright as your memories of your wedding day.

Getting married inside? Let’s consider the following:

• What kinds of windows does your venue have? Do they use natural or artificial light?

• Would you like me to avoid using flash?

• Sometimes artificial light can make things look really cold or clinical, but it’s possible to warm things up a bit by stringing up some warm festoon lights or candles.

• Important to note, Artificial Lighting can sometimes cause color balance to be off, making skin tones look lighter/darker.

Getting married outside? Let’s consider the following:

• What time is your ceremony, and what will the lighting be like at that time?

• What will your background look like? Will there be anything that could cast shadows onto your faces?

See examples down below!

EXAMPLE: Artificial lighting with no windows.

EXAMPLE: Natural light in the afternoon

EXAMPLE: Window light in the afternoon

EXAMPLE: Natural light in the evening/sunset