Kodak Moments How to be sure you capture the best shots of your special day By Traci Neal
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hile the caterer, the florist and the dressmaker all play critical roles leading up to a couple’s big day, it’s the work of the wedding photographer that endures long after the food and flowers have gone and the dress is boxed up and put away. Wedding photos alone capture the special wedding-day moments that most brides and grooms are too overwhelmed to notice or remember. The wedding photos will tell the couple’s love story for generations to come so it’s important that the person behind the camera is able to anticipate the “money shots” without hovering, is able to tell the story without having to say a word. We asked local experts to share some of the most important weddingday shots all couples should be sure to ask their photographer to capture: 1. PORTRAIT OF ANTICIPATION I definitely get the formal bride portrait before the wedding in her wedding dress with her flowers; just a standard, nice-looking formal shot I like to take after her makeup’s done, her hair is done, everything’s fresh and the anticipation has really 44 VOW | Your Wedding. Your Way.
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reached its peak. She’s got ideas of what her groom will look like and at this point hopefully she’s satisfied with the way she looks. I don’t think I’ve ever shot a wedding where a bride doesn’t have some sort of extra glow or enthusiasm at that point… that’s like the first time in the day that things really start to light up and it changes from spending a lot of time planning the wedding to actually having the wedding. —Dan “Hitch” Pepe of Hitch Photography, Schenectady
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