Enjoy the Day

Again, I honestly think the most important thing is to just enjoy your wedding. Don't worry about the schedule. Hug and kiss people without regard to your dress or makeup. Don't worry about the small stuff! The pictures will be great because they will reflect a person who is really celebrating her wedding and having a fantastic day. The photographer will have a blast watching you have a fabulous time, and you'll get some absolutely great pictures.~Claire Lewis Photography

Wedding photography advice~

Forget about the photographer and enjoy your wedding. The pictures that people really love twenty years after their wedding are the ones that show people relaxing, having fun and not in any way dealing with or relating to the photographer. You will look beautiful on your wedding day because happiness is beautiful.~Claire Lewis Photography

Wedding Shoes Tip

Never buy shoes first thintg in the the morning.Your feet swell throughout the day,so by midday you will be throughly uncomfortable in them.

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More Makeup Tips for Wedding Photography

One of the goals of your photographer is to create wedding photos will last for generations to cherish throughout the years. To look your best in the photos consider these tips: Be well rested - Don't spend the night before the wedding up late or inbibing heavily. Consider hiring a professional for you and your bridesmaids. A good professional makeup artist already knows the secrets to looking your best and can coordinate the color palette. This will create a more consistent look to your party and may help to compensate for any "makeup-challenged" members of the wedding party. Use waterproof eye makeup. Tears can and do happen, even if you think they won't! Translucent powder will help you to avoid a shine from the photographer’s lights and camera flash. Consider one shade darker (or one shade lighter for women of color) on your lipstick and blush. Emphasize your eyes or lips. Decide which is your best feature and bring that feature out more. Strong makeup in both areas will create a flat and artificial look. Avoid any "trendy" makeup or hair styles. Remember these images will pass from generation to generation; classic styles always outlast the trends. Avoid any new products, although most makeup products are hypoallergenic occasional skin reactions can occur, don't try anything new on the day-of. Avoid Glitter. Glitter will reflect and magnify the light in a way that is unflattering and distracting in a photograph. It also tends to rub-off onto clothing and will accumulate on the grooms men's clothing.
(from article by info@auphot.net)

Makeup for Wedding Photography

Preparing the face:
Wash, exfoliate, tone and moisturize your face before applying make up
Oil control is very important. If you can, use oil free formulated products
Keep hair away from the face
To reduce puffy eyes, use Preparation H
Foundation:
Choose a thicker formulated foundation rather than the sheers ones that are used in daily applications so that all blemishes are covered easily
Blend foundation from chin to neck so that they are of the same colour
Powder:
Use lots of it, and reapply between shots, to create a mat finish look
Concealer:
2 shades lighter than skin to cover blemishes and dark spots; apply before foundation application
Contouring:
Contour cheeks and eyes to create a sculpted look
Use foundation in a shade that is 2 to 3 shades darker than normal skin tone

***This information comes from a post by Noelle Wong of http://www.in-image.com

Compatibility

One of the key concerns a bride-to-be should look at in hiring a wedding photographer is how well they connect on a personal level.Call it a 'vibe' or chemistry it should be at the top of their list of priorities.
The bride has to feel comfortable with the person to the point where they let down their guard down while posing, which in turn brings out their true personalitiy.
As a photographer, their is nothing worse than trying to coax someone to relax and be themselves while trying to capture those important images.
So besides budget and style ask yourself if you can be yourself around this person you are potentially going to hire.
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